--- title: Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 29 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-29-aug-2017?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [David Britton](https://canonical.com/blog/author/davidpbritton "More about David Britton") 29 August 2017 # Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 29 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: cloud-init analyze cloud-init now has an [analyze](https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/debugging.html) feature to aid in doing boot time analysis. This tool parses the cloud-init log into formatted and sorted events to assist in determining long running steps during instance initialization. The output is similar to systemd analyze. ## cloud-init, curtin, and simplestreams ### cloud-init * Add IPv6 support to EC2 Datasource. The datasource discovers whether IPv4 or IPv6 needs to be configured for every NIC by talking to AWS’ metadata service (LP: #1639030) * Fix url\_helper import logic to better handle missing optional package dependency python-oauthlib on RedHat/CentOS environments (LP: #1713760) * Fix two modules, landscape and puppet, that were incorrectly using six.StringIO (LP: #1710932, LP: #1699282) * User’s can now call `cloud-init devel schema --config-file --annotate` for local validation of ntp and runcmd cloud-config options. For more see `cloud-init devel schema --doc` * Create initial draft of an [SRU exception](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CloudinitUpdates) * Mirroring Launchpad daily build results in Jenkins ### simplestreams * Added glance sync support for keystone v3 auth ### curtin * Mirroring Launchpad daily build results in Jenkins * Added vmtest log size reporting to Jenkins ## Bug Work and Triage * 193 bugs reviewed, backlog reduced by 4, 283 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.2017-08-29-16.00.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) ``` docker.io, 1.13.1-0ubuntu1, mwhudson dpdk, 17.05.1-4, None ipsec-tools, 1:0.8.2+20140711-10, None ipxe, 1.0.0+git-20161027.b991c67-1ubuntu1, nacc irqbalance, 1.1.0-2.3ubuntu1, nacc libpam-ldap, 186-4ubuntu1, nacc lxc, 2.0.8-0ubuntu6, stgraber lxd, 2.17-0ubuntu2, stgraber lxd, 2.17-0ubuntu1, stgraber maas, 2.3.0~alpha2-6194-g7fb23b0-0ubuntu1, andreserl net-snmp, 5.7.3+dfsg-1.7ubuntu1, nacc nspr, 2:4.16-1ubuntu1, mdeslaur nss, 2:3.32-1ubuntu2, xnox nss, 2:3.32-1ubuntu1, mdeslaur openssh, 1:7.5p1-8, None openssh, 1:7.5p1-7ubuntu2, xnox openssh, 1:7.5p1-7ubuntu1, xnox openssh, 1:7.5p1-6ubuntu1, xnox samba, 2:4.6.7+dfsg-1ubuntu1, nacc squid3, 3.5.23-5ubuntu1, nacc ubuntu-advantage-tools, 8, nacc Total: 21 ``` ### Uploads to Supported Releases (Trusty, Xenial, Yakkety, Zesty) ``` backuppc, xenial, 3.3.1-2ubuntu3.3, brian-murray cloud-init, zesty, 0.7.9-233-ge586fe35-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, smoser cloud-init, xenial, 0.7.9-233-ge586fe35-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, smoser libvirt, zesty, 2.5.0-3ubuntu5.5, paelzer libvirt, xenial, 1.3.1-1ubuntu10.14, paelzer libvirt, xenial, 1.3.1-1ubuntu10.13, paelzer libvirt, trusty, 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.21, paelzer lxd, zesty, 2.17-0ubuntu2~ubuntu17.04.1, stgraber lxd, xenial, 2.17-0ubuntu2~ubuntu16.04.1, stgraber lxd, xenial, 2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.2, stgraber nut, zesty, 2.7.4-5ubuntu2.1, nacc nut, trusty, 2.7.1-1ubuntu1.1, nacc nut, xenial, 2.7.2-4ubuntu1.1, nacc postfix, zesty, 3.1.4-4ubuntu1, vorlon postfix, trusty, 2.11.0-1ubuntu1.2, nacc samba, trusty, 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.11, slashd samba, xenial, 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.10, slashd samba, zesty, 2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.6, slashd sssd, xenial, 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.7, paelzer Total: 19 ``` ## 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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