salt.modules.macpackage¶

Install pkg, dmg and .app applications on macOS minions.

salt.modules.macpackage.get_mpkg_ids(mpkg)¶

Attempt to get the package IDs from a mounted .mpkg file

Parameters:

mpkg (str) -- The location of the mounted mpkg file

Returns:

List of package IDs

Return type:

list

CLI Example:

salt '*' macpackage.get_mpkg_ids /dev/disk2

salt.modules.macpackage.get_pkg_id(pkg)¶

Attempt to get the package ID from a .pkg file

Parameters:

pkg (str) -- The location of the pkg file

Returns:

List of all of the package IDs

Return type:

list

CLI Example:

salt '*' macpackage.get_pkg_id /tmp/test.pkg

salt.modules.macpackage.install(pkg, target='LocalSystem', store=False, allow_untrusted=False)¶

Install a pkg file

Parameters:

• pkg (str) -- The package to install

• target (str) -- The target in which to install the package to

• store (bool) -- Should the package be installed as if it was from the store?

• allow_untrusted (bool) -- Allow the installation of untrusted packages?

Returns:

A dictionary containing the results of the installation

Return type:

dict

CLI Example:

salt '*' macpackage.install test.pkg

salt.modules.macpackage.install_app(app, target='/Applications/')¶

Install an app file by moving it into the specified Applications directory

Parameters:

• app (str) -- The location of the .app file

• target (str) -- The target in which to install the package to Default is ''/Applications/''

Returns:

The results of the rsync command

Return type:

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' macpackage.install_app /tmp/tmp.app /Applications/

salt.modules.macpackage.installed_pkgs()¶

Return the list of installed packages on the machine

Returns:

List of installed packages

Return type:

list

CLI Example:

salt '*' macpackage.installed_pkgs

salt.modules.macpackage.mount(dmg)¶

Attempt to mount a dmg file to a temporary location and return the location of the pkg file inside

Parameters:

dmg (str) -- The location of the dmg file to mount

Returns:

Tuple containing the results of the command along with the mount

point

Return type:

tuple

CLI Example:

salt '*' macpackage.mount /tmp/software.dmg

salt.modules.macpackage.uninstall_app(app)¶

Uninstall an app file by removing it from the Applications directory

Parameters:

app (str) -- The location of the .app file

Returns:

True if successful, otherwise False

Return type:

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' macpackage.uninstall_app /Applications/app.app

salt.modules.macpackage.unmount(mountpoint)¶

Attempt to unmount a dmg file from a temporary location

Parameters:

mountpoint (str) -- The location of the mount point

Returns:

The results of the hdutil detach command

Return type:

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' macpackage.unmount /dev/disk2