--- title: Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 05 Sep 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-sep-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). ## Spotlight: cloud-init Summit The cloud-init team recently had a [two-day summit](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/31/cloud-init-summit-in-seattle-washington/) to meet with contributors to cloud-init from cloud providers and OS vendors to demo recent developments in cloud-init, resolve outstanding issues, and collect feedback on development and test processes as well as future features. ## cloud-init and curtin ### cloud-init * As a reminder, the cloud-init team has a [mailing list](https://launchpad.net/~cloud-init) that is subscribable if you have a Launchpad account. * No longer package upstart jobs in deb packages built with packages/bddeb. * Fix ec2 tests to avoid leaking unmocked urls to the internet past httpretty registered url. * Add nose-timer to py3 tox environments to better measure expensive tests * Added missing unit tests for oauthlib import error ### curtin * Catch exception by curtin-log-print, causing failure to clean up tests (LP: #1714592) * Fix iSCSI tests as iscsi-targets do not quit session on shutdown (LP: #1713537) ## Bug Work and Triage * 148 bugs reviewed, backlog reduced by 2, 279 in the [backlog](https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs) * [Notes on daily bug triage](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/KnowledgeBase#Bug_Triage) ## IRC Meeting * [IRC Log](https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2017/ubuntu-meeting.2017-09-05-16.05.html) * [Agenda and notes](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Meeting) ## 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 (Artful) ``` asterisk, 1:13.17.1~dfsg-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco cloud-init, 0.7.9-259-g7e76c57b-0ubuntu1, smoser cloud-initramfs-tools, 0.39ubuntu1, smoser docker.io, 1.13.1-0ubuntu2, mwhudson init-system-helpers, 1.49ubuntu1, vorlon ipsec-tools, 1:0.8.2+20140711-10, None ipxe, 1.0.0+git-20161027.b991c67+really20150424.a25a16d-1ubuntu1, paelzer libpcap, 1.8.1-4ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco lxc, 2.0.8-0ubuntu7, stgraber openssh, 1:7.5p1-10, None openssh, 1:7.5p1-9, None pyjwt, 1.4.2-1ubuntu1, jdstrand qemu, 1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu1, paelzer qemu, 1:2.10~rc4+dfsg-0ubuntu1, paelzer raphael, 2.1.0-1ubuntu2, paelzer walinuxagent, 2.2.16-0ubuntu1, sil2100 Total: 16 ``` ### Uploads to Supported Releases (Trusty, Xenial, Yakkety, Zesty) ``` backuppc, xenial, 3.3.1-2ubuntu3.3, brian-murray libvirt, xenial, 1.3.1-1ubuntu10.14, paelzer lxd, xenial, 2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.2, stgraber nut, xenial, 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.2, paelzer nut, trusty, 2.7.1-1ubuntu1.2, paelzer nut, zesty, 2.7.4-5ubuntu2.1, nacc pyjwt, zesty, 1.4.2-1ubuntu0.1, leosilvab pyjwt, xenial, 1.3.0-1ubuntu0.1, leosilvab pyjwt, xenial, 1.3.0-1ubuntu0.1, leosilvab pyjwt, zesty, 1.4.2-1ubuntu0.1, leosilvab samba, zesty, 2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.6, slashd samba, xenial, 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.10, slashd samba, trusty, 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.11, slashd sssd, xenial, 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.8, sil2100 walinuxagent, trusty, 2.2.16-0ubuntu1~14.04.1, sil2100 walinuxagent, xenial, 2.2.16-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, sil2100 walinuxagent, zesty, 2.2.16-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, sil2100 Total: 17 ``` ## 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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