Ubuntu Server development summary - 24 July 2018

Tue Jul 24 16:56:31 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

## cloud-init

- Upload new release to Ubuntu Cosmic. Contains:
  - docs: note in rtd about avoiding /tmp when writing files
  - ubuntu,centos,debian: get_linux_distro to align with platform.dist
  - Fix boothook docs on environment variable name (INSTANCE_I ->
INSTANCE_ID) (Marc Tamsky)
  - update_metadata: a datasource can support network re-config every
boot
  - tests: drop salt-minion integration test
  - Retry on failed import of gpg receive keys.
  - tools: Fix run-container when neither source or binary package
requested.
  - docs: Fix a small spelling error (Oz N Tiram)
  - tox: use simplestreams from git repository rather than bzr.
- Begin SRU to other supported Ubuntu releases
- Docs: add notes about not writting to /tmp due to systemd races
- Fix get_linux_distro on debian, ubuntu and centos to mimic
platform.dist
- Disabled Artful testing

## curtin

- SRU run of vmtests with version in proposed
- tests: skip by date decorator to run skipped tests, but ignore result
- tests: disabled Artful testing

## Contact the Ubuntu Server team

- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode
- Email the ubuntu-server mailing list [1]

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

## Bug Work and Triage

- 289 in the backlog [2]
- 249 bugs reviewed since the last report
- Notes on daily bug triage [3]

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

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

### Proposed Uploads to the Supported Releases

Please consider testing the following by enabling proposed [6], checking
packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark affected bugs
verified as fixed [7].

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

Total: 9

- cloud-init, xenial, 18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, chad.smith [8]
- cloud-init, artful, 18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, chad.smith [9]
- cloud-init, bionic, 18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, chad.smith [10]
- dovecot, xenial, 1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.8, cyphermox [11]
- keepalived, bionic, 1:1.3.9-1ubuntu0.18.04.1, corey.bryant [12]
- libapache2-mod-perl2, xenial, 2.0.9-4ubuntu1.1, ahasenack [13]
- postgresql-common, xenial, 173ubuntu0.2, juliank [14]
- qemu, xenial, 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.31, paelzer [15]
- smartmontools, trusty, 6.2+svn3841-1.2ubuntu0.1, ahasenack [16]

[8]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
[9]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~17.10.1
[10]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[11]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.8
[12]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
[13]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libapache2-mod-perl2/2.0.9-4ubuntu1.1
[14]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/173ubuntu0.2
[15]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.31
[16]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smartmontools/6.2+svn3841-1.2ubuntu0.1

### Uploads Released to the Supported Releases

Total: 15

- apache2, artful, 2.4.27-2ubuntu4.2, ahasenack [17]
- apache2, xenial, 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.9, ahasenack [18]
- dns-root-data, artful, 2018013001~17.10.1, mdeslaur [19]
- dns-root-data, xenial, 2018013001~16.04.1, mdeslaur [20]
- dnsmasq, xenial, 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.5, mdeslaur [21]
- docker.io, xenial, 17.03.2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1, mwhudson [22]
- ebtables, xenial, 2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2, rbalint [23]
- ebtables, artful, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.3, rbalint [24]
- ebtables, bionic, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.3, rbalint [25]
- ipmitool, bionic, 1.8.18-5ubuntu0.1, dannf [26]
- nbd, bionic, 1:3.16.2-1ubuntu0.1, cascardo [27]
- php7.2, bionic, 7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2, mdeslaur [28]
- php7.2, bionic, 7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, mdeslaur [29]
- python-cryptography, bionic, 2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2, leosilvab [30]
- screen, bionic, 4.6.2-1ubuntu1, brian-murray [31]

[17]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.27-2ubuntu4.2
[18]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.18-2ubuntu3.9
[19]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dns-root-data/2018013001~17.10.1
[20]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dns-root-data/2018013001~16.04.1
[21]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.5
[22]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/docker.io/17.03.2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1
[23]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2
[24]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.3
[25]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.3
[26]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-5ubuntu0.1
[27]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nbd/1:3.16.2-1ubuntu0.1
[28]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
[29]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
[30]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2
[31]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/4.6.2-1ubuntu1

### Uploads to the Development Release

Total: 26

- autofs, 5.1.2-4ubuntu1, ahasenack [32]
- clamav, 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1, mdeslaur [33]
- clamav, 0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu3, ahasenack [34]
- cloud-init, 18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1, chad.smith [35]
- cloud-initramfs-tools, 0.42ubuntu1, smoser [36]
- cloud-initramfs-tools, 0.41ubuntu1, smoser [37]
- exim4, 4.91-5ubuntu1, ahasenack [38]
- facter, 3.11.0-1build1, doko [39]
- ipmitool, 1.8.18-5ubuntu1, dannf [40]
- keepalived, 1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1, corey.bryant [41]
- ldns, 1.7.0-3ubuntu6, vorlon [42]
- libseccomp, 2.3.3-3ubuntu1, tyhicks [43]
- php7.2, 7.2.7-0ubuntu2, mdeslaur [44]
- php7.2, 7.2.7-0ubuntu1, mdeslaur [45]
- pkg-php-tools, 1.36, pkg-php-pear [46]
- puppet, 5.5.2-2, pkg-puppet-devel [47]
- python-cryptography, 2.2.2-1ubuntu1, leosilvab [48]
- python-django, 1:1.11.14-1ubuntu2, costamagnagianfranco [49]
- python-django, 1:1.11.14-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [50]
- qemu, 1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu3, paelzer [51]
- qemu, 1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu2, paelzer [52]
- qemu, 1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu1, paelzer [53]
- samba, 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu3, ahasenack [54]
- sssd, 1.16.1-1ubuntu4, ahasenack [55]
- tomcat8, 8.5.32-1ubuntu2, stefanor [56]
- tomcat8, 8.5.32-1ubuntu1, stefanor [57]

[32]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs/5.1.2-4ubuntu1
[33]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1
[34]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu3
[35]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1
[36]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-initramfs-tools/0.42ubuntu1
[37]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-initramfs-tools/0.41ubuntu1
[38]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.91-5ubuntu1
[39]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/facter/3.11.0-1build1
[40]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-5ubuntu1
[41]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1
[42]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldns/1.7.0-3ubuntu6
[43]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.3.3-3ubuntu1
[44]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu2
[45]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu1
[46]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pkg-php-tools/1.36
[47]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/5.5.2-2
[48]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.2.2-1ubuntu1
[49]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.14-1ubuntu2
[50]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.14-1ubuntu1
[51]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu3
[52]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu2
[53]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu1
[54]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu3
[55]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sssd/1.16.1-1ubuntu4
[56]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/8.5.32-1ubuntu2
[57]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/8.5.32-1ubuntu1
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