diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index a9bea77..7c0ae61 100644
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if [ ${OS} == "Debian" ] || [ ${OS} == "Ubuntu" ]; then
     apt update; apt upgrade -y
     
     # install the packages on all systems
-    apt install -y apt-transport-https wget gnupg2 sudo rsync nano htop nload iperf iperf3 unattended-upgrades unzip git nfs-common uptimed net-tools build-essential curl realmd oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir sssd sssd-tools libnss-sss libpam-sss adcli
+    apt install -y apt-transport-https wget tar gnupg2 sudo rsync nano htop nload iperf iperf3 unattended-upgrades unzip git nfs-common uptimed net-tools build-essential curl realmd oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir sssd sssd-tools libnss-sss libpam-sss adcli
     
     # install vm tools
     if [ "${VM}" == "true" ]; then
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ elif [ "${OS}" == "CentOS" ]; then
       yum autoremove -y
 
       # install the packages
-      yum install -y sudo rsync nano htop nload iperf iperf3 bind-utils yum-cron unzip nfs-utils git wget uptimed net-tools make realmd oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir sssd adcli
+      yum install -y sudo rsync tar nano htop nload iperf iperf3 bind-utils yum-cron unzip nfs-utils git wget uptimed net-tools make realmd oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir sssd adcli
 
 	  # install vm tools
       if [ "${VM}" == "true" ]; then
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ elif [ "${OS}" == "CentOS" ]; then
         dnf autoremove -y
         
    		# install the packages
-      	dnf install -y sudo rsync nano htop iperf3 bind-utils unzip nfs-utils git wget net-tools make dnf-automatic realmd oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir sssd adcli
+      	dnf install -y sudo rsync tar nano htop iperf3 bind-utils unzip nfs-utils git wget net-tools make dnf-automatic realmd oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir sssd adcli
 
         # enable automatic updates
         sed --in-place "s/^apply_updates\ =\ no/apply_updates\ =\ yes/" /etc/dnf/automatic.conf