Installation

manual

1. go to https://downloads.chef.io/chefdk to download package

2. install ChefDK
sudo dpkg -i chefdk_*.deb

3. remove the package
rm chefdk_*.deb

4. verify the components of the development kit
chef verify

should output:

Running verification for component 'berkshelf'
   Running verification for component 'test-kitchen'
   Running verification for component 'chef-client'
   Running verification for component 'chef-dk'
   Running verification for component 'chefspec'
   Running verification for component 'rubocop'
   Running verification for component 'fauxhai'
   Running verification for component 'knife-spork'
   Running verification for component 'kitchen-vagrant'
   Running verification for component 'package installation'
   ........................
   ---------------------------------------------
   Verification of component 'rubocop' succeeded.
   Verification of component 'kitchen-vagrant' succeeded.
   Verification of component 'fauxhai' succeeded.
   Verification of component 'berkshelf' succeeded.
   Verification of component 'knife-spork' succeeded.
   Verification of component 'test-kitchen' succeeded.
   Verification of component 'chef-dk' succeeded.
   Verification of component 'chef-client' succeeded.
   Verification of component 'chefspec' succeeded.
   Verification of component 'package installation' succeeded.

homebrew

https://github.com/chef/chef-dk

1. install chef using chefdk
brew cask install chefdk

this would download chefdk into /usr/local/Cellar directory

2. verify chef
which chef
chef -—version

Commands

• chef
  • generator
• berks
• chef-client
• knife