Ubuntu Server development summary - 03 July 2018

Josh Powers josh.powers at canonical.com
Tue Jul 3 16:14:12 UTC 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].

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

## Spotlight: cloud-init 18.3 Released

Recently, the cloud-init project released version 18.3 [1]! From the
announcement, some highlights include:

[1]: https://lists.launchpad.net/cloud-init/msg00164.html

- OpenStack Datasource now runs at local time frame paving the way for
network configuration in the next release.
- Fix utf-8 content in user-data (LP: #1768600)
- Many SmartOS improvements
- Numerous bug fixes, test improvements, and tool changes.

Version 18.3 is already available in Ubuntu Cosmic. Other Ubuntu
releases will have 18.3 shortly as the SRU process is completed.

## cloud-init

- update_metadata: a datasource can support network re-config every boot
- Retry on failed import of gpg receive keys.
- Explicitly prevent `sudo` access for user module (Jacob Bednarz) (LP:
#1771468)
- docs: Fix a small spelling error (Oz N Tiram)
- docs: represent sudo:false in docs for user_groups config module
- tools: Fix run-container when neither source or binary package
requested.
- tox: use simplestreams from git repository rather than bzr.
- tests: drop salt-minion integration test (LP: #1778737)
- Enabled automatic merge of approved merge requests

## curtin

- Added Ubuntu Cosmic vmtests
- Enabled automatic merge of approved merge requests

## simplestreams

- Migrated project from bzr to git
- Updated CI with new location

## Contact the Ubuntu Server team

- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode
- Email the ubuntu-server mailing list [2]

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

## Bug Work and Triage

- 289 in the backlog [3]
- 301 bugs reviewed since the last report
- Notes on daily bug triage [4]

[3]: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs
[4]: 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 [5]. For a
full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu
Server report [6].

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

### Proposed Uploads to the Supported Releases

Please consider testing the following by enabling proposed [7], checking
packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark affected bugs
verified as fixed [8].

[7]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed
[8]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Verification

Total: 9

- cloud-init, xenial, 18.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, chad.smith [9]
- cloud-init, artful, 18.3-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, chad.smith [10]
- cloud-init, bionic, 18.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, chad.smith [11]
- ebtables, xenial, 2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2, rbalint [12]
- ebtables, artful, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.3, rbalint [13]
- ebtables, bionic, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.3, rbalint [14]
- ebtables, artful, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.2, rbalint [15]
- ebtables, bionic, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.2, rbalint [16]
- nbd, bionic, 1:3.16.2-1ubuntu0.1, cascardo [17]

[9]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
[10]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1~17.10.1
[11]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[12]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2
[13]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.3
[14]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.3
[15]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.2
[16]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.2
[17]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nbd/1:3.16.2-1ubuntu0.1

### Uploads Released to the Supported Releases

Total: 14

- apache2, bionic, 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.2, ahasenack [18]
- dovecot, bionic, 1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.1, paelzer [19]
- libvirt, bionic, 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.3, paelzer [20]
- lxc, bionic, 3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber [21]
- lxcfs, bionic, 3.0.1-0ubuntu2~18.04.1, stgraber [22]
- lxd, bionic, 3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber [23]
- openipmi, xenial, 2.0.18-0ubuntu11.2, manjo [24]
- openipmi, artful, 2.0.22-1.1ubuntu1.1, manjo [25]
- openipmi, bionic, 2.0.22-1.1ubuntu2.1, manjo [26]
- pollinate, trusty, 4.33-0ubuntu1~14.04.1, chad.smith [27]
- pollinate, xenial, 4.33-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, chad.smith [28]
- pollinate, artful, 4.33-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, chad.smith [29]
- qemu, bionic, 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.4, paelzer [30]
- quota, bionic, 4.04-2ubuntu0.1, paelzer [31]

[18]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.29-1ubuntu4.2
[19]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.1
[20]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu8.3
[21]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[22]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/3.0.1-0ubuntu2~18.04.1
[23]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[24]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.18-0ubuntu11.2
[25]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.22-1.1ubuntu1.1
[26]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.22-1.1ubuntu2.1
[27]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.33-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
[28]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.33-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
[29]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.33-0ubuntu1~17.10.1
[30]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.4
[31]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quota/4.04-2ubuntu0.1

### Uploads to the Development Release

Total: 31

- apache2, 2.4.33-3ubuntu3, ahasenack [32]
- bind9, 1:9.11.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1, ahasenack [33]
- cheetah, 3.1.0-2build1, doko [34]
- cloud-init, 18.3-0ubuntu1, chad.smith [35]
- ebtables, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu5, ddstreet [36]
- ethtool, 1:4.16-1, debian-kernel [37]
- keepalived, 1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1, corey.bryant [38]
- ldns, 1.7.0-3ubuntu5, doko [39]
- libvirt, 4.0.0-1ubuntu13, cyphermox [40]
- libvirt-python, 4.0.0-1build1, doko [41]
- libyaml, 0.2.1-1, andersk [42]
- libyaml, 0.2.1-1~build1, costamagnagianfranco [43]
- markupsafe, 1.0-1build2, doko [44]
- memcached, 1.5.6-1, gui-iroqwa [45]
- mod-wsgi, 4.5.17-1build1, doko [46]
- nghttp2, 1.32.0-1, tomasz-s [47]
- pylibmc, 1.5.2-1build2, doko [48]
- python-bcrypt, 3.1.4-2build1, doko [49]
- python-cffi, 1.11.5-1build1, doko [50]
- python-django, 1:1.11.14-1ubuntu2, costamagnagianfranco [51]
- python-django, 1:1.11.14-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [52]
- python-django, 1:1.11.13-2ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [53]
- python-django, 1:1.11.13-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [54]
- python-gevent, 1.2.2-2build1, doko [55]
- python-happybase, 1.1.0-0ubuntu1, corey.bryant [56]
- python-sysv-ipc, 0.6.8-2build5, doko [57]
- python-tornado, 5.0.2-1build1, doko [58]
- rrdtool, 1.7.0-1build2, doko [59]
- samba, 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu3, ahasenack [60]
- subunit, 1.3.0-1, openstack-devel [61]
- urwid, 2.0.1-2build1, doko [62]

[32]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.33-3ubuntu3
[33]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1
[34]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheetah/3.1.0-2build1
[35]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1
[36]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu5
[37]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ethtool/1:4.16-1
[38]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1
[39]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldns/1.7.0-3ubuntu5
[40]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu13
[41]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt-python/4.0.0-1build1
[42]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libyaml/0.2.1-1
[43]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libyaml/0.2.1-1~build1
[44]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/markupsafe/1.0-1build2
[45]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/1.5.6-1
[46]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mod-wsgi/4.5.17-1build1
[47]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nghttp2/1.32.0-1
[48]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pylibmc/1.5.2-1build2
[49]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-bcrypt/3.1.4-2build1
[50]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cffi/1.11.5-1build1
[51]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.14-1ubuntu2
[52]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.14-1ubuntu1
[53]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.13-2ubuntu1
[54]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.13-1ubuntu1
[55]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-gevent/1.2.2-2build1
[56]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-happybase/1.1.0-0ubuntu1
[57]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-sysv-ipc/0.6.8-2build5
[58]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-tornado/5.0.2-1build1
[59]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rrdtool/1.7.0-1build2
[60]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu3
[61]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subunit/1.3.0-1
[62]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/urwid/2.0.1-2build1
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