aws-patch v1.10.0

Added

• --kernel flag. By default, aws-patch now excludes the kernel
  package from a run's upgrade entirely: every other package still
  patches normally, but the kernel is left exactly as it was, so routine
  patching never forces a reboot decision. Pass --kernel to also
  install a newer kernel if one's available (pairs naturally with
  --reboot: sudo aws-patch --yes --kernel --reboot).
  • lib/apt.sh: new pm_full_upgrade_no_kernel() — holds the
    currently-installed linux-image-*/linux-headers-*/
    linux-modules-* packages via apt-mark hold for the duration of
    the upgrade and always unholds them after, success or failure.
  • lib/yum.sh / lib/dnf.sh: new pm_full_upgrade_no_kernel() —
    runs the upgrade transaction with native --exclude='kernel*'.
  • aws-patch.sh: run_patch() now branches on --kernel; when
    excluded, a clear summary line and warning report that a kernel
    update was available but skipped, and how to include it next run.
  • lib/summary.sh: new Kernel Update: field, and the final warning
    now distinguishes "will install" from "excluded this run (pass
    --kernel to include)".
  • This never changes what happens to a kernel that's already
    installed -- no package is ever removed and GRUB is never touched,
    same guarantees as always.
• New test coverage in tests/run_tests.sh for --kernel flag parsing/
  help documentation and pm_full_upgrade_no_kernel behavior on all
  three package managers (== pm_full_upgrade_no_kernel (--kernel gating) ==).

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Install

Debian/Ubuntu:

curl -fsSLO https://github.com/yousafkhamza/aws-patch/releases/download/v1.10.0/aws-patch_1.10.0_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i aws-patch_1.10.0_all.deb

RHEL/Amazon Linux/Rocky/AlmaLinux:

curl -fsSLO https://github.com/yousafkhamza/aws-patch/releases/download/v1.10.0/aws-patch-1.10.0-1.noarch.rpm
sudo rpm -i aws-patch-1.10.0-1.noarch.rpm

One-line installer (any supported OS):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yousafkhamza/aws-patch/main/install.sh | sudo bash

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