--- title: Ubuntu Server development summary – 08 January 2019 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-08-january-2019?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Chad Smith](https://canonical.com/blog/author/chad-smith "More about Chad Smith") 8 January 2019 # Ubuntu Server development summary – 08 January 2019 [Server](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/server) [Ubuntu Server](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-server) [weekly](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/weekly) --- Share the article # 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) or visit the [Ubuntu Server discourse hub](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/server) for more discussion. ## Spotlight: cloud-init 18.5 and curtin 18.2 Released As 2018 drew to a close, we qualified and released curtin 18.2 and cloud-init 18.5. Both upstream releases are currently available in all Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) images. For a list of features released, see [curtin](https://launchpad.net/curtin/trunk/18.2) and [cloud-init](https://launchpad.net/cloud-init/trunk/18.5) milestone release notes on Launchpad. ## cloud-init * doc: clean up some datasource documentation. * ds-identify: fix wrong variable name in ovf\_vmware\_transport\_guestinfo. * Scaleway: Support ssh keys provided inside an instance tag. [Porte Loïc] * OVF: simplify expected return values of transport functions. * Vmware: Add support for the com.vmware.guestInfo OVF transport. ([LP: #1807466](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1807466)) * HACKING.rst: change contact info to Josh Powers * Update to pylint 2.2.2. * Release 18.5 ([LP: #1808380](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1808380)) * tests: add Disco release [Joshua Powers] * net: render ‘metric’ values in per-subnet routes ([LP: #1805871](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1805871)) * write\_files: add support for appending to files. [James Baxter] * config: On ubuntu select cloud archive mirrors for armel, armhf, arm64. ([LP: #1805854](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1805854)) ## curtin * vmtests: network mtu fix-by bump to post 19.04 release * vmtest: Fix bug preventing explicit disabling of system\_upgrade. * Release 18.2 ## 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) * Find us on the [Ubuntu Community Hub – server channel](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/server) ## Bug Work and Triage * 268 bugs in the [backlog](https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs) * [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). ### Proposed Uploads to the Supported Releases Please consider testing the following by [enabling proposed](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed), checking packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark affected bugs [verified as fixed](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Verification). Total: 3 * [`rdma-core, bionic, 17.1-1ubuntu0.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdma-core/17.1-1ubuntu0.1) * [`strongswan, bionic, 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.4, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.6.2-1ubuntu2.4) * [`strongswan, cosmic, 5.6.3-1ubuntu4.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.6.3-1ubuntu4.1) ### Uploads Released to the Supported Releases Total: 22 * [`chrony, xenial, 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1, ebarretto`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chrony/2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1) * [`chrony, trusty, 1.29-1ubuntu0.1, ebarretto`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chrony/1.29-1ubuntu0.1) * [`exim4, bionic, 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.1, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exim4/4.90.1-1ubuntu1.1) * [`libvirt, cosmic, 4.6.0-2ubuntu3.2, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.6.0-2ubuntu3.2) * [`libvirt, bionic, 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.6, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu8.6) * [`lxc, cosmic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1, stgraber`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1) * [`lxc, bionic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1) * [`lxcfs, cosmic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1, stgraber`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.10.1) * [`lxcfs, bionic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1) * [`lxd, bionic, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1) * [`postfix, bionic, 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postfix/3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2) * [`psmisc, bionic, 23.1-1ubuntu0.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/psmisc/23.1-1ubuntu0.1) * [`psmisc, cosmic, 23.1-1ubuntu1.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/psmisc/23.1-1ubuntu1.1) * [`qemu, xenial, 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.34, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.34) * [`qemu, bionic, 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.9, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.9) * [`qemu, cosmic, 1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu8.2, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.12+dfsg-3ubuntu8.2) * [`rdma-core, cosmic, 19.0-1ubuntu0.