.. _virtual-pkg:

================ salt.modules.pkg

.. py:module:: salt.modules.pkg :synopsis: A virtual module for installing software packages

pkg is a virtual module that is fulfilled by one of the following modules:

====================================== ======================================== Execution Module Used for ====================================== ======================================== :py:mod:~salt.modules.aixpkg AIX OS using installp and rpm :py:mod:~salt.modules.aptpkg Debian/Ubuntu-based distros which use apt-get(8) for package management :py:mod:~salt.modules.mac_brew_pkg Mac OS software management using Homebrew_ :py:mod:~salt.modules.ebuildpkg Gentoo-based systems (utilizes the portage python module as well as emerge(1)) :py:mod:~salt.modules.freebsdpkg FreeBSD-based OSes using pkg_add(1) :py:mod:~salt.modules.openbsdpkg OpenBSD-based OSes using pkg_add(1) :py:mod:~salt.modules.nixpkg Systems using the Nix_ package manager :py:mod:~salt.modules.pacmanpkg Arch Linux-based distros using pacman(8) :py:mod:~salt.modules.pkgin NetBSD-based OSes using pkgin(1) :py:mod:~salt.modules.pkgng FreeBSD-based OSes using pkg(8) :py:mod:~salt.modules.pkgutil Solaris-based OSes using OpenCSW_'s pkgutil(1) :py:mod:~salt.modules.solarispkg Solaris-based OSes using pkgadd(1M) :py:mod:~salt.modules.solarisipspkg Solaris-based OSes using IPS pkg(1) :py:mod:~salt.modules.win_pkg Salt's :ref:Windows Package Manager <windows-package-manager> :py:mod:~salt.modules.yumpkg RedHat-based distros and derivatives using yum(8) or dnf(8) :py:mod:~salt.modules.zypperpkg SUSE-based distros using zypper(8) ====================================== ========================================

.. _Homebrew: https://brew.sh/ .. _Nix: https://nixos.org/ .. _OpenCSW: https://www.opencsw.org/