libarchive-tar-perl 1.31-1ubuntu0.1 (i386 binary) in ubuntu gutsy

 Archive::Tar allows you to create, read, write, extract & update tar
 files using native perl code (no system('tar -xf')). It supports
 both compressed & uncompressed tarfiles as well as most of the GNU
 extensions to the standard tar structure.
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 Archive::Tar provides an object oriented mechanism for handling tar
 files. It provides class methods for quick and easy files handling
 while also allowing for the creation of tar file objects for custom
 manipulation. If you have the Compress::Zlib module installed,
 Archive::Tar will also support compressed or gzipped tar files.