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title: Install and Uninstall
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---
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# Install and Uninstall
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Users can choose between operating systems of MacOS, Windows, and Linux for Chef InSpec.
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## Install Chef InSpec
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You can download the latest Chef InSpec package relevant to your operating system at [our Downloads Page](https://downloads.chef.io/inspec).
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Alternatively, Chef InSpec can be installed via installer, script, or package manager, according to your operating system and method as listed below.
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### macOS
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#### Homebrew
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Chef InSpec is available as a standalone [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) package. Run the following command in your terminal to install Chef InSpec:
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```
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$ brew cask install chef/chef/inspec
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```
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While this command is running, you may be prompted to enter your macOS user account password for installation to complete.
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#### CLI
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You can download Chef InSpec via curl script:
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```
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curl https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- -P inspec
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```
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### Windows
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#### Installer
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Once you downloaded the latest [Chef InSpec package](https://downloads.chef.io/inspec) relevant to your Microsoft version, double-click the `.msi` file to launch the installer and follow the prompts.
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#### Powershell
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Use the following command to install Chef InSpec via Powershell script:
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```powershell
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. { iwr -useb https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.ps1 } | iex; install -project inspec
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```
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Once Chef InSpec is installed, run `inspec version` to verify that the installation was successful.
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### Linux
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#### CLI
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The following curl script will install Chef InSpec for Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
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```
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curl https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- -P inspec
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```
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If you prefer, you can use a package manager to install Chef InSpec.
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Once you downloaded the latest [Chef InSpec package](https://downloads.chef.io/inspec) relevant to your Linux-based platform, use the command for the respective package manager listed below.
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Replace the example file path with the file path leading to your downloaded package.
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For Ubuntu, use the following command to install Chef InSpec:
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sudo dpkg -i /path/to/inspec.deb
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```
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For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use the following command to install Chef InSpec:
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sudo rpm -U /path-to/inspec.rpm
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```
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For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, use the following command to install Chef InSpec:
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sudo zypper install /path-to/inspec.rpm
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```
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## Uninstall Chef InSpec
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Chef InSpec can be uninstalled using the steps below that are appropriate for the method of Chef InSpec installation.
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### macOS
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#### Homebrew
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Use the following *destructive* command to remove the Chef InSpec standalone Homebrew package:
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$ brew cask uninstall inspec
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```
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#### CLI
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Use the following *destructive* command in your terminal to remove the Chef InSpec package:
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$ sudo rm -rf /opt/inspec
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```
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### Windows
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#### Installer
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Use *Add / Remove Programs* to remove Chef InSpec.
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### Linux
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#### CLI
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The supported Linux-based platforms and their respective *destructive* command for their package manager are listed below.
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For Ubuntu, use the following *destructive* command to uninstall:
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sudo dpkg -P inspec
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```
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For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use the following *destructive* command to uninstall:
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sudo rpm -e inspec
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```
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For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, use the following *destructive* command to uninstall Chef InSpec:
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```
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sudo zypper remove inspec
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```
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