NAME¶

kthresher - purge unused kernels

SYNOPSIS¶

kthresher [-h] [-c FILE ] [-d] [-H] [-k [N] ] [-p] [-s] [-v] [-V]

DESCRIPTION¶

kthresher is a utility to remove kernel packages that are marked as a candidate for autoremoval, such as those installed via unattended-upgrades or meta packages.

By default the running kernel, the latest kernel and manual installations are marked to 'Never Auto Remove'. kthresher then will not attempt to remove those packages.

When no option is passed to kthresher the list of available kernels for autoremoval will be printed.

OPTIONS¶

-h, --help

show a help message and exits

-c FILE, --config FILE

Config file, default is /etc/kthresher.conf

-d, --dry-run

List what packages would be purged but do not perform the action, by default does not perform a dry-run.

-H, --headers

Include the search for kernel headers, by default does not include headers.

-k N, --keep N

Number of autoremovable kernels to keep, default is 1.

-p, --purge

Purge unused kernels, by default does not purge packages.

-s, --show-autoremoval

Show kernel packages available for autoremoval. When defined, overrides any other action coming from the configuration file(s). This is the default action when no other action is defined.

-v, --verbose

Be verbose, by default is not verbose.

-V, --version

Print version

FILES¶

Main Configuration

/etc/kthresher.conf

Overriding configs

/etc/kthresher.d

REPORTING BUGS¶

Bugs and issues to be submitted via github <https://github.com/rackerlabs/kthresher/issues>.

AUTHOR¶

Written by Tony Garcia <tony dot garcia at rackspace dot com>.

SEE ALSO¶

Additional documentation to be found via github <https://github.com/rackerlabs/kthresher/blob/master/README.rst>.

LICENSE¶

This software is Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>.

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.