salt.modules.mac_pkgutil module¶

Installer support for macOS.

Installer is the native .pkg/.mpkg package manager for macOS.

salt.modules.mac_pkgutil.forget(package_id)¶

New in version 2016.3.0.

Remove the receipt data about the specified package. Does not remove files.

Warning

DO NOT use this command to fix broken package design

Parameters:	package_id (str) -- The name of the package to forget
Returns:	True if successful, otherwise False
Return type:	bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' pkgutil.forget com.apple.pkg.gcc4.2Leo

salt.modules.mac_pkgutil.install(source, package_id)¶

Install a .pkg from an URI or an absolute path.

Parameters:	source (str) -- The path to a package. package_id (str) -- The package ID
Returns:	True if successful, otherwise False
Return type:	bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' pkgutil.install source=/vagrant/build_essentials.pkg package_id=com.apple.pkg.gcc4.2Leo

salt.modules.mac_pkgutil.is_installed(package_id)¶

Returns whether a given package id is installed.

Returns:	True if installed, otherwise False
Return type:	bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' pkgutil.is_installed com.apple.pkg.gcc4.2Leo

salt.modules.mac_pkgutil.list_()¶

List the installed packages.

Returns:	A list of installed packages
Return type:	list

CLI Example:

salt '*' pkgutil.list