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_s...@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_s...@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_s...@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/ >>> >> > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
