--- title: Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 31 Oct 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-31-oct-2017?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [David Britton](https://canonical.com/blog/author/davidpbritton "More about David Britton") 31 October 2017 # Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 31 Oct 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 version 0.6.2 As announced on the [ubuntu-server mailing list](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2017-October/007617.html), git-ubuntu version 0.6.2 is available in the candidate channel. This version comes with many bug fixes and hope to promote this version to the stable channel in the next week or two. The team is also well on their way to enabling global import of source packages. If you have not checked out git-ubuntu yet, please check out the [blog series](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/24/developing-ubuntu-using-git/) on using git-ubuntu and give it a spin! ## cloud-init * Published cloud-init packages to Bionic Beaver release * Update Gentoo Linux support to "rc-service" scripts as "service" is deprecated, thanks to ckonstanski! * Detected and fixed a pre-release regression of resizefs when root path is specified by UUID on the kernel cmdline (LP: #1725067) ## Bug Work and Triage * 276 in the [backlog](https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs), 170 bugs reviewed * [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.2017-10-31-16.02.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 (Bionic) ``` acpica-unix, 20170728-1, None asterisk, 1:13.17.2~dfsg-2ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco cloud-init, 17.1-25-g17a15f9e-0ubuntu1, smoser cloud-init, 17.1-25-g17a15f9e-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, smoser cloud-initramfs-tools, 0.40ubuntu1, smoser crmsh, 3.0.1-1, None libmemcached, 1.0.18-4.1ubuntu1, paelzer libvirt, 3.6.0-1ubuntu6, paelzer memcached, 1.5.0-1ubuntu1, vorlon munin, 2.0.33-3, None mysql-5.7, 5.7.20-0ubuntu0.17.10.1, mdeslaur openvpn, 2.4.4-1ubuntu1, jbicha pacemaker, 1.1.17-1ubuntu1, nacc php7.1, 7.1.10-0ubuntu1, nacc php7.1, 7.1.8-1ubuntu2, doko postfix, 3.2.3-1build1, doko python-django, 1:1.11.6-1ubuntu1, vorlon ruby2.3, 2.3.3-1+deb9u1, None simplestreams, 0.1.0~bzr454-0ubuntu1, smoser six, 1.11.0-1, None tgt, 1:1.0.71-1ubuntu2, paelzer Total: 21 ``` ### Uploads to Supported Releases (Trusty, Xenial, Zesty, Artful) ``` cloud-init, xenial, 17.1-25-g17a15f9e-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, smoser cloud-init, zesty, 17.1-25-g17a15f9e-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, smoser cloud-init, artful, 17.1-25-g17a15f9e-0ubuntu1~17.10.1, smoser iproute2, trusty, 3.12.0-2ubuntu1.1, nacc iproute2, xenial, 4.3.0-1ubuntu3.16.04.2, nacc libmemcached, artful, 1.0.18-4.1ubuntu1, paelzer libvirt, artful, 3.6.0-1ubuntu6, paelzer pacemaker, xenial, 1.1.14-2ubuntu1.3, james-page pacemaker, xenial, 1.1.14-2ubuntu1.3, james-page pacemaker, xenial, 1.1.14-2ubuntu1.2, mdeslaur pacemaker, trusty, 1.1.10+git20130802-1ubuntu2.4, mdeslaur postfix, xenial, 3.1.0-3ubuntu0.2, paelzer qemu, zesty, 1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.7, paelzer qemu, zesty, 1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.6, paelzer squid3, trusty, 3.3.8-1ubuntu6.10, paelzer tgt, artful, 1:1.0.71-1ubuntu2, paelzer Total: 16 ``` ## 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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