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23 June 2017

# Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 23 Jun 2017

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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: Bug Squashing Day #5

The next bug squashing day will take place next week, Wednesday, June 28! For more information please see the announcement on the [Ubuntu Server mailing list](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2017-June/007551.html).

## cloud-init

* Continue cloud-init SRU testing
* The new nightly and merge proposal [testing pipeline](https://lists.launchpad.net/cloud-init/msg00090.html) is live.

## dpdk

* Review of DPDK 17.05
* Retest of Cavium OVS-DPDK
* DPDK 16.11.2 into Debian/deb\_dpdk + sync
* Enable arm64 (LP: #1691658, LP: #1691659)

## IRC Meeting

* [IRC Log](https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2017/ubuntu-meeting.2017-06-20-15.59.html)
* [Agenda and notes](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Meeting)

## Bug Work and Triage

* 26 bugs reviewed, 0 accepted, 306 in the [backlog](https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs)
* [Notes on bug triage](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/KnowledgeBase#Bug_Triage)
* [‘server-next’](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/?field.searchtext=&orderby=-importance&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&assignee_option=any&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.bug_commenter=&field.subscriber=&field.structural_subscriber=&field.component-empty-marker=1&field.tag=server-next&field.tags_combinator=ANY&field.status_upstream-empty-marker=1&field.has_cve.used=&field.omit_dupes.used=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.affects_me.used=&field.has_no_package.used=&field.has_patch.used=&field.has_branches.used=&field.has_branches=on&field.has_no_branches.used=&field.has_no_branches=on&field.has_blueprints.used=&field.has_blueprints=on&field.has_no_blueprints.used=&field.has_no_blueprints=on&search=Search) backlog
* [Bitesized](https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs?field.searchtext=&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&assignee_option=any&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.bug_commenter=&field.subscriber=&field.structural_subscriber=&field.tag=bitesize&field.tags_combinator=ANY&field.status_upstream-empty-marker=1&field.has_cve.used=&field.omit_dupes.used=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.affects_me.used=&field.has_patch.used=&field.has_branches.used=&field.has_branches=on&field.has_no_branches.used=&field.has_no_branches=on&field.has_blueprints.used=&field.has_blueprints=on&field.has_no_blueprints.used=&field.has_no_blueprints=on&search=Search&orderby=-date_last_updated&start=0) backlog

### Bugs Worked

Below is a list of bugs completed by the Server Team this week:

* [LP: #1579597](https://pad.lv/1579597) samba
* [LP: #1602813](https://pad.lv/1602813) openvpn-auth-ldap
* [LP: #1657646](https://pad.lv/1657646) lvm2
* [LP: #1676371](https://pad.lv/1676371) dovecot-core
* [LP: #1677329](https://pad.lv/1677329) samba
* [LP: #1680956](https://pad.lv/1680956) libvirt
* [LP: #1689387](https://pad.lv/1689387) sssd
* [LP: #1690287](https://pad.lv/1690287) libp11
* [LP: #1691658](https://pad.lv/1691658) openvswitch
* [LP: #1691659](https://pad.lv/1691659) openvswitch
* [LP: #1694221](https://pad.lv/1694221) openvswitch
* [LP: #1694334](https://pad.lv/1694334) samba
* [LP: #1696252](https://pad.lv/1696252) nagios3
* [LP: #1697675](https://pad.lv/1697675) postgresql-9.6
* [LP: #1697996](https://pad.lv/1697996) Ubuntu manual tests
* [LP: #1698222](https://pad.lv/1698222) python-boto
* [LP: #1698808](https://pad.lv/1698808) openvswitch
* [LP: #1699079](https://pad.lv/1699079) usd-importer
* [LP: #1699454](https://pad.lv/1699454) cloud-images
* [LP: #1699576](https://pad.lv/1699576) sssd

## 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)

```
dpdk, 16.11.2-2, None
iproute2, 4.9.0-1ubuntu2, jbicha
keepalived, 1:1.3.2-1build1, vorlon
lxcfs, 2.0.7-0ubuntu4, stgraber
lxd, 2.14-0ubuntu5, stgraber
nss, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu2, mdeslaur
openvpn, 2.4.0-5ubuntu2, mdeslaur
php7.1, 7.1.6-2ubuntu1, nacc
python-boto, 2.44.0-1ubuntu2, racb
python-django, 1:1.10.7-2ubuntu2, vorlon
python-django, 1:1.10.7-2ubuntu1, vorlon
ruby2.3, 2.3.3-1ubuntu1, mdeslaur
samba, 2:4.5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2, nacc
screen, 4.5.1-4ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco
sssd, 1.15.2-1ubuntu2, nacc
websockify, 0.8.0+dfsg1-7ubuntu1, mwhudson
Total: 16
```

### Uploads to Supported Releases (Trusty, Xenial, Yakkety, Zesty)

```
autofs, xenial, 5.1.1-1ubuntu3.1, slashd
autofs, yakkety, 5.1.1-1ubuntu4, slashd
cloud-init, trusty, 0.7.5-0ubuntu1.22, smoser
curtin, yakkety, 0.1.0~bzr505-0ubuntu1~16.10.1, smoser
curtin, zesty, 0.1.0~bzr505-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, smoser
exim4, zesty, 4.88-5ubuntu1.1, sbeattie
exim4, yakkety, 4.87-3ubuntu1.2, sbeattie
exim4, xenial, 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2, sbeattie
exim4, trusty, 4.82-3ubuntu2.3, sbeattie
exim4, xenial, 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.2, sbeattie
exim4, trusty, 4.82-3ubuntu2.3, sbeattie
exim4, yakkety, 4.87-3ubuntu1.2, sbeattie
exim4, zesty, 4.88-5ubuntu1.1, sbeattie
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
lxc, trusty, 1.0.10-0ubuntu1, stgraber
lxd, xenial, 2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, stgraber
multipath-tools, trusty, 0.4.9-3ubuntu7.16, slashd
nss, zesty, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.17.04.2, mdeslaur
nss, yakkety, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.10.2, mdeslaur
nss, xenial, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, mdeslaur
nss, trusty, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, mdeslaur
nss, xenial, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, mdeslaur
nss, trusty, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, mdeslaur
nss, yakkety, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.10.2, mdeslaur
nss, zesty, 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.17.04.2, mdeslaur
openvpn, zesty, 2.4.0-4ubuntu1.3, mdeslaur
openvpn, yakkety, 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.1, mdeslaur
openvpn, xenial, 2.3.10-1ubuntu2.1, mdeslaur
openvpn, trusty, 2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2, mdeslaur
openvpn, xenial, 2.3.10-1ubuntu2.1, mdeslaur
openvpn, trusty, 2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2, mdeslaur
openvpn, yakkety, 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.1, mdeslaur
openvpn, zesty, 2.4.0-4ubuntu1.3, mdeslaur
qemu, zesty, 1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.3, paelzer
tomcat8, yakkety, 8.0.37-1ubuntu0.2, racb
Total: 37
```

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