package¶

Description¶

Verify a list of packages is installed or removed

A '-' prefix before the package name means the package should be removed

No prefix before the package name means the package should be installed

The package version is not checked

Example rule¶

[
    "bzip2",
    "-zip",
    "zip"
]

Form definition¶

Desc: |
  A rule defining a set of packages, fed to the 'packages' compliance object for it to check each package installed or not-installed status.
Css: comp48

Outputs:
  -
    Dest: compliance variable
    Class: package
    Type: json
    Format: list

Inputs:
  -
    Id: pkgname
    Label: Package name
    DisplayModeLabel: ""
    LabelCss: pkg16
    Mandatory: Yes
    Help: Use '-' as a prefix to set 'not installed' as the target state. Use '*' as a wildcard for package name expansion for operating systems able to list packages available for installation.
    Type: string