diff --git a/internal/osutil/osutil.go b/internal/osutil/osutil.go
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+++ b/internal/osutil/osutil.go
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+package osutil
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// Converts a relative symlink target path (e.g. ../../lib/foo.so), that is
+// absolute path
+func RelativeSymlinkTargetToDir(symPath string, dir string) (string, error) {
+	var path string
+
+	oldWd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Print("Unable to get current working dir")
+		return path, err
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Chdir(dir); err != nil {
+		log.Print("Unable to change to working dir: ", dir)
+		return path, err
+	}
+
+	path, err = filepath.Abs(symPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Print("Unable to resolve abs path to: ", symPath)
+		return path, err
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Chdir(oldWd); err != nil {
+		log.Print("Unable to change to old working dir")
+		return path, err
+	}
+
+	return path, nil
+}
+
+func FreeSpace(path string) (uint64, error) {
+	var stat unix.Statfs_t
+	unix.Statfs(path, &stat)
+	size := stat.Bavail * uint64(stat.Bsize)
+	return size, nil
+}
+
+func getKernelReleaseFile() (string, error) {
+	files, _ := filepath.Glob("/usr/share/kernel/*/kernel.release")
+	// only one kernel flavor supported
+	if len(files) != 1 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("only one kernel release/flavor is supported, found: %q", files)
+	}
+
+	return files[0], nil
+}
+
+func GetKernelVersion() (string, error) {
+	var version string
+
+	releaseFile, err := getKernelReleaseFile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return version, err
+	}
+
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(releaseFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return version, err
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(contents)), nil
+}