Supported Platforms
Chef InSpec is supported on the operating systems (platforms) listed below.
Commercially supported platforms
The following table lists the commercially-supported platforms and versions for Chef InSpec.
| Platform | Architecture | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | x86_64, aarch64 | 2.x |
| Debian | x86_64, aarch64 (10.x and 11.x) | 9, 10, 11 |
| macOS | x86_64, aarch64 (M1 processors) | 12.x, 13.x, 14.x |
| Oracle Enterprise Linux | x86_64, aarch64 | 7.x, 8.x, 9.x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | x86_64, aarch64 (7.x and 8.x only) | 7.x, 8.x, 9.x |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | x86_64, aarch64 (15.x only) | 12.x, 15.x |
| Ubuntu | x86_64, aarch64 (only 18.04 and 20.04) | 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 |
| Windows | x86_64 | 2016, 10 (all channels except “insider” builds), 2019, 11, 2022 |
Derived platforms
The following table lists supported derived platforms and versions for Chef InSpec.
| Platform | Architecture | Version | Parent platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux | x86_64, aarch64 | 8.x | CentOS |
| Rocky Linux | x86_64, aarch64 | 8.x | CentOS |
See our policy on support for derived platforms for more information.
Chef InSpec Target Mode (inspec --target) may be functional on additional platforms, versions, and architectures but aren’t validated by Chef Software, Inc.