# 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 ## Spotlight: Seeding Snaps with MAAS Chad on the cloud-init team recently worked on adding the ability to seed snaps using curtin. [His recent blog post][1] details how the new feature works. TL;DR: cloud-init already provides a [snappy cloud_config module][2], just use that. :) [1]: https://blackboxsw.github.io/seed-snaps-using-maas.html [2]: https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/modules.html#snappy ## cloud-init - Fix undeclared variable code paths and traceback in cloud-init status command [LP: #1744796][3] - Upload master to Ubuntu Bionic (17.2-25-gc03bdd3d-0ubuntu1) - Readthedocs documentation update to include new [command line subcommands status and collect-logs][4] - GCE: Improvements and changes to ssh key behavior for default user (Max Illfelder) - Azure VM Preprovisioning support (Douglas Jordan) - OpenNebula: Improve network configuration support (Akihiko Ota) - btrfs: support resizing if root is mounted ro (Robert Schweikert) - docs: Fix typos in docs and one debug message (Florian Grignon) - Recognize uppercase vfat disk labels (James Penick) [3]: http://pad.lv/1744796 [4]: https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/capabilities.html#cli-subcommand-details ## curtin - For faster system triage, automatically collect ephemeral system information and system logs in the event of errors in /var/log/curtin/curtin-error-logs.tar, see the [install docs][5] for more - Skip integration tests with known open bugs to avoid test failures when feature is not yet released - Enable seeding snaps during installs [5]: http://curtin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/config.html#install ## Bug Work and Triage - 289 in the [backlog][6], 112 bugs reviewed - [Notes on daily bug triage][7] [6]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs [7]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/KnowledgeBase#Bug_Triage ## Contact the Ubuntu Server team - Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode - Email the [ubuntu-server mailing list][8] [8]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server ## 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][9]. For a full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu Server [report][10]. [9]: https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html [10]: http://reqorts.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/ubuntu-server/merges.html ### Proposed Uploads to the Supported Releases Please consider testing the following by [enabling proposed][11], checking packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark affected bugs [verified as fixed][12]. [11]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed [12]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Verification Total: 1 - [`spamassassin, artful, 3.4.1-7ubuntu1, paelzer`][13] [13]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spamassassin/3.4.1-7ubuntu1 ### Uploads released to the Supported Releases Total: 6 - [`clamav, xenial, 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3, paelzer`][14] - [`google-apputils-python, xenial, 0.4.1-1ubuntu2.16.04.1, azzar1`][15] - [`google-apputils-python, artful, 0.4.1-1ubuntu2.17.10.1, azzar1`][16] - [`rsync, artful, 3.1.2-2ubuntu0.2, leosilvab`][17] - [`rsync, xenial, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2, leosilvab`][18] - [`rsync, trusty, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4, leosilvab`][19] [14]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 [15]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-apputils-python/0.4.1-1ubuntu2.16.04.1 [16]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-apputils-python/0.4.1-1ubuntu2.17.10.1 [17]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.2-2ubuntu0.2 [18]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2 [19]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4 ### Uploads to the Development Release Total: 15 - [`autofs, 5.1.2-1ubuntu2, ahasenack`][20] - [`bind9, 1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu1, ahasenack`][21] - [`celery, 4.1.0-2ubuntu1, nacc`][22] - [`celery, 4.1.0-2, None`][23] - [`cloud-init, 17.2-25-gc03bdd3d-0ubuntu1, chad.smith`][24] - [`cloud-init, 17.2-20-g32a6a176-0ubuntu1, chad.smith`][25] - [`golang-golang-x-net-dev, 1:0.0+git20170629.c81e7f2+dfsg-2, pkg-go-maintainers`][26] - [`ipxe, 1.0.0+git-20180124.fbe8c52d-0ubuntu1, paelzer`][27] - [`libp11, 0.4.7-2ubuntu1, xnox`][28] - [`libvirt, 4.0.0-1ubuntu1, paelzer`][29] - [`multipath-tools, 0.7.4-2ubuntu1, juliank`][30] - [`python-cryptography, 2.1.4-1build1, xnox`][31] - [`qemu, 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1, paelzer`][32] - [`rdma-core, 16.1-2, benjamin-drung`][33] - [`samba, 2:4.7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1, ahasenack`][34] [20]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs/5.1.2-1ubuntu2 [21]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu1 [22]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/celery/4.1.0-2ubuntu1 [23]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/celery/4.1.0-2 [24]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/17.2-25-gc03bdd3d-0ubuntu1 [25]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/17.2-20-g32a6a176-0ubuntu1 [26]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-golang-x-net-dev/1:0.0+git20170629.c81e7f2+dfsg-2 [27]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipxe/1.0.0+git-20180124.fbe8c52d-0ubuntu1 [28]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libp11/0.4.7-2ubuntu1 [29]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu1 [30]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/multipath-tools/0.7.4-2ubuntu1 [31]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.1.4-1build1 [32]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1 [33]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdma-core/16.1-2 [34]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1 -- David Britton <[email protected]> -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
