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David Britton
on 9 June 2017

Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 9 Jun 2017


The purpose of this weekly update is to make sure our community can follow development with toes dipped in before & between jumping headlong into helping shape Ubuntu Server.

Server Sprint

The Canonical Server team met in Denver, Colorado this week. The purpose was to review the previous release and review progress on Artful work as well as plan out goals for the next LTS coming next year.

Cloud-init/Curtin

  • cloud-init:
  • curtin:
    • Full review of all outstanding merge requests. Comments added where changes, fixes, or clarifications are needed.
    • Updated vmtest to get port from kernel by using port 0.

Server ISOs

All architectures and currently building and passing tests after resolving lp:1694531

Triage Queue

IRC Meeting

Ubuntu Server Packages

 asterisk,1:13.14.1~dfsg-2ubuntu1,bhavi
 docker.io,1.12.6-0ubuntu7,stgraber
 docker.io,1.12.6-0ubuntu6,stgraber
 docker.io,1.12.6-0ubuntu5,stgraber
 dpdk,16.11.1-2,None
 libnl3,3.2.29-0ubuntu3,mdeslaur
 lxcfs,2.0.7-0ubuntu2,stgraber
 lxd,2.14-0ubuntu2,stgraber
 maas,2.2.0+bzr6054-0ubuntu2,andreserl
 nagios-images,0.9.1ubuntu1,nacc
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu7,mdeslaur
 parsedatetime,2.3-1,None
 python-bcrypt,3.1.3-0ubuntu1,james-page
 unbound,1.6.0-3ubuntu3,vorlon
 urwid,1.3.1-2ubuntu1,mwhudson
Totals: 15
  • Uploads to supported releases
 freeradius,3.0.12+dfsg-4ubuntu1.1,mdeslaur
 freeradius,3.0.12+dfsg-4ubuntu1.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.29-0ubuntu2.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.10.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.10.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.29-0ubuntu2.1,mdeslaur
 lxcfs,2.0.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.1,stgraber
 lxcfs,2.0.7-0ubuntu1~17.04.1,stgraber
 lxcfs,2.0.7-0ubuntu1~16.10.1,stgraber
 lxd,2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1,stgraber
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5.2,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5.2,mdeslaur
 puppet,3.4.3-1ubuntu1.2,mdeslaur
 puppet,3.4.3-1ubuntu1.2,mdeslaur
 sssd,1.11.8-0ubuntu0.7,slashd
 sssd,1.11.8-0ubuntu0.7,slashd
 vlan,1.9-3ubuntu10.4,slashd
 walinuxagent,2.2.12-0ubuntu1~16.10.1,sil2100
 walinuxagent,2.2.12-0ubuntu1~17.04.1,sil2100
 walinuxagent,2.2.12-0ubuntu1~16.04.1,sil2100
 walinuxagent,2.2.12-0ubuntu1~14.04.1,sil2100
Total: 31

 

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