#!/bin/bash # kernel-cleanup.sh - Remove obsolete packages and config files # {{ ansible_managed }} # Determine the active running kernel RUNNING_KERNEL="$( uname -v | awk '{ print $4 }' )" # Determine the list of installed kernels (latest first) INSTALLED_KERNEL_PACKAGES=( $( dpkg -l | grep 'linux-image-[0-9]' | awk '{ print $2 }' | sort -Vr ) ) NUM_INSTALLED=${{ '{#' }}INSTALLED_KERNEL_PACKAGES[@]} if [[ ${NUM_INSTALLED} -le 1 ]]; then echo "A single kernel is installed, aborting cleanly." exit 0 fi LATEST_KERNEL_PACKAGE="${INSTALLED_KERNEL_PACKAGES[0]}" LATEST_KERNEL="$( dpkg -l | grep "${LATEST_KERNEL_PACKAGE}" | awk '{ print $3 }' )" if [[ ${LATEST_KERNEL} == ${RUNNING_KERNEL} ]]; then force="" else force="--allow-remove-essential" fi # Remove the latest kernel from the array NUM_REMOVABLE=$(( ${NUM_INSTALLED} - 1 )) REMOVABLE_KERNEL_PACKAGES=( ${INSTALLED_KERNEL_PACKAGES[@]:1} ) # Override the "linux-check-removal" script mv /usr/bin/linux-check-removal /usr/bin/linux-check-removal.orig echo -e '#!/bin/sh\necho "Overriding default linux-check-removal script!"\nexit 0' > /usr/bin/linux-check-removal chmod +x /usr/bin/linux-check-removal # Remove the packages echo "Removing: ${REMOVABLE_KERNEL_PACKAGES[@]}" apt-get purge --yes ${force} ${REMOVABLE_KERNEL_PACKAGES[@]} # Restore the "linux-check-removal" script mv /usr/bin/linux-check-removal.orig /usr/bin/linux-check-removal # Make sure there is still a valid kernel installed (just in case something broke) if [[ $( dpkg -l | grep 'linux-image-[0-9]' | wc -l ) -lt 1 ]]; then echo "WARNING: NO KERNEL IS INSTALLED. THROWING ERROR AND ABORTING." exit 1 fi update-grub exit 0