Ubuntu Server development summary – 23 January 2018
Joshua Powers
on 23 January 2018
This article was last updated 7 years ago.
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.
cloud-init
- MAAS datasource will avoid re-crawling MAAS metadata across reboots with oauth credentials haven’t changed.
- Do not log warning on config files that represent None (LP: 1742479)
- integration tests: pull in pylxd via git hash due to infrequent formal releases
curtin
- SRU version 17.1
- vmtests: switch to MAAS v3 streams for images and kernels
- vmtests: initialize logger with class names for easy parsing
- Standardize all license headers and file footers
Bug Work and Triage
- 295 in the backlog, 59 bugs reviewed
- Notes on daily bug triage
Contact the Ubuntu Server team
- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode
- Email the ubuntu-server mailing list
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. For a full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu Server report.
Proposed Uploads to the Supported Releases
Please consider testing the following by enabling proposed, checking packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark affected bugs verified as fixed.
Total: 8
clamav, xenial, 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3, paelzercurtin, xenial, 17.1-11-ga4c9636b-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, raharpercurtin, artful, 17.1-11-ga4c9636b-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, raharpercurtin, xenial, 17.1-6-g8b145067-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, raharpercurtin, artful, 17.1-6-g8b145067-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, raharpergoogle-apputils-python, artful, 0.4.1-1ubuntu2.17.10.1, azzar1google-apputils-python, xenial, 0.4.1-1ubuntu2.16.04.1, azzar1postfix, xenial, 3.1.0-3ubuntu0.3, paelzer
Uploads released to the Supported Releases
Total: 17
awstats, xenial, 7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3, ahasenackawstats, artful, 7.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.17.10.2, ahasenackbind9, xenial, 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10, mdeslaurbind9, artful, 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1.1, mdeslaurbind9, trusty, 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.17, mdeslaurcloud-initramfs-tools, xenial, 0.27ubuntu1.5, smosercloud-initramfs-tools, artful, 0.39ubuntu1.1, smosermaas, trusty, 1.9.5+bzr4599-0ubuntu1~14.04.3, andreserlmysql-5.5, trusty, 5.5.59-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, mdeslaurmysql-5.7, artful, 5.7.21-0ubuntu0.17.10.1, mdeslaurmysql-5.7, xenial, 5.7.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, mdeslauropenssh, artful, 1:7.5p1-10ubuntu0.1, mdeslauropenssh, xenial, 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4, mdeslauropenssh, trusty, 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10, mdeslaurrsync, artful, 3.1.2-2ubuntu0.2, leosilvabrsync, xenial, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2, leosilvabrsync, trusty, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4, leosilvab
Uploads to the Development Release
Total: 4
Talk to us today
Interested in running Ubuntu in your organisation?
Newsletter signup
Related posts
London called, and the world answered: creating a Summit without borders
When we announced that the Ubuntu Summit 25.10 would be a remote event, we knew we were taking a big step. We asked ourselves: how can we capture the spirit...
Canonical announces Ubuntu support for the NVIDIA Rubin platform
Official Ubuntu support for the NVIDIA Rubin platform, including the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale systems, announced at CES 2026 CES 2026, Las Vegas. –...
Meet Canonical at CES 2026: A trusted foundation for your device lifecycle
This year, the Canonical team will be at Booth #10562 in the North Hall, we will be demonstrating how Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Pro for Devices, and our partner...