Kernel-Clean: detect meta-packages and fix silent removal failures#14674
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✍️ Description
Replace grep 'kernel-.*-pve' with an awk /^ii/ + grep -E '^proxmox-kernel-[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]' pipeline. This filters out rc-state (config-only) packages and the two-segment meta-packages (proxmox-kernel-X.Y) that the old regex missed entirely.
for each selected kernel, the script now derives the corresponding meta-package name (proxmox-kernel-X.Y) and co-purges it when no other versioned kernel of that minor version remains installed. This prevents apt from blocking or undoing the removal due to the reverse dependency the meta-package holds.
🔗 Related Issue
Fixes #14661
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