diff --git a/cmd/helpers/cli_suite_test.go b/cmd/helpers/cli_suite_test.go
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+// Copyright © 2019 Ettore Di Giacinto <mudler@gentoo.org>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package cmd_helpers_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/mudler/luet/cmd"
+	config "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+func TestSolver(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	LoadConfig(config.LuetCfg)
+	RunSpecs(t, "CLI helpers test Suite")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/helpers/cli_test.go b/cmd/helpers/cli_test.go
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+// Copyright © 2019 Ettore Di Giacinto <mudler@gentoo.org>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package cmd_helpers_test
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/helpers"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("CLI Helpers", func() {
+	Context("Can parse package strings correctly", func() {
+		It("accept single package names", func() {
+			pack, err := ParsePackageStr("foo")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(pack.GetName()).To(Equal("foo"))
+			Expect(pack.GetCategory()).To(Equal(""))
+			Expect(pack.GetVersion()).To(Equal(">=0"))
+		})
+		It("accept unversioned packages with category", func() {
+			pack, err := ParsePackageStr("cat/foo")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(pack.GetName()).To(Equal("foo"))
+			Expect(pack.GetCategory()).To(Equal("cat"))
+			Expect(pack.GetVersion()).To(Equal(">=0"))
+		})
+		It("accept versioned packages with category", func() {
+			pack, err := ParsePackageStr("cat/foo@1.1")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(pack.GetName()).To(Equal("foo"))
+			Expect(pack.GetCategory()).To(Equal("cat"))
+			Expect(pack.GetVersion()).To(Equal("1.1"))
+		})
+		It("accept versioned ranges with category", func() {
+			pack, err := ParsePackageStr("cat/foo@>=1.1")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(pack.GetName()).To(Equal("foo"))
+			Expect(pack.GetCategory()).To(Equal("cat"))
+			Expect(pack.GetVersion()).To(Equal(">=1.1"))
+		})
+		It("accept gentoo regex parsing without versions", func() {
+			pack, err := ParsePackageStr("=cat/foo")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(pack.GetName()).To(Equal("foo"))
+			Expect(pack.GetCategory()).To(Equal("cat"))
+			Expect(pack.GetVersion()).To(Equal(">=0"))
+		})
+		It("accept gentoo regex parsing with versions", func() {
+			pack, err := ParsePackageStr("=cat/foo-1.2")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(pack.GetName()).To(Equal("foo"))
+			Expect(pack.GetCategory()).To(Equal("cat"))
+			Expect(pack.GetVersion()).To(Equal("1.2"))
+		})
+	})
+})