tar (child): xz: Cannot exec: No such file or directory = Install xz-utils package

KVM
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Because xz-utils not installed on your systems:

sudo apt install xz-utils

Before installation:

user@host:~/Downloads$ ls
Whonix-Xfce-17.2.0.7.Intel_AMD64.qcow2.libvirt.xz
user@host:~/Downloads$ tar -xvf Whonix*.libvirt.xz
tar (child): xz: Cannot exec: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
user@host:~/Downloads$

After Installation:

user@host:~/Downloads$ tar -xvf Whonix*.libvirt.xz
WHONIX_BINARY_LICENSE_AGREEMENT
WHONIX_DISCLAIMER
Whonix-Gateway.xml
Whonix-Workstation.xml
Whonix_external_network.xml
Whonix_internal_network.xml
Whonix-Gateway-Xfce-17.2.0.7.Intel_AMD64.qcow2
Whonix-Workstation-Xfce-17.2.0.7.Intel_AMD64.qcow2
user@host:~/Downloads$

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