Ubuntu Server development summary - 08 January 2019

Chad Smith chad.smith at canonical.com
Tue Jan 8 20:49:59 UTC 2019 

https://blog.ubuntu.com/2019/01/08/ubuntu-server-development-summary-08-january-2019

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 visit the
Ubuntu Server discourse hub [1] for more
discussion.

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

## Spotlight: cloud-init 18.5 and curtin 18.2 Released
As 2018 drew to a close, we qualified and released curtin 18.2 and
cloud-init 18.5. Both upstream releases are currently available in all
Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) images. For a list of features released, see
curtin [2] and cloud-init [3] milestone release notes on Launchpad.

[2]: https://launchpad.net/curtin/trunk/18.2
[3]: https://launchpad.net/cloud-init/trunk/18.5

## cloud-init

- doc: clean up some datasource documentation.
- ds-identify: fix wrong variable name in
ovf_vmware_transport_guestinfo.
- Scaleway: Support ssh keys provided inside an instance tag. [Porte
Loïc]
- OVF: simplify expected return values of transport functions.
- Vmware: Add support for the com.vmware.guestInfo OVF transport.
  (LP: #1807466 [4])
- HACKING.rst: change contact info to Josh Powers
- Update to pylint 2.2.2.
- Release 18.5 (LP: #1808380 [5])
- tests: add Disco release [Joshua Powers]
- net: render 'metric' values in per-subnet routes
  (LP: #1805871 [6])
- write_files: add support for appending to files. [James Baxter]
- config: On ubuntu select cloud archive mirrors for armel, armhf,
arm64.
  (LP: #1805854 [7])

[4]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1807466
[5]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1808380
[6]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1805871
[7]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1805854

## curtin

- vmtests: network mtu fix-by bump to post 19.04 release
- vmtest: Fix bug preventing explicit disabling of system_upgrade.
- Release 18.2

## Contact the Ubuntu Server team

- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode
- Email the ubuntu-server mailing list [8]
- Find us on the Ubuntu Community Hub - server channel [9]

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

## Bug Work and Triage

- 268 bugs in the backlog [10]
- Notes on daily bug triage [11]

[10]: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs
[11]: 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 [12]. For a
full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu
Server report [13].

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

### Proposed Uploads to the Supported Releases

Please consider testing the following by enabling proposed [14],
checking packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark
affected bugs verified as fixed [15].

[14]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed
[15]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Verification

Total: 3

- rdma-core, bionic, 17.1-1ubuntu0.1, paelzer [16]
- strongswan, bionic, 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.4, paelzer [17]
- strongswan, cosmic, 5.6.3-1ubuntu4.1, paelzer [18]

[16]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdma-core/17.1-1ubuntu0.1
[17]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.6.2-1ubuntu2.4
[18]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.6.3-1ubuntu4.1

### Uploads Released to the Supported Releases

Total: 22

- chrony, xenial, 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1, ebarretto [19]
- chrony, trusty, 1.29-1ubuntu0.1, ebarretto [20]
- exim4, bionic, 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.1, ahasenack [21]
- libvirt, cosmic, 4.6.0-2ubuntu3.2, paelzer [22]
- libvirt, bionic, 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.6, paelzer [23]
- lxc, cosmic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1, stgraber [24]
- lxc, bionic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber [25]
- lxcfs, cosmic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1, stgraber [26]
- lxcfs, bionic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber [27]
- lxd, bionic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber [28]
- postfix, bionic, 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2, ahasenack [29]
- psmisc, bionic, 23.1-1ubuntu0.1, paelzer [30]
- psmisc, cosmic, 23.1-1ubuntu1.1, paelzer [31]
- qemu, xenial, 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.34, paelzer [32]
- qemu, bionic, 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.9, paelzer [33]
- qemu, cosmic, 1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu8.2, paelzer [34]
- rdma-core, cosmic, 19.0-1ubuntu0.1, paelzer [35]
- tmux, bionic, 2.6-3ubuntu0.1, kstenerud [36]
- walinuxagent, trusty, 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.1, sil2100 [37]
- walinuxagent, xenial, 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, sil2100 [38]
- walinuxagent, bionic, 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, sil2100 [39]
- walinuxagent, cosmic, 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.10.1, sil2100 [40]

[19]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chrony/2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1
[20]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chrony/1.29-1ubuntu0.1
[21]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.90.1-1ubuntu1.1
[22]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.6.0-2ubuntu3.2
[23]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu8.6
[24]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1
[25]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[26]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1
[27]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[28]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[29]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postfix/3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2
[30]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/psmisc/23.1-1ubuntu0.1
[31]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/psmisc/23.1-1ubuntu1.1
[32]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.34
[33]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.9
[34]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu8.2
[35]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdma-core/19.0-1ubuntu0.1
[36]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tmux/2.6-3ubuntu0.1
[37]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
[38]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
[39]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
[40]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.10.1

