diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml b/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml
index f148a76..5b4d68a 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     state: installed
   with_items:
     - bash           # lots of scripts rely on this
+    - rsync          # rsync
     - vim--no_x11    # we need real vim
 
 - name: disable nightly cron noise
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml b/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml
index d97f250..852512c 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@
     state: installed
   with_items:
     - bind-utils     # dig
+    - bzip2          # bzip
     - iotop          # monitor io usage
     - mailx          # send mail from cmd
     - nc             # netcat
     - net-tools      # ifconfig etc
+    - rsync          # rsync
     - strace         # debugging
     - sysstat        # sa, sar
+    - tar            # tar
     - tcpdump        # for network debugging
     - telnet         # test ports
     - vim-enhanced   # working vi :)