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Gentoo: Check if currently active kernel matches latest installed version of gentoo-sources (x86_64)
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kernelcheck.py
#!/usr/bin/python3
import os
tmp = os.popen('uname -r')
kernelO = tmp.read()
kernelO = kernelO.replace('-x86_64', '').strip()
tmp = os.popen('eselect kernel list | grep [1] | cut -d " " -f 6')
kernelN = tmp.read()
kernelN = kernelN.replace('linux-', '').strip()
if kernelO != kernelN:
print('Kernel update '+kernelO+' -> '+kernelN+' required')
else:
print('Kernel OK: ' + kernelN)
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