For those that prefer to read online: https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/17/ubuntu-server-development-summary-17-april-2018
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: Ubuntu Bionic: Using chrony to configure NTP In Bionic, chrony is now used to configure NTP. Check out Josh's [blog post][1] as an introduction to getting started with chrony and some additional features of it. [1]: https://insights.ubuntu.com/2018/04/09/ubuntu-bionic-using-chrony-to-configure-ntp ## Call for testing: mongodb 3.6 As announced on the server mailing list, Robie has asked for [testing of mongodb][2] as version 3.6 was uploaded to Bionic. If you are a heavy user of mongodb please give mongodb a shot and file any issues you come across. [2]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2018-April/007697.html ## cloud-init - Instance needing ntp services can now configure chrony, ntp timesyncd or a custom ntp service. Chrony is the default ntp client in Bionic (LP: #1749722 [3]) - Add ubuntu-bug (apport) integration for Brightbox, IBMCloud, OpenTelecom and LXD clouds - Improved development tooling: cloud-image-snapshot lxc-proposed-snapshot - Fix jinja rendering of non-ascii characters presented in cloud-init config templates - growpart: fix bug that stopped GPT disks from being grown past 2TB (LP: #1762748 [4]) [3]: http://pad.lv/1749722 [4]: http://pad.lv/1762748 ## curtin - Ubuntu SRU of 18.1 to Xenial and Artful is complete ## git-ubuntu - 4850 out of 5000 imports of main done - continue to make progress and find larger packages to blacklist ## Contact the Ubuntu Server team - Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode - Email the ubuntu-server mailing list [5] [5]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server ## Bug Work and Triage - 279 in the backlog [6] - 140 bugs reviewed since the last report - Notes on daily bug triage [7] [6]: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs [7]: 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 [8]. For a full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu Server report [9]. [8]: https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html [9]: http://reqorts.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/ubuntu-server/merges.html ### Uploads Released to the Supported Releases Total: 10 - curtin, artful, 18.1-1-g45564eef-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, raharper [10] - curtin, xenial, 18.1-1-g45564eef-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, raharper [11] - libvirt, xenial, 1.3.1-1ubuntu10.21, paelzer [12] - libvirt, artful, 3.6.0-1ubuntu6.5, paelzer [13] - pacemaker, trusty, 1.1.10+git20130802-1ubuntu2.5, xtrusia [14] - qemu, xenial, 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.25, paelzer [15] - ruby1.9.1, trusty, 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.11, leosilvab [16] - ruby1.9.1, trusty, 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.10, leosilvab [17] - ruby2.3, artful, 2.3.3-1ubuntu1.5, leosilvab [18] - ruby2.3, xenial, 2.3.1-2~16.04.9, leosilvab [19] [10]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curtin/18.1-1-g45564eef-0ubuntu1~17.10.1 [11]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curtin/18.1-1-g45564eef-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 [12]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/1.3.1-1ubuntu10.21 [13]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/3.6.0-1ubuntu6.5 [14]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pacemaker/1.1.10+git20130802-1ubuntu2.5 [15]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.25 [16]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.11 [17]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.10 [18]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.3-1ubuntu1.5 [19]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.3/2.3.1-2~16.04.9 ### Uploads to the Development Release Total: 14 - autofs, 5.1.2-1ubuntu3, ahasenack [20] - awscli, 1.14.44-1ubuntu1, racb [21] - bind9, 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1, tjaalton [22] - cloud-init, 18.2-9-g49b562c9-0ubuntu1, chad.smith [23] - cloud-init, 18.2-4-g05926e48-0ubuntu2, smoser [24] - cloud-utils, 0.30-0ubuntu5, smoser [25] - cloud-utils, 0.30-0ubuntu4, smoser [26] - maas, 2.4.0~beta2-6865-gec43e47e6-0ubuntu1, andreserl [27] - nghttp2, 1.30.0-1ubuntu1, mdeslaur [28] - nginx, 1.13.12-0ubuntu1, teward [29] - nmap, 7.60-1ubuntu5, jbicha [30] - simplestreams, 0.1.0~bzr460-0ubuntu1, smoser [31] - sosreport, 3.5-1ubuntu3, doko [32] - xen, 4.9.2-0ubuntu1, smb [33] [20]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs/5.1.2-1ubuntu3 [21]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/awscli/1.14.44-1ubuntu1 [22]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1 [23]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.2-9-g49b562c9-0ubuntu1 [24]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.2-4-g05926e48-0ubuntu2 [25]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-utils/0.30-0ubuntu5 [26]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-utils/0.30-0ubuntu4 [27]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/maas/2.4.0~beta2-6865-gec43e47e6-0ubuntu1 [28]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nghttp2/1.30.0-1ubuntu1 [29]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.13.12-0ubuntu1 [30]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nmap/7.60-1ubuntu5 [31]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simplestreams/0.1.0~bzr460-0ubuntu1 [32]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sosreport/3.5-1ubuntu3 [33]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen/4.9.2-0ubuntu1 -- 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
