inspec/docs/resources/packages.md.erb
Paul Welch 5375393053 Fix Packages Resource Docs (#3469)
Some instances of the packages resource in the examples
were referencing package instead of packages.

Signed-off-by: Paul Welch <pwelch@chef.io>
2018-10-08 09:35:30 -04:00

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---
title: About the packages Resource
platform: linux
---
# packages
Use the `packages` InSpec audit resource to test the properties of multiple packages on the system.
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## Availability
### Installation
This resource is distributed along with 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
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## Examples
The following examples show how to use this 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
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## Matchers
For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [matchers page](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/matchers/).
### 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' }