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authorBalasankar "Balu" C <balasankar@gitlab.com>2018-09-10 08:17:39 +0300
committerBalasankar "Balu" C <balasankar@gitlab.com>2018-09-10 08:19:35 +0300
commitfccd7cb815e1b68f3ad7db8a3bfb3c9e48b7949e (patch)
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@@ -16,17 +16,27 @@ and is flexible enough to fit your needs.
### Requirements
-If you're using GitLab with the Omnibus package, you're all set. If you
-installed GitLab from source, make sure the following packages are installed:
-
* rsync
+If you're using GitLab with the Omnibus package, you're all set. If you
+installed GitLab from source, make sure you have rsync installed.
+
If you're using Ubuntu, you could run:
```
sudo apt-get install -y rsync
```
+* tar
+
+Backup and restore tasks use `tar` under the hood to create and extract
+archives. Ensure you have version 1.30 or above of `tar` available in your
+system. To check the version, run:
+
+```
+tar --version
+```
+
### Backup timestamp
>**Note:**