gistfile1.txt

{% for package in salt['pillar.get']('pkgs::install') %}
{% if package is string %}
{{ package }}-pkg-install:
  pkg.installed:
    - name: {{ package }}
    - skip_verify: True
{% endif %}
{% if package is mapping %}
{{ package.name }}-pkg-install:
  pkg.installed:
    - name: {{ package.name }}
    - version: {{ package.version }}
    - allow_updates: {{ package.allow_updates }}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}

{% if salt['pillar.get']('pkgs:global:remove', [])  > 1 %}
{% for package in salt['pillar.get']('pkgs:global:remove') %}
{{ package }}-pkg-remove:
  pkg.purged:
    - name: {{ package }}
{% endfor %}
{% endif %}