Adding a kernel removal script to linux-base or elsewhere

[Jarno Suni]

Okay, I have created the project in Launchpad. I am using git.
If I get enough support, I will publish the script. Here is where you can support:
https://www.bountysource.com/issues/38300038-feature-request-the-command-should-work-like-this
 -- 
Jarno Suni - http://iki.fi/8/ 



> On Thursday, October 6, 2016 4:42 PM, Jarno Suni <j_suni at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hello!
> 
> What is the recommended way to publish the script? I guess Launchpad would be 
> the right place. And using Git repository might be a good idea. I have got a 
> Launchpad account (jarnos). Is it better to create a project in Launchpad or to 
> create a PPA? Detailed instruction would be welcome.
> 
> -- 
> Jarno Suni - http://iki.fi/8/ 
> 
> 
> 
>>  On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 10:32 PM, Jarno Suni 
> <j_suni at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>  > Here is some update. My script does not use linux-version anymore. But 
> I named 
>>  the script linux-purge. It can remove kernels even in some problem cases 
> where 
>>  e.g. there are dependency problems due to an unsuccessful kernel update 
> (e.g. 
>>  due to full /boot partition). It provides optional UI for interactive 
> checklist 
>>  based kernel removal. It does not support kfreebsd-image and gnumach-image 
>>  kernels, but only Linux kernels and it is designed to work in any flavor of 
> 
>>  Ubuntu.
>>  Here is a demo that shows it in action: 
>>  https://youtu.be/TpsZoAnOVTU
>> 
>>  I have not published the script yet, but maybe later, if there is enough 
>>  interest.
>>  -- 
>>  Jarno Suni - http://iki.fi/8/ 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>   On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 2:29 PM, Jarno Suni 
> <j_suni at yahoo.co.uk> 
>>  wrote:
>>>   > Now that linux-base is part of .?ubuntu 16.04, I think it would 
> be 
>>  good to add a 
>>>   linux-kernel removal tool to linux-base. On the other hand, I think 
> such a 
>>>   script is especially useful for some older releases, since e.g. Trusty 
> 
>>  tends to 
>>>   mark kernel updates as being manually installed packages and as such 
>>>   'apt-get autoremove --purge' can not purge them. (
>>>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/vivid/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/1439769
>>>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1492709
>>>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1175637)
>>>   If automatic removal of unneeded kernels is not enabled, /boot fills 
> up, 
>>  and 
>>>   blocks kernel updates:
>>>   
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unattended-upgrades/+bug/1054927
>>> 
>>>   There is purge-old-kernels currently at byobu repository, but maybe it 
> is 
>>  too 
>>>   simple, and has some bugs:
>>>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/byobu/+bug/1569228
>>>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bikeshed/+bug/1532153
>>>   I have rewritten it to fix those at 
>>> 
>>>   https://github.com/dustinkirkland/bikeshed/pull/1
>>>   when purge-old-kernels was located at bikeshed, and as I have written 
> in 
>>  the 
>>>   (last) comment: "I have written an enhanced script for similar 
> purpose 
>> 
>>>   again, but maybe it is not good to call it purge-old-kernels, since it 
> can 
>>  be 
>>>   used to purge newer kernels, too (but keeping the kernels that 
> installed 
>>  kernel 
>>>   meta packages depend on and given number of older ones). It currently 
> uses 
>>>   linux-version from linux-base package to sort kernel releases as 
> needed. I 
>>  am 
>>>   looking for a suitable place to publish the bash script."
>>> 
>>>   Finding meta kernel packages is problematic. I have used regular 
> expression 
>> 
>>>   matching the package names: 
>>>   http://askubuntu.com/q/775830/21005It seems to work in Ubuntu, but not 
> in 
>>  Debian 
>>>   as such, I think. Also getting versioned kernels (and packages related 
> to 
>>  kernel 
>>>   of specific release) may be problematic in general:
>>>   https://lists.debian.org/deity/2016/05/msg00115.html
>>> 
>>>   So how about adding some ubuntu-purge, linux-purge or kernel-purge in 
>>>   linux-base? Should it support 
>>>   kfreebsd-image and gnumach-image that are listed by "apt-config 
>>  dump"?
>>>   -- 
>>>   Jarno Suni - http://iki.fi/8/ 
>>> 
>> 
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