<div dir="ltr">Hello Ubuntu Server,<br><br>The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and<br>highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If<br>you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at<br>the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up<br>and use the Ubuntu Server Team mailing list [0].<br><br>[0]: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server</a><br><br>## Spotlight: cloud-init 18.3 Released<br><br>Recently, the cloud-init project released version 18.3 [1]! From the<br>announcement, some highlights include:<br><br>[1]: <a href="https://lists.launchpad.net/cloud-init/msg00164.html">https://lists.launchpad.net/cloud-init/msg00164.html</a><br><br>- OpenStack Datasource now runs at local time frame paving the way for<br>network configuration in the next release.<br>- Fix utf-8 content in user-data (LP: #1768600)<br>- Many SmartOS improvements<br>- Numerous bug fixes, test improvements, and tool changes.<br><br>Version 18.3 is already available in Ubuntu Cosmic. Other Ubuntu<br>releases will have 18.3 shortly as the SRU process is completed.<br><br>## cloud-init<br><br>- update_metadata: a datasource can support network re-config every boot<br>- Retry on failed import of gpg receive keys.<br>- Explicitly prevent `sudo` access for user module (Jacob Bednarz) (LP:<br>#1771468)<br>- docs: Fix a small spelling error (Oz N Tiram)<br>- docs: represent sudo:false in docs for user_groups config module<br>- tools: Fix run-container when neither source or binary package<br>requested.<br>- tox: use simplestreams from git repository rather than bzr.<br>- tests: drop salt-minion integration test (LP: #1778737)<br>- Enabled automatic merge of approved merge requests<br><br>## curtin<br><br>- Added Ubuntu Cosmic vmtests<br>- Enabled automatic merge of approved merge requests<br><br>## simplestreams<br><br>- Migrated project from bzr to git<br>- Updated CI with new location<br><br>## Contact the Ubuntu Server team<br><br>- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode<br>- Email the ubuntu-server mailing list [2]<br><br>[2]: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server</a><br><br>## Bug Work and Triage<br><br>- 289 in the backlog [3]<br>- 301 bugs reviewed since the last report<br>- Notes on daily bug triage [4]<br><br>[3]: '<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs">https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs</a><br>[4]: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/KnowledgeBase#Bug_Triage">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/KnowledgeBase#Bug_Triage</a><br><br>## Ubuntu Server Packages<br><br>Below is a summary of uploads to the development and supported<br>releases. Current status of the Debian to Ubuntu merges is tracked on<br>the Merge-o-Matic page [5]. For a<br>full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu<br>Server report [6].<br><br>[5]: <a href="https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html">https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html</a><br>[6]: <a href="http://reqorts.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/ubuntu-server/merges.html">http://reqorts.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/ubuntu-server/merges.html</a><br><br>### Proposed Uploads to the Supported Releases<br><br>Please consider testing the following by enabling proposed [7], checking<br>packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark affected bugs<br>verified as fixed [8].<br><br>[7]: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed</a><br>[8]: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Verification">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Verification</a><br><br>Total: 9<br><br>- cloud-init, xenial, 18.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, chad.smith [9]<br>- cloud-init, artful, 18.3-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, chad.smith [10]<br>- cloud-init, bionic, 18.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, chad.smith [11]<br>- ebtables, xenial, 2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2, rbalint [12]<br>- ebtables, artful, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.3, rbalint [13]<br>- ebtables, bionic, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.3, rbalint [14]<br>- ebtables, artful, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.2, rbalint [15]<br>- ebtables, bionic, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.2, rbalint [16]<br>- nbd, bionic, 1:3.16.2-1ubuntu0.1, cascardo [17]<br><br>[9]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1~16.04.1</a><br>[10]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1~17.10.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1~17.10.1</a><br>[11]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1</a><br>[12]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2</a><br>[13]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.3">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.3</a><br>[14]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.3">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.3</a><br>[15]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.2</a><br>[16]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.2</a><br>[17]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nbd/1:3.16.2-1ubuntu0.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nbd/1:3.16.2-1ubuntu0.1</a><br><br>### Uploads Released to the Supported Releases<br><br>Total: 14<br><br>- apache2, bionic, 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.2, ahasenack [18]<br>- dovecot, bionic, 1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.1, paelzer [19]<br>- libvirt, bionic, 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.3, paelzer [20]<br>- lxc, bionic, 3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber [21]<br>- lxcfs, bionic, 3.0.1-0ubuntu2~18.04.1, stgraber [22]<br>- lxd, bionic, 3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber [23]<br>- openipmi, xenial, 2.0.18-0ubuntu11.2, manjo [24]<br>- openipmi, artful, 2.0.22-1.1ubuntu1.1, manjo [25]<br>- openipmi, bionic, 2.0.22-1.1ubuntu2.1, manjo [26]<br>- pollinate, trusty, 4.33-0ubuntu1~14.04.1, chad.smith [27]<br>- pollinate, xenial, 4.33-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, chad.smith [28]<br>- pollinate, artful, 4.33-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, chad.smith [29]<br>- qemu, bionic, 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.4, paelzer [30]<br>- quota, bionic, 4.04-2ubuntu0.1, paelzer [31]<br><br>[18]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.29-1ubuntu4.2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.29-1ubuntu4.2</a><br>[19]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.1</a><br>[20]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu8.3">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu8.3</a><br>[21]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1</a><br>[22]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/3.0.1-0ubuntu2~18.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/3.0.1-0ubuntu2~18.04.1</a><br>[23]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1</a><br>[24]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.18-0ubuntu11.2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.18-0ubuntu11.2</a><br>[25]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.22-1.1ubuntu1.