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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
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Its a compression program for making file archives.
So basically Zip but better?
Its not necessary better as tar by itself doesn't have compression. You need gzip, bzip2 or something else. On modern systems with gnu tar can handle tar with compression.
If your still curious I would look up how to use it.