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Created September 7, 2021 15:37
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Purges custom kernels
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purge_kernel.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euox pipefail
#: ${1?"Usage: $0 ARGUMENT"}
kernel_version=${1:?"Need a kernel version to remove, e.g. 5.10.8-051008. Hint: dpkg -l | grep linux-"}
unsigned_prefix=${2:-""}
sudo dpkg --purge --force-all \
"linux-image-${unsigned_prefix}${kernel_version}"-generic \
"linux-modules-${kernel_version}"-generic \
"linux-headers-${kernel_version}" \
"linux-headers-${kernel_version}-generic" \
"linux-modules-extra-${kernel_version}-generic"
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