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.22-1.1ubuntu1.1</a><br>[26]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.22-1.1ubuntu2.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openipmi/2.0.22-1.1ubuntu2.1</a><br>[27]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.33-0ubuntu1~14.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.33-0ubuntu1~14.04.1</a><br>[28]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.33-0ubuntu1~16.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.33-0ubuntu1~16.04.1</a><br>[29]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.33-0ubuntu1~17.10.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.33-0ubuntu1~17.10.1</a><br>[30]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.4">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.4</a><br>[31]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quota/4.04-2ubuntu0.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quota/4.04-2ubuntu0.1</a><br><br>### Uploads to the Development Release<br><br>Total: 31<br><br>- apache2, 2.4.33-3ubuntu3, ahasenack [32]<br>- bind9, 1:9.11.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1, ahasenack [33]<br>- cheetah, 3.1.0-2build1, doko [34]<br>- cloud-init, 18.3-0ubuntu1, chad.smith [35]<br>- ebtables, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu5, ddstreet [36]<br>- ethtool, 1:4.16-1, debian-kernel [37]<br>- keepalived, 1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1, corey.bryant [38]<br>- ldns, 1.7.0-3ubuntu5, doko [39]<br>- libvirt, 4.0.0-1ubuntu13, cyphermox [40]<br>- libvirt-python, 4.0.0-1build1, doko [41]<br>- libyaml, 0.2.1-1, andersk [42]<br>- libyaml, 0.2.1-1~build1, costamagnagianfranco [43]<br>- markupsafe, 1.0-1build2, doko [44]<br>- memcached, 1.5.6-1, gui-iroqwa [45]<br>- mod-wsgi, 4.5.17-1build1, doko [46]<br>- nghttp2, 1.32.0-1, tomasz-s [47]<br>- pylibmc, 1.5.2-1build2, doko [48]<br>- python-bcrypt, 3.1.4-2build1, doko [49]<br>- python-cffi, 1.11.5-1build1, doko [50]<br>- python-django, 1:1.11.14-1ubuntu2, costamagnagianfranco [51]<br>- python-django, 1:1.11.14-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [52]<br>- python-django, 1:1.11.13-2ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [53]<br>- python-django, 1:1.11.13-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [54]<br>- python-gevent, 1.2.2-2build1, doko [55]<br>- python-happybase, 1.1.0-0ubuntu1, corey.bryant [56]<br>- python-sysv-ipc, 0.6.8-2build5, doko [57]<br>- python-tornado, 5.0.2-1build1, doko [58]<br>- rrdtool, 1.7.0-1build2, doko [59]<br>- samba, 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu3, ahasenack [60]<br>- subunit, 1.3.0-1, openstack-devel [61]<br>- urwid, 2.0.1-2build1, doko [62]<br><br>[32]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.33-3ubuntu3">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.33-3ubuntu3</a><br>[33]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1</a><br>[34]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheetah/3.1.0-2build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cheetah/3.1.0-2build1</a><br>[35]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-0ubuntu1</a><br>[36]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu5">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ebtables/2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu5</a><br>[37]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ethtool/1:4.16-1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ethtool/1:4.16-1</a><br>[38]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1</a><br>[39]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldns/1.7.0-3ubuntu5">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldns/1.7.0-3ubuntu5</a><br>[40]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu13">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu13</a><br>[41]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt-python/4.0.0-1build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt-python/4.0.0-1build1</a><br>[42]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libyaml/0.2.1-1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libyaml/0.2.1-1</a><br>[43]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libyaml/0.2.1-1~build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libyaml/0.2.1-1~build1</a><br>[44]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/markupsafe/1.0-1build2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/markupsafe/1.0-1build2</a><br>[45]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/1.5.6-1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/1.5.6-1</a><br>[46]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mod-wsgi/4.5.17-1build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mod-wsgi/4.5.17-1build1</a><br>[47]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nghttp2/1.32.0-1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nghttp2/1.32.0-1</a><br>[48]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pylibmc/1.5.2-1build2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pylibmc/1.5.2-1build2</a><br>[49]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-bcrypt/3.1.4-2build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-bcrypt/3.1.4-2build1</a><br>[50]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cffi/1.11.5-1build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cffi/1.11.5-1build1</a><br>[51]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.14-1ubuntu2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.14-1ubuntu2</a><br>[52]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.14-1ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.14-1ubuntu1</a><br>[53]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.13-2ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.13-2ubuntu1</a><br>[54]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.13-1ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.13-1ubuntu1</a><br>[55]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-gevent/1.2.2-2build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-gevent/1.2.2-2build1</a><br>[56]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-happybase/1.1.0-0ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-happybase/1.1.0-0ubuntu1</a><br>[57]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-sysv-ipc/0.6.8-2build5">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-sysv-ipc/0.6.8-2build5</a><br>[58]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-tornado/5.0.2-1build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-tornado/5.0.2-1build1</a><br>[59]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rrdtool/1.7.0-1build2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rrdtool/1.7.0-1build2</a><br>[60]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu3">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu3</a><br>[61]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subunit/1.3.0-1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subunit/1.3.0-1</a><br>[62]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/urwid/2.0.1-2build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/urwid/2.0.1-2build1</a><br><br></div>