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