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Installing, Upgrading, and Removing
Users can choose between operating systems of MacOS, Windows, and Linux. macOS install options include Homebrew, CLI, and Chef Habitat.
Install Chef InSpec
Chef InSpec can be installed using the steps below that are appropriate for the operating system and method of Chef InSpec installation.
Start by downloading the latest Chef InSpec package relevant to your operating system.
macOS
Homebrew
Chef InSpec is available as a standalone Homebrew package. Run the following command in your terminal to install Chef InSpec:
$ brew cask install chef/chef/inspec
While this command is running, you may be prompted to enter your macOS user account password for installation to complete.
CLI [DOUBLE CHECK]
Start by downloading the latest Chef InSpec package relevant to your operating system.
Open the downloaded .dmg file, then open the .pkg file to launch the installation.
Habitat
Use Chef Habitat to install Chef InSpec, or include Chef InSpec in your own Chef Habitat packages. You can find Chef InSpec on the Depot here.
See about available flag options in the hab pkg install documentation.
Windows
Installer
Start by downloading the latest Chef InSpec package relevant to your operating system version.
Once downloaded, double-click the .msi file to launch the installer and follow the prompts.
Powershell
Use the following command to install Chef InSpec via Powershell:
. { iwr -useb https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.ps1 } | iex; install -project inspec
Once Chef InSpec is installed, run inspec version to verify that the installation was successful.
Habitat
Use Chef Habitat to install Chef InSpec, or include Chef InSpec in your own Chef Habitat packages. You can find Chef InSpec on the Depot here.
Linux
CLI
For Ubuntu, use the following command to install Chef InSpec:
sudo dpkg -i /path/to/inspec.deb
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use the following command to install Chef InSpec:
sudo rpm -U /path-to/inspec.rpm
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, use the following command to install Chef InSpec:
$ zypper install /path-to/inspec.rpm
Habitat
Use Chef Habitat to install Chef InSpec, or include Chef InSpec in your own Chef Habitat packages. You can find Chef InSpec on the Depot here.
Update Chef InSpec
macOS
Homebrew
Run the following command to update Chef InSpec on Homebrew:
brew cask upgrade inspec
CLI
Run the following command to update Chef InSpec
Habitat
Windows
Installer
Powershell
Habitat
Linux
CLI
To update Chef InSpec in Ubuntu, first uninstall use the following command to update Chef InSpec:
sudo dpkg -i /path/to/inspec.deb
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use the following command to update Chef InSpec:
sudo rpm -U /path-to/inspec.rpm
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, use the following command to update Chef InSpec:
Habitat
Uninstall Chef InSpec
Chef InSpec can be uninstalled using the steps below that are appropriate for the method of Chef InSpec installation.
macOS
Homebrew
Use the following destructive command to remove the Chef InSpec standalone Homebrew package:
$ brew uninstall --force chef/chef/inspec
CLI
Ue the following destructive command in your terminal to remove the Chef InSpec package:
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/inspec
Habitat
To uninstall the Chef InSpec package, use the following command:
$ hab pkg uninstall chef/inspec
See about available flag options in the hab pkg uninstall documentation.
Windows
Installer
Use Add / Remove Programs to remove Chef InSpec.
Powershell
Use
Habitat
To uninstall the Chef InSpec package, use the following command:
$ hab pkg uninstall chef/inspec
See about available flag options in the hab pkg uninstall documentation.
Linux
CLI [TO FIX]
For Ubuntu, use the following command to uninstall:
sudo dpkg -P inspec
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, use the following command to uninstall:
sudo rpm -e inspec
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, use the following command to uninstall Chef InSpec:
Habitat
To uninstall the Chef InSpec package, use the following command:
$ hab pkg uninstall chef/inspec
See about available flag options in the hab pkg uninstall documentation.