Easily remove old/unused PVE kernels on your Proxmox VE system
PVE Kernel Cleaner is a program to compliment Proxmox Virtual Environment which is an open-source server virtualization environment. PVE Kernel Cleaner allows you to purge old/unused kernels filling the /boot directory. As new kernels are released the older ones have to be manually removed frequently to make room for newer ones. This can become quite tedious and require extensive time spent monitoring the system when new kernels are released and when older ones need to be cleared out to make room. With this issue existing, PVE Kernel Cleaner was created to solve it.
- Removes old PVE kernels from your system
- Ability to schedule PVE kernels to automatically be removed on a daily/weekly/monthly basis
- Run a simple pvekclean command for ease of access
- Checks health of boot disk based on space available
- Debug mode for non-destructive testing
- Update function to easily update the program to the latest version
- Allows you to specify the minimum number of most recent PVE kernels to retain
- Support for the latest Proxmox versions and PVE kernels
- v1.3
Before using this program you will need to have the following packages installed.
- cron
To install all required packages enter the following command.
sudo apt-get install cron
To install PVE Kernel Cleaner please enter the following commands
git clone https://github.com/jordanhillis/pvekclean.git
cd pvekclean
chmod +x pvekclean.sh
./pvekclean.sh
To update PVE Kernel Cleaner please run the same commands as described in the "Installing" section.
Example of usage:
pvekclean [OPTION1] [OPTION2]...
-k, --keep [number] Keep the specified number of most recent PVE kernels on the system
Can be used with -f or --force for non-interactive removal
-f, --force Force the removal of old PVE kernels without confirm prompts
-rn, --remove-newer Remove kernels that are newer than the currently running kernel
-s, --scheduler Have old PVE kernels removed on a scheduled basis
-v, --version Shows current version of $program_name
-r, --remove Uninstall $program_name from the system
-d, --debug Run the program in debug mode for testing without making system changes
Here are some common ways to use PVE Kernel Cleaner:
Remove Old Kernels Non-Interactively:
pvekclean -f
Set Number of Kernels to Keep:
pvekclean -k 3
Force Remove Old Kernels While Keeping a Certain Number:
pvekclean -f -k 3
Remove Newer Kernels and Keep a Specific Number:
pvekclean -rn -k 2
- Jordan Hillis - Lead Developer
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details
- This program is not an official program by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH