How to install items from the AppStore

[davedash]

I'd prefer if possible to install from the app store, but this didn't work:

recipes:
    mac_os_x:
         - applications::slack

[roderik]

Referring to applications::slack means that chef needs to run slack.rb the the recipes folder of the applications cookbook. You need to make sure it exists.

Installing from the AppStore is not possible via chef.

Slack can also be installed via Homebrew Cask, for Homebrew, cask, and npm there are attribute lists where you can just add the names of apps that are available in those systems.

Check out my personal configs for more examples: https://github.com/roderik/kitchenplan-config