Ubuntu Server development summary - 04 December 2018

Tue Dec 4 17:57:15 UTC 2018

https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/12/04/ubuntu-server-development-summary-04-december-2018

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] or follow the Ubuntu
Server Community hub [1] for more discussion.

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

## cloud-init

- dhclient-hook: cleanups, tests and fix a bug on 'down' event.
- NoCloud: Allow top level 'network' key in network-config. (LP:
#1798117 [2])
- ovf: Fix ovf network config generation gateway/routes
  Ryan Harper] ([LP: #1806103 [3])
- Published Cloud-init v.18.3-41 to Ubuntu Disco
- azure: detect vnet migration via netlink media change event
  [Tamilmani Manoharan]
- Azure: fix copy/paste error in error handling when reading azure ovf.
  [Adam DePue]
- tests: fix incorrect order of mocks in test_handle_zfs_root.
- doc: Change dns_nameserver property to dns_nameservers. [Tomer Cohen]
- OVF: identify label iso9660 filesystems with label 'OVF ENV'.
- net: Ephemeral*Network: add connectivity check via URL
  [Igor Galić]

[2]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798117
[3]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1806103

## curtin

- Adjust helpers/common to edit GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in place.
  (LP: #1527664 [4])
- dname: persistent names based on serial or wwn
  Ryan Harper] ([LP: #1735839 [5])

[4]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1527664
[5]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1735839

## Contact the Ubuntu Server team

- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode
- Email the ubuntu-server mailing list [6]
- Find us on the Ubuntu Community Hub - server channel [7]

[6]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server
[7]: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/server

## Bug Work and Triage

- 271 bugs in the backlog [8]
- Notes on daily bug triage [9]

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

## 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 [10]. For a
full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu
Server report [11].

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

### Proposed Uploads to the Supported Releases

Please consider testing the following by enabling proposed [12],
checking packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark
affected bugs verified as fixed [13].

[12]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed
[13]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Verification

Total: 10

- apache2, trusty, 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.21, ahasenack [14]
- libvirt, bionic, 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.6, paelzer [15]
- libvirt, cosmic, 4.6.0-2ubuntu3.1, paelzer [16]
- lxc, bionic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber [17]
- lxc, cosmic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1, stgraber [18]
- lxcfs, bionic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber [19]
- lxcfs, cosmic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1, stgraber [20]
- qemu, bionic, 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.9, paelzer [21]
- qemu, cosmic, 1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu8.2, paelzer [22]
- samba, bionic, 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.6, kstenerud [23]

[14]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.7-1ubuntu4.21
[15]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu8.6
[16]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.6.0-2ubuntu3.1
[17]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[18]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1
[19]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[20]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1
[21]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.9
[22]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu8.2
[23]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.6

### Uploads Released to the Supported Releases

Total: 5

- openssh, cosmic, 1:7.7p1-4ubuntu0.1, kstenerud [24]
- samba, cosmic, 2:4.8.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1, mdeslaur [25]
- samba, bionic, 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.5, mdeslaur [26]
- samba, xenial, 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.18, mdeslaur [27]
- samba, trusty, 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.19, mdeslaur [28]

[24]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:7.7p1-4ubuntu0.1
[25]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.8.4+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1
[26]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.5
[27]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.18
[28]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.19

### Uploads to the Development Release

Total: 9

- cloud-init, 18.4-31-gbf791715-0ubuntu1, chad.smith [29]
- golang-github-olekukonko-tablewriter, 0.0.1-1, pkg-go-maintainers [30]
- keepalived, 1:2.0.10-1, formorer [31]
- ldb, 2:1.5.1+really1.4.3-1ubuntu1, ahasenack [32]
- nginx, 1.15.7-0ubuntu1, teward [33]
- nspr, 2:4.20-1ubuntu1, kstenerud [34]
- nss, 2:3.39-1ubuntu1, paelzer [35]
- python-django, 1:1.11.16-4ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [36]
- samba, 2:4.9.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1, ahasenack [37]

[29]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.4-31-gbf791715-0ubuntu1
[30]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-github-olekukonko-tablewriter/0.0.1-1
[31]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:2.0.10-1
[32]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldb/2:1.5.1+really1.4.3-1ubuntu1
[33]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.15.7-0ubuntu1
[34]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.20-1ubuntu1
[35]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.39-1ubuntu1
[36]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.16-4ubuntu1
[37]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.9.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1
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