kernel_cleanup

Evaluate installed Linux kernel packages (linux-headers, linux-image, linux-image-extra) and purge any that are not the current version or the newest version.

Cron Example

dpkg expects a more robust path:

PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
@daily /usr/local/sbin/kernel_cleanup.py -q

Compatibility

Tested on:

• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Testing Quick Start

1. Change directory into repository (into same directory as where this README resides).

2. Install virtual environment:

   mkvirtualenv --system-site-packages -a $(pwd) -r tests/requirements.txt \
       kernel_cleanup_test
   

   1. If installing requirements errors, update pip:

      pip install --upgrade pip
      

   2. Install requirements:

      pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
      

3. Run pytest:

   py.test
   

To test against alternate Python versions, it may be useful to create virtual environments with an interpreter other than the one with which virtualenv was installed, e.g. for non-default python3:

mkvirtualenv --system-site-packages -a $(pwd) -p $(which python3) \
    -r tests/requirements.txt kernel_cleanup_test3

License

• LICENSE (MIT License)