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From the Linux FAQ:

How can I install a tape drive in Linux? If it is a SCSI or "floppy-tape" device (the kind that hangs off the floppy controller) you should be able to just plug it in and the system will recognize it. The trick is in knowing what device it configures it to be.

Floppy-tape devices will generally be configured as /dev/rft0, /dev/rft0 is the first floppy tape device. If you have a SCSI tape drive, the device name will be /dev/st0, /dev/st1, and so on, based on the drive number. If you have another kind of drive, you will need to check the kernel documentation to find out what device name it uses.

Once installed, you can use it for a tape archive like this:

# tar cvf /dev/rft0 /home

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