# Chef 13.3.42 Released!

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-13-3-42-released/11339>\
**Category:** Chef Release Announcements\
**Created:** [August 16, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-13-3-42-released/11339 "2017-08-16T17:58:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-13-3-42-released/11339/1 "2017-08-16T17:58:39Z")

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Ohai Chefs!

We’re happy to announce the release of Chef v13.3!

# Release Highlights

## Unprivileged Symlink Creation on Windows

Chef can now create symlinks without privilege escalation, which allows for the creation of symlinks on Windows 10 Creator Update.

## nokogiri Gem

The nokogiri gem is once again bundled with the omnibus install of Chef

## zypper\_package Options

It is now possible to pass additional options to the zypper in the zypper\_package resource. This can be used to pass any zypper CLI option

### Example:

```ruby
zypper_package 'foo' do
  options '--user-provided'
end

```

## windows\_task Improvements

The `windows_task` resource now properly allows updating the configuration of a scheduled task when using the `:create` action. Additionally the previous `:change` action from the windows cookbook has been aliased to `:create` to provide backwards compatibility.

## apt\_preference Resource

The apt\_preference resource has been ported from the apt cookbook. This resource allows for the creation of APT preference files controlling which packages take priority during installation.

Further information regarding apt-pinning is available via [https://wiki.debian.org/AptPreferences](https://wiki.debian.org/AptPreferences) and [https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/apt/apt\_preferences.5.en.html](https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/apt/apt_preferences.5.en.html)

### Actions

- `:add`: creates a preferences file under /etc/apt/preferences.d
- `:remove`: Removes the file, therefore unpin the package

### Properties

- `package_name`: name attribute. The name of the package
- `glob`: Pin by glob() expression or regexp surrounded by /.
- `pin`: The package version/repository to pin
- `pin_priority`: The pinning priority aka “the highest package version wins”

### Examples

Pin libmysqlclient16 to version 5.1.49-3:

```ruby
apt_preference 'libmysqlclient16' do
  pin 'version 5.1.49-3'
  pin_priority '700'
end

```

Unpin libmysqlclient16:

```ruby
apt_preference 'libmysqlclient16' do
  action :remove
end

```

Pin all packages from [dotdeb.org](http://dotdeb.org):

```ruby
apt_preference 'dotdeb' do
  glob '*'
  pin 'origin packages.dotdeb.org'
  pin_priority '700'
end

```

## zypper\_repository Resource

The zypper\_repository resource allows for the creation of Zypper package repositories on SUSE Enterprise Linux and openSUSE systems. This resource maintains full compatibility with the resource in the existing [zypper](https://supermarket.chef.io/cookbooks/zypper) cookbooks

### Actions

- `:add` - adds a repo
- `:delete` - removes a repo

### Properties

- `repo_name` - repository name if different from the resource name (name property)
- `type` - the repository type. default: ‘NONE’
- `description` - the description of the repo that will be shown in `zypper repos`
- `baseurl` - the base url of the repo
- `path` - the relative path from the `baseurl`
- `mirrorlist` - the url to the mirrorlist to use
- `gpgcheck` - should we gpg check the repo (true/false). default: true
- `gpgkey` - location of repo key to import
- `priority` - priority of the repo. default: 99
- `autorefresh` - should the repository be automatically refreshed (true/false). default: true
- `keeppackages` - should packages be saved (true/false). default: false
- `refresh_cache` - should package cache be refreshed (true/false). default: true
- `enabled` - should this repository be enabled (true/false). default: true
- `mode` - the file mode of the repository file. default: “0644”

### Examples

Add the Apache repository for openSUSE Leap 42.2

```ruby
zypper_repository 'apache' do
  baseurl 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Apache'
  path '/openSUSE_Leap_42.2'
  type 'rpm-md'
  priority '100'
end

```

## Ohai Release Notes 13.3:

### Additional Platform Support

Ohai now properly detects the [F5 Big-IP](https://www.f5.com/) platform and platform\_version.

- platform: bigip
- platform\_family: rhel

Please see the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) for the complete list of changes.

# Get the Build

As always, you can download binaries directly from [downloads.chef.io](https://downloads.chef.io/chef/13.3.42) or by using the new `mixlib-install` command line utility available in ChefDK 0.19.6 or greater.

```auto
$ mixlib-install download chef -v 13.3.42

```

Alternatively, you can install Chef using one of the following command options:

```auto
# In Shell
$ curl https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- -P chef -v 13.3.42

# In Windows Powershell
. { iwr -useb https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.ps1 } | iex; install -project chef -version 13.3.42

```

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**Author:** ![MattRay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/mattray/32/47_2.png) [@MattRay](https://discourse.chef.io/u/MattRay)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-13-3-42-released/11339/2 "2017-08-21T07:05:47Z")

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I’ve built a new 13.3.42 ARM build on a BeagleBone Black running Debian 9.1:

> **[chef\_13.3.42+20170821024726-1\_armhf.deb](https://www.dropbox.com/s/wsrrrast7l64wx4/chef_13.3.42%25)**
>
> Shared with Dropbox

  
2B20170821024726-1\_armhf.deb

Thanks,  
Matt Ray  
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