--- title: Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 05 Dec 2017 description: '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 […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-server-development-summary-05-dec-2017?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. 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Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## 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](https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server). ## cloud-init * Queued upstream for merge into Bionic * Queued 17.1.46 SRU for Xenial, Zesty, and Artful * Fix EC2 race on sandboxed dhclient’s pidfile during tempdir teardown (LP: #1735331) * Enable Bionic in Integration Tests * Create LXD and KVM Integration Tests in Jenkins ## curtin * Added mount ‘options’ parameter to the mount storage configuration structure * curthooks.write\_files legacy support (LP: #1731709) * Merged control of curtin install unmounting * Added rootfs on lvm test to vmtests (LP: #1731490) * Fix Bionic netdeps * Enable Bionic in vmtests ## Postgres * Bionic now has postgresql version 10 (LP: #1733527) ## Bug Work and Triage * 290 in the [backlog](https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs), 124 bugs reviewed * [Notes on daily bug triage](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](https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html). For a full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu Server [report](http://reqorts.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/ubuntu-server/merges.html). ### Uploads to the Development Release (Bionic) ``` byobu, 5.124-0ubuntu1, kirkland byobu, 5.123-0ubuntu2, doko cloud-init, 17.1-46-g7acc9e68-0ubuntu1, smoser cluster-glue, 1.0.12-7, None crmsh, 3.0.1-2ubuntu2, vorlon crmsh, 3.0.1-2ubuntu1, vorlon dovecot, 1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu1, paelzer exim4, 4.89-9ubuntu3, mdeslaur iproute2, 4.9.0-1ubuntu3, paelzer nmap, 7.60-1ubuntu2, doko rrdtool, 1.7.0-0ubuntu3, doko rrdtool, 1.7.0-0ubuntu2, doko rrdtool, 1.7.0-0ubuntu1, doko Total: 13 ``` ### Uploads to Supported Releases (Trusty, Xenial, Zesty, Artful) ``` cloud-init, xenial, 17.1-46-g7acc9e68-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, smoser cloud-init, zesty, 17.1-46-g7acc9e68-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, smoser cloud-init, artful, 17.1-46-g7acc9e68-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, smoser exim4, artful, 4.89-5ubuntu1.2, mdeslaur exim4, zesty, 4.88-5ubuntu1.3, mdeslaur ipxe, zesty, 1.0.0+git-20150424.a25a16d-1ubuntu2.2, andreserl ipxe, xenial, 1.0.0+git-20150424.a25a16d-1ubuntu1.2, andreserl libvirt-python, xenial, 1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1, paelzer lxd, xenial, 2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.2, stgraber maas, xenial, 2.3.0-6434-gd354690-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, andreserl maas, zesty, 2.3.0-6434-gd354690-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, andreserl maas, artful, 2.3.0-6434-gd354690-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, andreserl mailman, trusty, 1:2.1.16-2ubuntu0.3, paelzer php7.0, xenial, 7.0.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, nacc php7.1, artful, 7.1.11-0ubuntu0.17.10.1, nacc strongswan, artful, 5.5.1-4ubuntu2.1, paelzer Total: 16 ``` ## Contact the Ubuntu Server team * Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode * Email the [ubuntu-server mailing list](https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server) #### Related posts --- [Rhys Knipe](https://canonical.com/blog/author/rhysknipe) 7 July 2026 ### [Ubuntu Server: a platform made for enterprise scale](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-server-a-platform-made-for-enterprise-scale) Cloud and Infrastructure Ubuntu tech blog A platform is an environment that allows software to run smoothly across the infrastructure, runtime, and application layers. 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