Bug 405832

Summary:	Ark can't create a .tar archive
Product:	[Applications] ark	Reporter:	kde
Component:	general	Assignee:	Elvis Angelaccio <elvis.angelaccio>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	rthomsen6
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	18.12.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description kde 2019-03-24 19:45:05 UTC

SUMMARY
Ark's can't create a .tar-only archive (no compression)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. right-click on a file or folder
2. select "Compress" -> "Compress to..."
3. select .tar and enter a name
4. click OK

OBSERVED RESULT
no archive is created

EXPECTED RESULT
tar archive is created

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20190321
KDE Plasma Version: 5.15.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.56.0
Qt Version: 5.12.2
Kernel Version: 5.0.2-1-default
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor
Memory: 31,4 GiB

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- other archive formats like .tar.gz and .zip work fine.
- when trying to create a .tar archive with Ark directly, after adding a file it says "can't set compression method"

Comment 1 Elvis Angelaccio 2019-03-24 20:29:11 UTC

Fixed in the upcoming 19.04 release.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 405136 ***