--- title: Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 22 Aug 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-22-aug-2017?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [David Britton](https://canonical.com/blog/author/davidpbritton "More about David Britton") 22 August 2017 # Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 22 Aug 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 # 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: git ubuntu – More on the Imported Repositories The [third post](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/21/git-ubuntu-more-on-the-imported-repositories/) of the git ubuntu series, Robie Basak goes into further details about what gets imported to the repositories. Below are links to the entire series: * [Developing Ubuntu using Git](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/24/developing-ubuntu-using-git/) * [`git ubuntu clone`](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/09/git-ubuntu-clone/) * [More on the Imported Repositories](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/21/git-ubuntu-more-on-the-imported-repositories/) ## cloud-init * New upload to artful, SRU process started * Merged support for setting admin passwords and expiry in VMware’s VCloud Director * Merged tooling for basic [performance analysis](https://code.launchpad.net/~chad.smith/cloud-init/+git/cloud-init/+merge/328819) * Documented [packaging process](https://gist.github.com/smoser/6391b854e6a80475aac473bba4ef0310#file-ubuntu-release-process-md) to enable others to start uploading ## Bug Work and Triage * 114 bugs reviewed, backlog reduced by 9, 284 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.2017-08-22-16.01.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). 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). * vmbuilder, sandbox-upgrader, auto-upgrade-testing were removed from the archive (LP: #1260062) ### Uploads to the Development Release (Artful) ``` asterisk, 1:13.17.0~dfsg-2ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco bind9, 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.5ubuntu1, nacc byobu, 5.122-0ubuntu1, kirkland byobu, 5.121-0ubuntu2, vorlon clamav, 0.99.2+dfsg-6ubuntu2, mdeslaur cloud-init, 0.7.9-243-ge74d775-0ubuntu1, smoser cyrus-sasl2, 2.1.27~101-g0780600+dfsg-3ubuntu1, nacc dpdk, 17.05.1-3, None exim4, 4.89-5ubuntu1, paelzer golang-context, 1.1-2ubuntu1, mwhudson golang-github-gorilla-mux, 1.1-3ubuntu1, mwhudson golang-github-mattn-go-colorable, 0.0.6-1ubuntu7, mwhudson golang-github-mattn-go-sqlite3, 1.2.0+git20170802.105.6654e41~dfsg1-1ubuntu1, mwhudson golang-github-olekukonko-tablewriter, 0.0~git20170719.0.be5337e-1ubuntu1, mwhudson golang-github-pborman-uuid, 0.0+git20150824.0.cccd189-1ubuntu9, mwhudson golang-go.crypto, 1:0.0~git20170629.0.5ef0053-1ubuntu1, mwhudson golang-gocapability-dev, 0.0~git20160928.0.e7cb7fa-1ubuntu2, mwhudson golang-golang-x-net-dev, 1:0.0+git20170629.c81e7f2+dfsg-1ubuntu1, mwhudson golang-gopkg-flosch-pongo2.v3, 3.0+git20141028.0.5e81b81-0ubuntu9, mwhudson golang-gopkg-inconshreveable-log15.v2, 2.11+git20150921.0.b105bd3-0ubuntu12, mwhudson golang-gopkg-lxc-go-lxc.v2, 0.0~git20161126.1.82a07a6-0ubuntu5, mwhudson golang-gopkg-tomb.v2, 0.0~git20161208.0.d5d1b58-1ubuntu2, mwhudson golang-goprotobuf, 0.0~git20170808.0.1909bc2-1ubuntu1, mwhudson golang-petname, 2.7-0ubuntu2, mwhudson golang-x-text, 0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu1, mwhudson golang-yaml.v2, 0.0+git20170407.0.cd8b52f-1ubuntu1, mwhudson irqbalance, 1.1.0-2ubuntu3, xnox libvirt, 3.6.0-1ubuntu3, paelzer libvirt, 3.6.0-1ubuntu2, paelzer lxc, 2.0.8-0ubuntu5, vorlon lxcfs, 2.0.7-0ubuntu5, xnox lxd, 2.16-0ubuntu3, stgraber nut, 2.7.4-5ubuntu4, nacc nut, 2.7.4-5ubuntu3, nacc pacemaker, 1.1.17-1ubuntu1, nacc pollinate, 4.27-0ubuntu1, xnox pollinate, 4.26-1, xnox qemu, 1:2.10~rc3+dfsg-0ubuntu1, paelzer samba, 2:4.6.7+dfsg-1ubuntu1, nacc samba, 2:4.6.5+dfsg-8ubuntu1, nacc strongswan, 5.5.1-4ubuntu2, mdeslaur ubuntu-advantage-tools, 8, nacc xen, 4.9.0-0ubuntu2, smb xen, 4.9.0-0ubuntu1, smb Total: 44 ``` ### Uploads to Supported Releases (Trusty, Xenial, Yakkety, Zesty) ``` augeas, zesty, 1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1, leosilvab augeas, xenial, 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1, leosilvab augeas, trusty, 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3, leosilvab augeas, xenial, 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1, leosilvab augeas, trusty, 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3, leosilvab augeas, zesty, 1.6.0-0ubuntu3.1, leosilvab clamav, zesty, 0.99.2+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1, mdeslaur clamav, xenial, 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, mdeslaur clamav, trusty, 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, mdeslaur clamav, xenial, 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, mdeslaur clamav, trusty, 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, mdeslaur clamav, zesty, 0.99.2+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1, mdeslaur libmspack, zesty, 0.5-1ubuntu0.17.04.1, mdeslaur libmspack, xenial, 0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1, mdeslaur libmspack, xenial, 0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1, mdeslaur libmspack, zesty, 0.5-1ubuntu0.17.04.1, mdeslaur libvirt, zesty, 2.5.0-3ubuntu5.5, paelzer logcheck, xenial, 1.3.17ubuntu0.1, nacc logcheck, trusty, 1.3.16ubuntu0.1, nacc maas, xenial, 2.2.2-6099-g8751f91-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, andreserl maas, zesty, 2.2.2-6099-g8751f91-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, andreserl pollinate, xenial, 4.25-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, smoser pollinate, trusty, 4.25-0ubuntu1~14.04.1, smoser postfix, trusty, 2.11.0-1ubuntu1.1, nacc sssd, xenial, 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.7, paelzer strongswan, zesty, 5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2, leosilvab strongswan, xenial, 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4, leosilvab strongswan, trusty, 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7, leosilvab strongswan, xenial, 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4, leosilvab strongswan, trusty, 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7, leosilvab strongswan, zesty, 5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2, leosilvab Total: 31 ``` ## 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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