<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>## cloud-init<br><br>- Upload new release to Ubuntu Cosmic. Contains:<br>  - docs: note in rtd about avoiding /tmp when writing files<br>  - ubuntu,centos,debian: get_linux_distro to align with platform.dist<br>  - Fix boothook docs on environment variable name (INSTANCE_I -><br>INSTANCE_ID) (Marc Tamsky)<br>  - update_metadata: a datasource can support network re-config every<br>boot<br>  - tests: drop salt-minion integration test<br>  - Retry on failed import of gpg receive keys.<br>  - tools: Fix run-container when neither source or binary package<br>requested.<br>  - docs: Fix a small spelling error (Oz N Tiram)<br>  - tox: use simplestreams from git repository rather than bzr.<br>- Begin SRU to other supported Ubuntu releases<br>- Docs: add notes about not writting to /tmp due to systemd races<br>- Fix get_linux_distro on debian, ubuntu and centos to mimic<br>platform.dist<br>- Disabled Artful testing<br><br>## curtin<br><br>- SRU run of vmtests with version in proposed<br>- tests: skip by date decorator to run skipped tests, but ignore result<br>- tests: disabled Artful testing<br><br>## Contact the Ubuntu Server team<br><br>- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode<br>- Email the ubuntu-server mailing list [1]<br><br>[1]: <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 [2]<br>- 249 bugs reviewed since the last report<br>- Notes on daily bug triage [3]<br><br>[2]: '<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs">https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs</a><br>[3]: <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 [4]. For a<br>full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu<br>Server report [5].<br><br>[4]: <a href="https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html">https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html</a><br>[5]: <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 [6], checking<br>packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark affected bugs<br>verified as fixed [7].<br><br>[6]: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed</a><br>[7]: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Verification">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Verification</a><br><br>Total: 9<br><br>- cloud-init, xenial, 18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, chad.smith [8]<br>- cloud-init, artful, 18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, chad.smith [9]<br>- cloud-init, bionic, 18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, chad.smith [10]<br>- dovecot, xenial, 1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.8, cyphermox [11]<br>- keepalived, bionic, 1:1.3.9-1ubuntu0.18.04.1, corey.bryant [12]<br>- libapache2-mod-perl2, xenial, 2.0.9-4ubuntu1.1, ahasenack [13]<br>- postgresql-common, xenial, 173ubuntu0.2, juliank [14]<br>- qemu, xenial, 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.31, paelzer [15]<br>- smartmontools, trusty, 6.2+svn3841-1.2ubuntu0.1, ahasenack [16]<br><br>[8]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~16.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~16.04.1</a><br>[9]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~17.10.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~17.10.1</a><br>[10]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~18.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1~18.04.1</a><br>[11]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.8">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.8</a><br>[12]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu0.18.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu0.18.04.1</a><br>[13]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libapache2-mod-perl2/2.0.9-4ubuntu1.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libapache2-mod-perl2/2.0.9-4ubuntu1.1</a><br>[14]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/173ubuntu0.2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/173ubuntu0.2</a><br>[15]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.31">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.31</a><br>[16]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smartmontools/6.2+svn3841-1.2ubuntu0.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smartmontools/6.2+svn3841-1.2ubuntu0.1</a><br><br>### Uploads Released to the Supported Releases<br><br>Total: 15<br><br>- apache2, artful, 2.4.27-2ubuntu4.2, ahasenack [17]<br>- apache2, xenial, 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.9, ahasenack [18]<br>- dns-root-data, artful, 2018013001~17.10.1, mdeslaur [19]<br>- dns-root-data, xenial, 2018013001~16.04.1, mdeslaur [20]<br>- dnsmasq, xenial, 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.5, mdeslaur [21]<br>- <a href="http://docker.io">docker.io</a>, xenial, 17.03.2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1, mwhudson [22]<br>- ebtables, xenial, 2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2.16.04.2, rbalint [23]<br>- ebtables, artful, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.17.10.3, rbalint [24]<br>- ebtables, bionic, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu2.18.04.3, rbalint [25]<br>- ipmitool, bionic, 1.8.18-5ubuntu0.1, dannf [26]<br>- nbd, bionic, 1:3.16.2-1ubuntu0.1, cascardo [27]<br>- php7.2, bionic, 7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2, mdeslaur [28]<br>- php7.2, bionic, 7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, mdeslaur [29]<br>- python-cryptography, bionic, 2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2, leosilvab [30]<br>- screen, bionic, 4.6.2-1ubuntu1, brian-murray [31]<br><br>[17]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.27-2ubuntu4.2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.27-2ubuntu4.2</a><br>[18]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.18-2ubuntu3.9">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.18-2ubuntu3.9</a><br>[19]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dns-root-data/2018013001~17.10.