#!/usr/bin/env python3 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- """ This script will delete all old non used kernels. Tested on Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04. """ import sys import subprocess import re RED = '\033[91m' GREEN = '\033[92m' YELLOW = '\033[93m' BLUE = '\033[94m' PURPLE = '\033[95m' TEAL = '\033[96m' DEFAULT = '\033[0m' def log(text, error=False): fo = sys.stderr if error else sys.stdout print(text, file=fo) fo.flush() def clean_kernels(): # check that the user can use sudo p = subprocess.Popen('sudo echo ok', stdin=sys.stdin, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True) p.communicate() if p.returncode != 0: log(RED + 'Failed to get sudo right.' + DEFAULT, error=True) return 1 # list installed kernels p = subprocess.Popen('sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep linux', stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True) out, err = p.communicate() out = out.decode('utf-8') if out else '' err = err.decode('utf-8') if err else '' if p.returncode != 0: log(RED + 'Failed to list kernels.' + DEFAULT + '\nOut: ' + out + '\nErr: ' + err, error=True) return 1 kernels = list() for line in out.split('\n'): m = re.match(r'linux-(?:headers|image|modules)(?:-extra){0,1}-([\d\.\-]+)', line) if m: version = m.groups()[0] if version[-1] == '-': version = version[:-1] version = [int(v) for v in version.replace('-', '.').split('.')] kernels.append((line.split('\t')[0], version)) if not kernels: log('No kernels found.') return 1 log('Installed kernels:\n\t' + '\n\t'.join([n for n, v in kernels])) # get current kernel p = subprocess.Popen('uname -a', stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True) out, err = p.communicate() out = out.decode('utf-8') if out else '' err = err.decode('utf-8') if err else '' if p.returncode != 0: log(RED + 'Failed to get current kernel.' + DEFAULT + '\nOut: ' + out + '\nErr: ' + err, error=True) return 1 try: current_str = out.split(' ')[2] if current_str.endswith('-generic'): current_str = current_str[:-len('-generic')] elif current_str.endswith('-amd64'): current_str = current_str[:-len('-amd64')] current = [int(v) for v in current_str.replace('-', '.').split('.')] except Exception as e: log(RED + 'Failed to get current kernel.' + DEFAULT + '\nError: ' + str(e), error=True) return 1 log('Current kernel is: ' + PURPLE + current_str + DEFAULT) # get most recent kernel latest = current for name, version in kernels: if version > latest: latest = version # get kernel packages to purge to_purge = list() for name, version in kernels: if version < latest and version != current: to_purge.append(name) if not to_purge: log('No kernel package to purge.') return 0 log('Kernel packages to purge:\n\t' + '\n\t'.join(to_purge)) try: r = input('Do you confirm the deletion of these packages? [y]/n ') except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError): log('') else: if not r or r in ('y', 'yes'): log(PURPLE + 'Starting purge...' + DEFAULT) cmd = ['sudo', 'apt-get', '--yes', 'purge'] cmd.extend(to_purge) p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdin=sys.stdin, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, shell=False) p.communicate() sys.stdout.flush() sys.stderr.flush() if p.returncode != 0: log(RED + 'Failed to purge kernel packages.' + DEFAULT, error=True) return 1 log(GREEN + 'Packages purged.' + DEFAULT) return 0 if __name__ == '__main__': sys.exit(clean_kernels())