--- bin/rinse~
+++ bin/rinse
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ exit;
 
 sub testSetup {
 
-  my @required = qw/ rpm rpm2cpio wget /;
+  my @required = qw/ bsdtar fetch /;
 
   foreach my $file (@required) {
     if ( ( !-x "/bin/$file" ) && ( !-x "/usr/bin/$file" ) ) {
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ sub downloadPackagesToDirectory {
         print $msg;
 
         # download - unless already present.
-        system("wget --quiet -O $dir/$key $links{ $key }") unless -e "$dir/$key";
+        system("fetch -w10 -qo $dir/$key $links{ $key }") unless -e "$dir/$key";
         next PACKAGE;
       }
       print "[Harmless] Failed to find download link for $package\n";
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ sub unpackPackages {
       #  Run the unpacking command.
       #
       my $cmd =
-        "rpm2cpio $file | (cd $CONFIG{'directory'} ; cpio --extract --extract-over-symlinks --make-directories --no-absolute-filenames --preserve-modification-time) 2>/dev/null >/dev/null";
+        "bsdtar xPf $file --chroot -C $CONFIG{'directory'}";
       if ( $file =~ /(fedora|centos|redhat|mandriva)-release-/ ) {
         my $rpmname = basename($file);
         $postcmd =