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdma-core/19.0-1ubuntu0.1) * [`tmux, bionic, 2.6-3ubuntu0.1, kstenerud`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tmux/2.6-3ubuntu0.1) * [`walinuxagent, trusty, 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.1, sil2100`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.1) * [`walinuxagent, xenial, 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, sil2100`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.1) * [`walinuxagent, bionic, 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, sil2100`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.1) * [`walinuxagent, cosmic, 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.10.1, sil2100`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.10.1) ### Uploads to the Development Release Total: 44 * [`at, 3.1.23-1ubuntu1, kstenerud`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/at/3.1.23-1ubuntu1) * [`bind9, 1:9.11.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1) * [`cloud-init, 18.5-1-g5b065316-0ubuntu1, raharper`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/18.5-1-g5b065316-0ubuntu1) * [`cloud-utils, 0.31-0ubuntu1, smoser`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-utils/0.31-0ubuntu1) * [`cloud-utils, 0.30-0ubuntu10, smoser`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-utils/0.30-0ubuntu10) * [`curtin, 18.2-0ubuntu1, raharper`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curtin/18.2-0ubuntu1) * [`dnsmasq, 2.80-1ubuntu1, juliank`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.80-1ubuntu1) * [`elinks, 0.12~pre6-14, packages`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/elinks/0.12~pre6-14) * [`facter, 3.11.0-1.1build1, raof`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/facter/3.11.0-1.1build1) * [`golang-github-mattn-go-runewidth, 0.0.4-1, team+pkg-go`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-github-mattn-go-runewidth/0.0.4-1) * [`groovy, 2.4.16-1ubuntu1, logan`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/groovy/2.4.16-1ubuntu1) * [`groovy, 2.4.16-1, pkg-java-maintainers`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/groovy/2.4.16-1) * [`grub-legacy-ec2, 1:1ubuntu1, smoser`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-legacy-ec2/1:1ubuntu1) * [`ipxe, 1.0.0+git-20180124.fbe8c52d-0ubuntu5, andreserl`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipxe/1.0.0+git-20180124.fbe8c52d-0ubuntu5) * [`kerberos-configs, 2.6build1, jbicha`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kerberos-configs/2.6build1) * [`krb5, 1.16.2-1, hartmans`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/krb5/1.16.2-1) * [`librabbitmq, 0.9.0-0.2~build1, costamagnagianfranco`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librabbitmq/0.9.0-0.2~build1) * [`libvirt, 4.6.0-2ubuntu5, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.6.0-2ubuntu5) * [`maas, 2.5.0-7442-gdf68e30a5-0ubuntu1, andreserl`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/maas/2.5.0-7442-gdf68e30a5-0ubuntu1) * [`net-snmp, 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu5, jbicha`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/net-snmp/5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu5) * [`nmap, 7.70+dfsg1-6~build1, costamagnagianfranco`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nmap/7.70+dfsg1-6~build1) * [`nmap, 7.70+dfsg1-5ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nmap/7.70+dfsg1-5ubuntu1) * [`ocfs2-tools, 1.8.5-7, debian-ha-maintainers`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ocfs2-tools/1.8.5-7) * [`oops, 0.0.14-0ubuntu1, logan`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oops/0.0.14-0ubuntu1) * [`open-vm-tools, 2:10.3.5-1, bzed`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:10.3.5-1) * [`pep8, 1.7.1-3, None`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pep8/1.7.1-3) * [`php-defaults, 69ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php-defaults/69ubuntu1) * [`python-boto, 2.44.0-1.1ubuntu1, xnox`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-boto/2.44.0-1.1ubuntu1) * [`python-django, 1:1.11.18-1ubuntu2, costamagnagianfranco`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.18-1ubuntu2) * [`python-django, 1:1.11.18-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.18-1ubuntu1) * [`python-django, 1:1.11.17-2ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.17-2ubuntu1) * [`python-django, 1:1.11.17-2, None`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.17-2) * [`python-django, 1:1.11.17-1ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.17-1ubuntu1) * [`python-django, 1:1.11.17-1, None`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.17-1) * [`rabbitmq-server, 3.7.8-4ubuntu2, james-page`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rabbitmq-server/3.7.8-4ubuntu2) * [`ruby-childprocess, 0.9.0-1, pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-childprocess/0.9.0-1) * [`ruby2.5, 2.5.3-3ubuntu1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby2.5/2.5.3-3ubuntu1) * [`samba, 2:4.9.2+dfsg-2ubuntu2, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.9.2+dfsg-2ubuntu2) * [`simplestreams, 0.1.0-22-g409fdc15-0ubuntu1, smoser`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simplestreams/0.1.0-22-g409fdc15-0ubuntu1) * [`slof, 20180702+dfsg-1, pkg-qemu-devel`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slof/20180702+dfsg-1) * [`strongswan, 5.7.1-1ubuntu2, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.7.1-1ubuntu2) * [`strongswan, 5.7.1-1ubuntu1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.7.1-1ubuntu1) * [`sysstat, 12.0.1-1build1, jbicha`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/12.0.1-1build1) * [`websockify, 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