scripts/ruby/apt-remove-old-kernels

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# this script will detect all installed kernels and headers on a debian-based system
#     and give the option to remove all but the current set


HEADERS_REGEX = '^linux-headers-'
KERNEL_REGEX  = '^linux-image-'

UNAME_CMD          = "uname -r"
APT_SEARCH_CMD     = "apt search"
GREP_INSTALLED_CMD = "2> /dev/null | grep installed"
GREP_DEFAULT_CMD   = "cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg | grep 'set default'"
GREP_ENTRIES_CMD   = "cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg | grep 'menuentry ' | grep -v 'gnulinux-simple-'" # exclude group entries
APT_REMOVE_CMD     = "sudo apt-get remove"


# helpers

def print_default_grub_entry
  default_entry = `#{GREP_DEFAULT_CMD}`.split("\"")[1].to_i
  entries       = `#{GREP_ENTRIES_CMD}`.split "\n"
  current_entry = entries[default_entry].split(/['"]/)[1]
  print "current default grub entry:\n\t" + current_entry + "\n\n"
end


# show current kernel

current_release        = `#{UNAME_CMD}`.strip
current_kernel_version = current_release.split('-')[0..-2].join('-')

print "\ncurrent running kernel:\n\t" + current_release        + "\n"
print "current kernel version:\n\t"   + current_kernel_version + "\n\n"


# show list of installed kernels

installed_packages  = `#{APT_SEARCH_CMD} #{HEADERS_REGEX} #{GREP_INSTALLED_CMD}`.split("\n")
installed_packages += `#{APT_SEARCH_CMD} #{KERNEL_REGEX } #{GREP_INSTALLED_CMD}`.split("\n")

print "installed packages (* indicates current):\n"
installed_packages.map! do | ea |
  ea = ea.split(' ')[0].split('/')[0]

  print "\t" + ((ea.end_with? current_release) ? "* " : "  ") + ea + "\n"
  ea
end
print "\n"


# show list of older kernels to be removed

remove_packages = installed_packages.select do | ea |
  (not ea.include? current_kernel_version) && (ea.split '-')[2].to_i > 0
end

print "packages to remove =\n\t" + ((remove_packages.size.zero?)? "none" : remove_packages.join("\n\t")) + "\n\n"


# show current default grub entry

print_default_grub_entry


# run apt

if remove_packages.empty?
  print "no older kernels installed" + "\n\n"
else
  print "remove these " + remove_packages.size.to_s + " packages ?" + "\n\n"

  system APT_REMOVE_CMD + " " + remove_packages.join(" ")
end


# show current default grub entry

print_default_grub_entry