packages
Use the packages
Chef InSpec audit resource to test the properties of multiple packages on the system.
Availability
Installation
This resource is distributed along with Chef InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.
Version
This resource first became available in v1.51.15 of InSpec.
Syntax
A packages
resource block declares a regular expression search to select packages
describe packages(/name/) do
its('statuses') { should cmp 'installed' }
end
Examples
The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.
Verify that no xserver
packages are installed
describe packages(/xserver/) do
its('statuses') { should_not cmp 'installed' }
end
Verify all openssl
packages match a certain version
describe packages(/openssl/) do
its('versions') { should cmp '1.0.1e-42.el7' }
end
Verify that both the i686
and x86_64
versions of libgcc
are installed
describe packages(/libgcc/) do
its('architectures') { should include 'x86_64' }
its('architectures') { should include 'i686' }
end
Matchers
For a full list of available matchers, please visit our matchers page.
statuses
The statuses
matcher tests if packages are installed on the system
its('statuses') { should cmp 'installed' }
versions
The versions
matcher tests the versions of the packages installed on the system
its('versions') { should cmp '3.4.0.2-4.el7' }
architectures
The architectures
matcher tests the architecture of packages installed on the system
its('architectures') { should include 'i686' }