Ubuntu Server Development Summary - 03 Oct 2017

[David Britton]

# Hello Ubuntu Server!
The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and
highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If
you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the
#ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and
use the Ubuntu Server Team [mailing list][0].

[0]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server

## Spotlight: Server Team at the Ubuntu Rally
Last week the Canonical Server Team attended the Ubuntu Rally in NYC!
Take a quick read at our [blog post][1] to see some of the topics we
tackled at the rally.

[1]: https://powersj.github.io/ubuntu/2017/10/02/ubuntu-rally-nyc.html

## cloud-init
- Robert Schweikert: suse cloud-config module to add zypper repos and
  zypp config
- Robert Schweikert: Allow cloud-init.final stage to spawn infinite
  processes
- Andrew Jorgensen: Remove prettytable dependency
- Fix dhcp parsing in Artful of networkd leases for CloudStack and Azure
- Updated packaging copyright file (LP: #1718681)

## curtin
- Add support for install in venv (LP: #1691072)
- Curtin can now be configured to send events to journald
- Test automation fixes to tar sparse files to avoid saturating jenkins

## git-ubuntu
- Released version [0.2.1][2], which uses LXD containers for `git ubuntu
  build[-source]`, updated snap versioning, and significant snap
  refactoring.
- Released version [0.2.2][3], which came with a few fixes to the import
  job due to snap restructuring.

[2]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2017-September/040000.html
[3]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2017-September/040001.html

## Bug Work and Triage
- 77 bugs reviewed, 1 accepted, 273 in the [backlog][4]
- [Notes on daily bug triage][5]

[4]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs
[5]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/KnowledgeBase#Bug_Triage

## IRC Meeting
- [IRC Log][6]
- [Agenda and notes][7]

[6]: https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2017/ubuntu-meeting.2017-10-03-16.00.html
[7]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Meeting

## Ubuntu Server Packages
Below is a summary of uploads to the development and supported releases.
Current status of the Debian to Ubuntu merges is tracked on the
[Merge-o-Matic page][8]. For a full list of recent merges with change
logs please see the Ubuntu Server [report][9].

[8]: https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html
[9]: http://reqorts.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/ubuntu-server/merges.html

### Uploads to the Development Release (Artful)

```
dnsmasq, 2.78-1, None
golang-check.v1, 0.0+git20161208.0.20d25e2-1build1, xnox
libpcap, 1.8.1-5ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco
libs3, 2.0-3, None
lxd, 2.18-0ubuntu3, stgraber
munin, 2.0.33-3, None
nss, 2:3.32-1ubuntu3, mdeslaur
openhpi, 3.6.1-3, None
pyjwt, 1.4.2-1.1, None
slof, 20170724+dfsg-1, None
Total: 10

```

### Uploads to Supported Releases (Trusty, Xenial, Yakkety, Zesty)

```
dnsmasq, zesty, 2.76-5ubuntu0.1, mdeslaur
dnsmasq, xenial, 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.3, mdeslaur
dnsmasq, trusty, 2.68-1ubuntu0.2, mdeslaur
lxd, xenial, 2.18-0ubuntu3~16.04.2, stgraber
lxd, zesty, 2.18-0ubuntu3~17.04.2, stgraber
lxd, zesty, 2.18-0ubuntu3~17.04.1, stgraber
lxd, xenial, 2.18-0ubuntu3~16.04.1, stgraber
nss, zesty, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.17.04.3, mdeslaur
nss, xenial, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.3, mdeslaur
nss, trusty, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.3, mdeslaur
sssd, xenial, 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.8, sil2100
Total: 11
```

## Contact the Ubuntu Server team
- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode
- Email the [ubuntu-server mailing list][10]

[10]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server

-- 
David Britton <david.britton at canonical.com>