### Uploads to the Development Release

Total: 44

- at, 3.1.23-1ubuntu1, kstenerud [41]
- bind9, 1:9.11.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1, ahasenack [42]
- cloud-init, 18.5-1-g5b065316-0ubuntu1, raharper [43]
- cloud-utils, 0.31-0ubuntu1, smoser [44]
- cloud-utils, 0.30-0ubuntu10, smoser [45]
- curtin, 18.2-0ubuntu1, raharper [46]
- dnsmasq, 2.80-1ubuntu1, juliank [47]
- elinks, 0.12~pre6-14, packages [48]
- facter, 3.11.0-1.1build1, raof [49]
- golang-github-mattn-go-runewidth, 0.0.4-1, team+pkg-go [50]
- groovy, 2.4.16-1ubuntu1, logan [51]
- groovy, 2.4.16-1, pkg-java-maintainers [52]
- grub-legacy-ec2, 1:1ubuntu1, smoser [53]
- ipxe, 1.0.0+git-20180124.fbe8c52d-0ubuntu5, andreserl [54]
- kerberos-configs, 2.6build1, jbicha [55]
- krb5, 1.16.2-1, hartmans [56]
- librabbitmq, 0.9.0-0.2~build1, costamagnagianfranco [57]
- libvirt, 4.6.0-2ubuntu5, paelzer [58]
- maas, 2.5.0-7442-gdf68e30a5-0ubuntu1, andreserl [59]
- net-snmp, 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu5, jbicha [60]
- nmap, 7.70+dfsg1-6~build1, costamagnagianfranco [61]
- nmap, 7.70+dfsg1-5ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [62]
- ocfs2-tools, 1.8.5-7, debian-ha-maintainers [63]
- oops, 0.0.14-0ubuntu1, logan [64]
- open-vm-tools, 2:10.3.5-1, bzed [65]
- pep8, 1.7.1-3, None [66]
- php-defaults, 69ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [67]
- python-boto, 2.44.0-1.1ubuntu1, xnox [68]
- python-django, 1:1.11.18-1ubuntu2, costamagnagianfranco [69]
- python-django, 1:1.11.18-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [70]
- python-django, 1:1.11.17-2ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [71]
- python-django, 1:1.11.17-2, None [72]
- python-django, 1:1.11.17-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [73]
- python-django, 1:1.11.17-1, None [74]
- rabbitmq-server, 3.7.8-4ubuntu2, james-page [75]
- ruby-childprocess, 0.9.0-1, pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers [76]
- ruby2.5, 2.5.3-3ubuntu1, paelzer [77]
- samba, 2:4.9.2+dfsg-2ubuntu2, ahasenack [78]
- simplestreams, 0.1.0-22-g409fdc15-0ubuntu1, smoser [79]
- slof, 20180702+dfsg-1, pkg-qemu-devel [80]
- strongswan, 5.7.1-1ubuntu2, paelzer [81]
- strongswan, 5.7.1-1ubuntu1, paelzer [82]
- sysstat, 12.0.1-1build1, jbicha [83]
- websockify, 0.8.0+dfsg1-10ubuntu2, james-page [84]

[41]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/at/3.1.23-1ubuntu1
[42]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1
[43]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.5-1-g5b065316-0ubuntu1
[44]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-utils/0.31-0ubuntu1
[45]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-utils/0.30-0ubuntu10
[46]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curtin/18.2-0ubuntu1
[47]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.80-1ubuntu1
[48]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/elinks/0.12~pre6-14
[49]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/facter/3.11.0-1.1build1
[50]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-github-mattn-go-runewidth/0.0.4-1
[51]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/groovy/2.4.16-1ubuntu1
[52]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/groovy/2.4.16-1
[53]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-legacy-ec2/1:1ubuntu1
[54]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipxe/1.0.0+git-20180124.fbe8c52d-0ubuntu5
[55]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kerberos-configs/2.6build1
[56]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.16.2-1
[57]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.9.0-0.2~build1
[58]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.6.0-2ubuntu5
[59]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/maas/2.5.0-7442-gdf68e30a5-0ubuntu1
[60]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/net-snmp/5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu5
[61]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nmap/7.70+dfsg1-6~build1
[62]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nmap/7.70+dfsg1-5ubuntu1
[63]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ocfs2-tools/1.8.5-7
[64]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oops/0.0.14-0ubuntu1
[65]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:10.3.5-1
[66]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pep8/1.7.1-3
[67]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php-defaults/69ubuntu1
[68]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-boto/2.44.0-1.1ubuntu1
[69]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.18-1ubuntu2
[70]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.18-1ubuntu1
[71]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.17-2ubuntu1
[72]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.17-2
[73]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.17-1ubuntu1
[74]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.17-1
[75]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rabbitmq-server/3.7.8-4ubuntu2
[76]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-childprocess/0.9.0-1
[77]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.3-3ubuntu1
[78]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.9.2+dfsg-2ubuntu2
[79]:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simplestreams/0.1.0-22-g409fdc15-0ubuntu1
[80]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slof/20180702+dfsg-1
[81]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.7.1-1ubuntu2
[82]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.7.1-1ubuntu1
[83]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/12.0.1-1build1
[84]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/websockify/0.8.0+dfsg1-10ubuntu2
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