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30 April 2019

# Ubuntu Server development summary – 30 April 2019

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# 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: Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) Released April 18th

Thanks to a great effort by the community Ubuntu 19.04, the Disco Dingo, was released! See [the Disco release notes](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DiscoDingo/ReleaseNotes#New_features_in_19.04) for details on features added to this release.

## cloud-init

* Azure: Changes to the Hyper-V KVP Reporter [Anh Vo]
* git tests: no longer show warning about safe yaml.
* tools/read-version: handle errors [Chad Miller]
* net/sysconfig: only indicate available on known sysconfig distros [Ryan Harper] ([LP: #1819994](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1819994))
* packages: update rpm specs for new bash completion path [Daniel Watkins] ([LP: #1825444](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1825444))
* test\_azure: mock util.SeLinuxGuard where needed [Jason Zions (MSFT)] ([LP: #1825253](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1825253))
* setup.py: install bash completion script in new location [Daniel Watkins]
* mount\_cb: do not pass sync and rw options to mount [Gonéri Le Bouder] ([LP: #1645824](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1645824))
* cc\_apt\_configure: fix typo in apt documentation [Dominic Schlegel]

## curtin

* vmtest: reenable UEFI 4k tests, which got dropped when fixing subclassing. [Ryan Harper]
* vmtests: Add test\_kernel\_img\_conf stub for PsuedoVMBaseClass [Ryan Harper]
* curthooks: chzdev\_import must encode data if provided [Ryan Harper] ([LP: #1825007](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1825007))

## 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

* 276 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: 4

* [`libsodium, trusty, 1.0.8-5~ubuntu14.04.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsodium/1.0.8-5~ubuntu14.04.1)
* [`lxd, cosmic, 1:0.4.2, stgraber`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/1:0.4.2)
* [`python-cryptography, bionic, 2.1.4-1ubuntu1.3, xnox`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.1.4-1ubuntu1.3)
* [`qemu, xenial, 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.37, ddstreet`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.37)

### Uploads Released to the Supported Releases

Total: 43

* [`ant-contrib, bionic, 1.0~b3+svn177-10~18.04, doko`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ant-contrib/1.0~b3+svn177-10~18.04)
* [`bind9, disco, 1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3)
* [`bind9, cosmic, 1:9.11.4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3)
* [`bind9, bionic, 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.7, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.7)
* [`bind9, xenial, 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.14, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.14)
* [`dovecot, disco, 1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.1)
* [`dovecot, cosmic, 1:2.3.2.1-1ubuntu3.3, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.3.2.1-1ubuntu3.3)
* [`freeradius, disco, 3.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1, leosilvab`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1)
* [`freeradius, cosmic, 3.0.16+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1, leosilvab`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.16+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1)
* [`freeradius, bionic, 3.0.16+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1, leosilvab`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.16+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1)
* [`golang-gopkg-lxc-go-lxc.v2, xenial, 0.0~git20161126.1.82a07a6-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.2, stgraber`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-gopkg-lxc-go-lxc.v2/0.0~git20161126.1.82a07a6-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.2)
* [`groovy, cosmic, 2.4.16-1ubuntu1~18.04.1, tdaitx`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/groovy/2.4.16-1ubuntu1~18.04.1)
* [`groovy, bionic, 2.4.16-1ubuntu1~18.04.1, tdaitx`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/groovy/2.4.16-1ubuntu1~18.04.1)
* [`libaio, bionic, 0.3.110-5ubuntu0.1, doko`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libaio/0.3.110-5ubuntu0.1)
* [`libcommons-compress-java, bionic, 1.18-1~18.04, doko`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcommons-compress-java/1.18-1~18.04)
* [`libsodium, xenial, 1.0.8-5, gcs`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsodium/1.0.8-5)
* [`libxml-security-java, bionic, 2.0.10-2~18.04, doko`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-security-java/2.0.10-2~18.04)
* [`lxc, xenial, 2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.3, stgraber`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.3)
* [`maven-ant-helper, bionic, 8.5~18.04, doko`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/maven-ant-helper/8.5~18.04)
* [`mysql-5.7, cosmic, 5.7.26-0ubuntu0.18.10.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.26-0ubuntu0.18.10.1)
* [`mysql-5.7, disco, 5.7.26-0ubuntu0.19.04.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.26-0ubuntu0.19.04.1)
* [`mysql-5.7, bionic, 5.7.26-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.26-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
* [`mysql-5.7, xenial, 5.7.26-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.26-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
* [`numactl, bionic, 2.0.11-2.1ubuntu0.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/numactl/2.0.11-2.1ubuntu0.1)
* [`numactl, cosmic, 2.0.11-2.2ubuntu0.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/numactl/2.0.11-2.2ubuntu0.1)
* [`open-vm-tools, bionic, 2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.04.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.04.1)
* [`open-vm-tools, cosmic, 2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.10.1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.10.1)
* [`openldap, xenial, 2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.5, halves`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.5)
* [`openldap, bionic, 2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2, halves`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2)
* [`openldap, cosmic, 2.4.46+dfsg-5ubuntu1.2, halves`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.46+dfsg-5ubuntu1.2)
* [`pacemaker, disco, 1.1.18-2ubuntu1.19.04.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pacemaker/1.1.18-2ubuntu1.19.04.1)
* [`pacemaker, cosmic, 1.1.18-2ubuntu1.18.10.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pacemaker/1.1.18-2ubuntu1.18.10.1)
* [`pacemaker, bionic, 1.1.18-0ubuntu1.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pacemaker/1.1.18-0ubuntu1.1)
* [`pacemaker, xenial, 1.1.14-2ubuntu1.6, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pacemaker/1.1.14-2ubuntu1.6)
* [`php5, trusty, 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29, leosilvab`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29)
* [`php7.0, xenial, 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.4, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.0/7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.4)
* [`php7.2, disco, 7.2.17-0ubuntu0.19.04.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.17-0ubuntu0.19.04.1)
* [`php7.2, cosmic, 7.2.17-0ubuntu0.18.10.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.17-0ubuntu0.18.10.1)
* [`php7.2, bionic, 7.2.17-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.17-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
* [`sssd, xenial, 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.13, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sssd/1.13.4-1ubuntu1.13)
* [`tomcat8, cosmic, 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.10, tdaitx`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.10)
* [`tomcat8, bionic, 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.1, tdaitx`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.1)
* [`ubuntu-advantage-tools, trusty, 10ubuntu0.14.04.3, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-advantage-tools/10ubuntu0.14.04.3)

