--- title: Ubuntu Server development summary – 30 January 2018 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-30-jan-2018?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [David Britton](https://canonical.com/blog/author/davidpbritton "More about David Britton") 30 January 2018 # Ubuntu Server development summary – 30 January 2018 [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: Seeding Snaps with MAAS Chad on the cloud-init team recently worked on adding the ability to seed snaps using curtin. [His recent blog post](https://blackboxsw.github.io/seed-snaps-using-maas.html) details how the new feature works. TL;DR: cloud-init already provides a [snappy cloud\_config module](https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/modules.html#snappy), just use that. 🙂 ## cloud-init * Fix undeclared variable code paths and traceback in cloud-init status command [LP: #1744796](http://pad.lv/1744796) * Upload master to Ubuntu Bionic (17.2-25-gc03bdd3d-0ubuntu1) * Readthedocs documentation update to include new [command line subcommands status and collect-logs](https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/capabilities.html#cli-subcommand-details) * GCE: Improvements and changes to ssh key behavior for default user (Max Illfelder) * Azure VM Preprovisioning support (Douglas Jordan) * OpenNebula: Improve network configuration support (Akihiko Ota) * btrfs: support resizing if root is mounted ro (Robert Schweikert) * docs: Fix typos in docs and one debug message (Florian Grignon) * Recognize uppercase vfat disk labels (James Penick) ## curtin * For faster system triage, automatically collect ephemeral system information and system logs in the event of errors in /var/log/curtin/curtin-error-logs.tar, see the [install docs](http://curtin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/config.html#install) for more * Skip integration tests with known open bugs to avoid test failures when feature is not yet released * Enable seeding snaps during installs ## Bug Work and Triage * 289 in the [backlog](https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs), 112 bugs reviewed * [Notes on daily bug triage](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/KnowledgeBase#Bug_Triage) ## 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) ## 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: 1 * [`spamassassin, artful, 3.4.1-7ubuntu1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spamassassin/3.4.1-7ubuntu1) ### Uploads released to the Supported Releases Total: 6 * [`clamav, xenial, 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3) * [`google-apputils-python, xenial, 0.4.1-1ubuntu2.16.04.1, azzar1`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-apputils-python/0.4.1-1ubuntu2.16.04.1) * [`google-apputils-python, artful, 0.4.1-1ubuntu2.17.10.1, azzar1`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-apputils-python/0.4.1-1ubuntu2.17.10.1) * [`rsync, artful, 3.1.2-2ubuntu0.2, leosilvab`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.2-2ubuntu0.2) * [`rsync, xenial, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2, leosilvab`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2) * [`rsync, trusty, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4, leosilvab`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4) ### Uploads to the Development Release Total: 15 * [`autofs, 5.1.2-1ubuntu2, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autofs/5.1.2-1ubuntu2) * [`bind9, 1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu1, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu1) * [`celery, 4.1.0-2ubuntu1, nacc`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/celery/4.1.0-2ubuntu1) * [`celery, 4.1.0-2, None`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/celery/4.1.0-2) * [`cloud-init, 17.2-25-gc03bdd3d-0ubuntu1, chad.smith`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/17.2-25-gc03bdd3d-0ubuntu1) * [`cloud-init, 17.2-20-g32a6a176-0ubuntu1, chad.smith`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/17.2-20-g32a6a176-0ubuntu1) * [`golang-golang-x-net-dev, 1:0.0+git20170629.c81e7f2+dfsg-2, pkg-go-maintainers`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-golang-x-net-dev/1:0.0+git20170629.c81e7f2+dfsg-2) * [`ipxe, 1.0.0+git-20180124.fbe8c52d-0ubuntu1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipxe/1.0.0+git-20180124.fbe8c52d-0ubuntu1) * [`libp11, 0.4.7-2ubuntu1, xnox`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libp11/0.4.7-2ubuntu1) * [`libvirt, 4.0.0-1ubuntu1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu1) * [`multipath-tools, 0.7.4-2ubuntu1, juliank`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/multipath-tools/0.7.4-2ubuntu1) * [`python-cryptography, 2.1.4-1build1, xnox`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cryptography/2.1.4-1build1) * [`qemu, 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1, paelzer`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1) * [`rdma-core, 16.1-2, benjamin-drung`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdma-core/16.1-2) * [`samba, 2:4.7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1, ahasenack`](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/2:4.7.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. 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