Ubuntu Server Development Summary - 17 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: Artful Release This Week!
[Artful RCs][1] are now published. The [RC ISOs][2] may not be the final
version, but please get to testing them. If all goes according to plan
Artful will be released this week!

[1]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2017-October/004224.html
[2]: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/383/builds

## cloud-init
- Currently very busy working on SRU of cloud-init with latest upstream version

## curtin
- Fixed fail to install on disk with pre-existing broken partition table
 (LP: #1722322)

## Bug Work and Triage
- 274 in the [backlog][3], 81 bugs reviewed
- [Notes on daily bug triage][4]

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

## IRC Meeting
- [IRC Log][5]
- [Agenda and notes][6]

[5]: https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2017/ubuntu-meeting.2017-10-17-16.01.moin.txt
[6]: 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][7]. For a full list of recent merges with change
logs please see the Ubuntu Server [report][8].

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

### Uploads to the Development Release (Artful)

```
cloud-init, 17.1-18-gd4f70470-0ubuntu1, smoser
docker.io, 1.13.1-0ubuntu6, mwhudson
docker.io, 1.13.1-0ubuntu5, mwhudson
libvirt, 3.6.0-1ubuntu5, paelzer
lxd, 2.18-0ubuntu6, stgraber
lxd, 2.18-0ubuntu5, stgraber
lxd, 2.18-0ubuntu4, stgraber
maas, 2.3.0~beta2-6327-gdd05aa2-0ubuntu1, andreserl
nspr, 2:4.16-1ubuntu2, mdeslaur
qemu, 1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu3, paelzer
qemu, 1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu2, paelzer
sssd, 1.15.3-2ubuntu1, tjaalton
tomcat8, 8.5.21-1ubuntu1, racb
xen, 4.9.0-0ubuntu3, mdeslaur
Total: 14

```

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

```
cloud-init, xenial, 17.1-18-gd4f70470-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, smoser
cloud-init, zesty, 17.1-18-gd4f70470-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, smoser
curtin, xenial, 0.1.0~bzr532-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, smoser
curtin, zesty, 0.1.0~bzr532-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, smoser
libseccomp, zesty, 2.3.1-2.1ubuntu2~17.04.1, tyhicks
qemu, zesty, 1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.6, paelzer
squid3, trusty, 3.3.8-1ubuntu6.10, paelzer
xen, zesty, 4.8.0-1ubuntu2.4, mdeslaur
xen, xenial, 4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4, mdeslaur
xen, trusty, 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.14, mdeslaur
Total: 10
```

## Contact the Ubuntu Server team
- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode
- Email the [ubuntu-server mailing list][9]

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

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