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dns-root-data/2018013001~17.10.1</a><br>[20]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dns-root-data/2018013001~16.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dns-root-data/2018013001~16.04.1</a><br>[21]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.5">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.5</a><br>[22]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/docker.io/17.03.2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/docker.io/17.03.2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1</a><br>[23]: <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>[24]: <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>[25]: <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>[26]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-5ubuntu0.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-5ubuntu0.1</a><br>[27]: <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>[28]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.2</a><br>[29]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1</a><br>[30]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.1.4-1ubuntu1.2</a><br>[31]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/4.6.2-1ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/4.6.2-1ubuntu1</a><br><br>### Uploads to the Development Release<br><br>Total: 26<br><br>- autofs, 5.1.2-4ubuntu1, ahasenack [32]<br>- clamav, 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1, mdeslaur [33]<br>- clamav, 0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu3, ahasenack [34]<br>- cloud-init, 18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1, chad.smith [35]<br>- cloud-initramfs-tools, 0.42ubuntu1, smoser [36]<br>- cloud-initramfs-tools, 0.41ubuntu1, smoser [37]<br>- exim4, 4.91-5ubuntu1, ahasenack [38]<br>- facter, 3.11.0-1build1, doko [39]<br>- ipmitool, 1.8.18-5ubuntu1, dannf [40]<br>- keepalived, 1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1, corey.bryant [41]<br>- ldns, 1.7.0-3ubuntu6, vorlon [42]<br>- libseccomp, 2.3.3-3ubuntu1, tyhicks [43]<br>- php7.2, 7.2.7-0ubuntu2, mdeslaur [44]<br>- php7.2, 7.2.7-0ubuntu1, mdeslaur [45]<br>- pkg-php-tools, 1.36, pkg-php-pear [46]<br>- puppet, 5.5.2-2, pkg-puppet-devel [47]<br>- python-cryptography, 2.2.2-1ubuntu1, leosilvab [48]<br>- python-django, 1:1.11.14-1ubuntu2, costamagnagianfranco [49]<br>- python-django, 1:1.11.14-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco [50]<br>- qemu, 1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu3, paelzer [51]<br>- qemu, 1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu2, paelzer [52]<br>- qemu, 1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu1, paelzer [53]<br>- samba, 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu3, ahasenack [54]<br>- sssd, 1.16.1-1ubuntu4, ahasenack [55]<br>- tomcat8, 8.5.32-1ubuntu2, stefanor [56]<br>- tomcat8, 8.5.32-1ubuntu1, stefanor [57]<br><br>[32]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs/5.1.2-4ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs/5.1.2-4ubuntu1</a><br>[33]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1</a><br>[34]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu3">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu3</a><br>[35]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.3-9-g2e62cb8a-0ubuntu1</a><br>[36]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-initramfs-tools/0.42ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-initramfs-tools/0.42ubuntu1</a><br>[37]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-initramfs-tools/0.41ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-initramfs-tools/0.41ubuntu1</a><br>[38]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.91-5ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.91-5ubuntu1</a><br>[39]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/facter/3.11.0-1build1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/facter/3.11.0-1build1</a><br>[40]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-5ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipmitool/1.8.18-5ubuntu1</a><br>[41]: <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>[42]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldns/1.7.0-3ubuntu6">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldns/1.7.0-3ubuntu6</a><br>[43]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.3.3-3ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.3.3-3ubuntu1</a><br>[44]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu2</a><br>[45]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu1</a><br>[46]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pkg-php-tools/1.36">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pkg-php-tools/1.36</a><br>[47]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/5.5.2-2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/5.5.2-2</a><br>[48]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.2.2-1ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.2.2-1ubuntu1</a><br>[49]: <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>[50]: <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>[51]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu3">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu3</a><br>[52]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu2</a><br>[53]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu1</a><br>[54]: <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>[55]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sssd/1.16.1-1ubuntu4">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sssd/1.16.1-1ubuntu4</a><br>[56]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/8.5.32-1ubuntu2">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/8.5.32-1ubuntu2</a><br>[57]: <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/8.5.32-1ubuntu1">https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/8.5.32-1ubuntu1</a><br><br></div>