--- title: Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 16 Jun 2017 description: 'The purpose of this weekly update is to make sure our community can follow development with toes dipped in before and between jumping headlong into helping shape Ubuntu Server! Spotlight: Task Tracking The Canonical Server Team is using Trello to track our weekly tasks. Feel free to take a peek and follow along on the Ubuntu […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-server-development-summary-16-jun-2017?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [David Britton](https://canonical.com/blog/author/davidpbritton "More about David Britton") 16 June 2017 # Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 16 Jun 2017 [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 The purpose of this weekly update is to make sure our community can follow development with toes dipped in before and between jumping headlong into helping shape Ubuntu Server! ## Spotlight: Task Tracking The Canonical Server Team is using Trello to track our weekly tasks. Feel free to take a peek and follow along on the [Ubuntu Server Daily board](https://trello.com/b/U9HhWyT0/ubuntu-server-daily). ## cloud-init and curtin ### cloud-init * Uploaded package to Artful and supported releases proposed * Met with Redhat team to discuss packaging and release processes * Change config/cloud.cfg to act as template to allow downstream distributions to generate this for special needs * Added makefile target to install dependencies on various downstream distributions * Enable auto-generation of module docs from schema attribute if present * Change Redhat spec file based on init system * Convert templates from cheetah to jinja to allow building in python3 environments * Setup testing of daily cloud-init COPR builds * Fix LP: #1693361 race between apt-daily and cloud-init * Fix LP: #1686754 sysconfig renderer from leaving CIDR notation instead of netmask * Fix LP: #1686751 selinux issues while running under Redhat ### curtin * Created PPA for MAAS passthrough networking test * Fix LP: #1645680 adding PPA due to new GPG agent ## Bug Work and Triage * Extended Ubuntu Server triage tool to assist with expiration of bugs in backlog * Review expiring ubuntu-server subscribed bugs in backlog * Review server-next tagged bugs for priority and relevance * Triage samba bugs from backlog * 64 bugs reviewed, 1 accepted, 317 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.2017-06-13-16.01.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). ### Uploads to the Development Release (Artful) ``` billiard, 3.5.0.2-0ubuntu1, nacc celery, 4.0.2-0ubuntu1, nacc cloud-initramfs-tools, 0.38ubuntu1, smoser curtin, 0.1.0~bzr505-0ubuntu1, smoser lxcfs, 2.0.7-0ubuntu3, stgraber lxd, 2.14-0ubuntu4, stgraber lxd, 2.14-0ubuntu3, stgraber nss, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu2, mdeslaur python-boto, 2.44.0-1ubuntu2, racb python-tornado, 4.5.1-0ubuntu1, mwhudson rrdtool, 1.6.0-1ubuntu1, vorlon ruby2.3, 2.3.3-1ubuntu1, mdeslaur samba, 2:4.5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu1, mdeslaur Total: 13 ``` ### Uploads to Supported Releases (Trusty, Xenial, Yakkety, Zesty) ``` cloud-init, xenial, 0.7.9-153-g16a7302f-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, smoser cloud-init, yakkety, 0.7.9-153-g16a7302f-0ubuntu1~16.10.1, smoser cloud-init, zesty, 0.7.9-153-g16a7302f-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, smoser ebtables, trusty, 2.0.10.4-3ubuntu1.14.04.1, slashd ebtables, xenial, 2.0.10.4-3.4ubuntu2, slashd ebtables, yakkety, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu1.16.10.1, slashd ebtables, zesty, 2.0.10.4-3.5ubuntu1.17.04.1, slashd lxc, zesty, 2.0.8-0ubuntu1~17.04.2, stgraber lxc, yakkety, 2.0.8-0ubuntu1~16.10.2, stgraber lxc, xenial, 2.0.8-0ubuntu1~16.04.2, stgraber lxd, zesty, 2.14-0ubuntu3~17.04.1, stgraber lxd, yakkety, 2.14-0ubuntu3~16.10.1, stgraber lxd, xenial, 2.14-0ubuntu3~16.04.1, stgraber multipath-tools, yakkety, 0.5.0+git1.656f8865-5ubuntu7.3, cyphermox vlan, trusty, 1.9-3ubuntu10.4, slashd vlan, xenial, 1.9-3.2ubuntu1.16.04.3, slashd vlan, yakkety, 1.9-3.2ubuntu2.16.10.2, slashd vlan, zesty, 1.9-3.2ubuntu2.17.04.2, slashd Total: 18 ``` ## 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) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. 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