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 |
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| 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.
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Return type: | list |
CLI Example:
salt '*' pkgutil.list