### Uploads to the Development Release

Total: 34

* [`amavisd-new, 1:2.11.0-6.1ubuntu1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amavisd-new/1:2.11.0-6.1ubuntu1)
* [`amavisd-new, 1:2.11.0-5ubuntu2, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amavisd-new/1:2.11.0-5ubuntu2)
* [`bind9, 1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu4, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu4)
* [`bind9, 1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu3, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu3)
* [`clamav, 0.101.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.101.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
* [`corosync, 3.0.1-2, debian-ha-maintainers`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/corosync/3.0.1-2)
* [`curtin, 18.2-26-gd8e45d79-0ubuntu1, raharper`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curtin/18.2-26-gd8e45d79-0ubuntu1)
* [`dlm, 4.0.8-1, debian-ha-maintainers`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dlm/4.0.8-1)
* [`dovecot, 1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dovecot/1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.1)
* [`etckeeper, 1.18.10-1ubuntu3, xnox`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/etckeeper/1.18.10-1ubuntu3)
* [`etckeeper, 1.18.10-1ubuntu2, xnox`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/etckeeper/1.18.10-1ubuntu2)
* [`freeradius, 3.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1, leosilvab`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1)
* [`golang-github-olekukonko-tablewriter, 0.0.1-1, pkg-go-maintainers`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-github-olekukonko-tablewriter/0.0.1-1)
* [`golang-go.crypto, 1:0.0~git20181203.505ab14-1, team+pkg-go`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-go.crypto/1:0.0~git20181203.505ab14-1)
* [`golang-golang-x-net-dev, 1:0.0+git20181201.351d144+dfsg-2, team+pkg-go`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-golang-x-net-dev/1:0.0+git20181201.351d144+dfsg-2)
* [`libdbi-drivers, 0.9.0-6ubuntu1, vorlon`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libdbi-drivers/0.9.0-6ubuntu1)
* [`libseccomp, 2.4.1-0ubuntu0.19.10.2, jdstrand`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.19.10.2)
* [`libseccomp, 2.4.1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1, jdstrand`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libseccomp/2.4.1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1)
* [`mysql-5.7, 5.7.26-0ubuntu1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/5.7.26-0ubuntu1)
* [`nginx, 1.16.0-0ubuntu1, teward`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.16.0-0ubuntu1)
* [`nginx, 1.15.12-0ubuntu1, teward`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.15.12-0ubuntu1)
* [`pacemaker, 1.1.18-2ubuntu1.19.04.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pacemaker/1.1.18-2ubuntu1.19.04.1)
* [`php7.2, 7.2.17-0ubuntu0.19.04.1, mdeslaur`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.17-0ubuntu0.19.04.1)
* [`postgresql-common, 200+deb10u1ubuntu1, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/200+deb10u1ubuntu1)
* [`puppet, 5.5.10-2, pkg-puppet-devel`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/5.5.10-2)
* [`python-tornado, 5.1.1-4ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-tornado/5.1.1-4ubuntu1)
* [`python-tornado, 5.1.1-4, None`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-tornado/5.1.1-4)
* [`quota, 4.05-1, meskes`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/quota/4.05-1)
* [`rdma-core, 22.1-1ubuntu1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdma-core/22.1-1ubuntu1)
* [`resource-agents, 1:4.2.0-1ubuntu2, halves`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/resource-agents/1:4.2.0-1ubuntu2)
* [`sg3-utils, 1.42-2ubuntu2, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sg3-utils/1.42-2ubuntu2)
* [`sssd, 1.16.3-3ubuntu3, xnox`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sssd/1.16.3-3ubuntu3)
* [`sssd, 1.16.3-3ubuntu2, vtapia`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sssd/1.16.3-3ubuntu2)
* [`uvtool, 0~git148-0ubuntu1, racb`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/uvtool/0~git148-0ubuntu1)

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