bootkernel

Install, Accept, List, Remove and Set New, Current and Old linux kernels in the /boot directory. Inspired by the linux kernel "make install" target, and the /sbin/installkernel shell script.

A profile "~/bootkernel.conf" or "/etc/bootkernel.conf" controls all aspects of bootkernel's behaviour - your chosen naming conventions, whether to maintain symbolic or hard links or neither, which filesystems (if any) need mounting and unmounting, and whether to delete redundant /lib/modules directories when removing the last corresponding kernel.

"Install" copies kernel and other selected files to /boot, adding a ".new" extension.
"Accept" moves current /boot files to ".old" extension, and moves those with ".new" to current,
"List" shows all the kernels in /boot, marked as "new", "old", "current" and "executing" where applicable
"Remove" deletes a specified kernel and associated files from /boot.
"Set" modifies the targets of ".new" ".old" and the implicit .current links if any.

Features

Behaviour controlled by a profile /etc/bootkernel.conf
Supports some Grub, rEFInd and UEFI configurations
Can automatically mount and unmount filesystems to access boot files
Has "pretend", "ask" and "verbose" modes to reduce mistakes
Tries to catch common mistakes
Pure ash/dash shell script works in busybox and normal command line

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License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Operating Systems

Linux

Intended Audience

System Administrators

User Interface

Command-line

Registered

2020-02-06

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