Allow uploads of tar.gz files to software library

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@noahtalerman: User requested this because they have several security agents/compliance tools that they want to deploy on Linux. Several of these come from the vendor as a .tar.gz. It's inconvenient to convert these into a .deb or does that not work.
- @allenhouchins: It looks like Linux users could run a CLI tool to convert the packages. Couldn't find a CLI tool for Mac users.
- @username: In the interim they could use a Linux workstation and convert the package into a filetype supported by Fleet (ex. .deb)
- @username: Eventually Fleet might allow uploading .tar.gz packages.

Problem

As an IT admin using Fleet to manage my Linux devices, I have software installers that are in .tar.gz format. I want to use Fleet to deploy and install software with the .tar.gz files, but Fleet currently doesn't accept that as a file format when uploading to the software library.

What have you tried?

I attempted to upload a .tar.gz archive to Fleet, but that file format isn't accepted.

Potential solutions

Fleet should allow admins to upload .tar.gz files so admins managing Linux devices can deploy software that comes in that format to their hosts.

What is the expected workflow as a result of your proposal?

A Fleet admin managing Linux devices would be able to upload `.tar.gz` files to Fleet. Upon or after uploading, they would specify a post-installation script that would handle extracting and installing the application contained in the `.tar.gz` archive. Example software: - Cisco Secure Client (anti-malware) - Cisco AnyConnect (VPN) - Code42 Backup

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