import subprocess import os def persistent_modprobe(module): """Load a kernel module and configure for auto-load on reboot.""" if not os.path.exists('/etc/rc.modules'): open('/etc/rc.modules', 'a') os.chmod('/etc/rc.modules', 111) with open('/etc/rc.modules', 'r+') as modules: if module not in modules.read(): modules.write('modprobe %s\n' % module) def update_initramfs(version='all'): """Updates an initramfs image.""" return subprocess.check_call(["dracut", "-f", version])