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9 June 2017

# Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 9 Jun 2017

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The purpose of this weekly update is to make sure our community can follow development with toes dipped in before & between jumping headlong into helping shape Ubuntu Server.

## Server Sprint

The Canonical Server team met in Denver, Colorado this week. The purpose was to review the previous release and review progress on Artful work as well as plan out goals for the next LTS coming next year.

## Cloud-init/Curtin

* cloud-init:
  + Full review of all outstanding merge requests. Comments added where changes, fixes, or clarifications are needed and dropped bzr requests.
  + Accepted merge to allow nocloud seed from dmi data ([lp:1691772](http://pad.lv/1691772))
  + Completed overhaul of integration test framework adding additional error handling, simplified image generation and modification, and feature flags for specifying what images tests can be run on.
  + Fix style tests ([lp:1695918](http://pad.lv/1695918)), unit tests ([lp:1695318](http://pad.lv/1695918)), and snapcraft.yaml file ([lp:1695333](http://pad.lv/1695333))
  + Fixes for netplan network state clean up ([lp:1689346](http://pad.lv/1689346) and [lp:1691100](http://pad.lv/1691100))
  + Reviewed and updated the Red Hat spec file. Added tools and testing for spec file and generated srpm and rpm.
  + Using COPR to generate RPMs for EPEL and Centos <https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/cloud-init/cloud-init/>
  + Daily builds of master are also available <https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/cloud-init/cloud-init-dev/>
* curtin:
  + Full review of all outstanding merge requests. Comments added where changes, fixes, or clarifications are needed.
  + Updated vmtest to get port from kernel by using port 0.

## Server ISOs

All architectures and currently building and passing tests after resolving [lp:1694531](http://pad.lv/1694531)

## Triage Queue

* The triage queue was reviewed heavily this week for actionable bugs on supported releases as well as sufficient information to make progress.
* 145 bugs reviewed, 3 accepted, 350 in backlog
* Backlog: <https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs>
* Notes on daily bug triage: <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/KnowledgeBase#Bug_Triage>

## IRC Meeting

* Log: <http://bit.ly/2rIYaZr>
* Info: <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Meeting>

## Ubuntu Server Packages

* Future: <https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html>
* Uploads to development releases

```
 asterisk,1:13.14.1~dfsg-2ubuntu1,bhavi
 docker.io,1.12.6-0ubuntu7,stgraber
 docker.io,1.12.6-0ubuntu6,stgraber
 docker.io,1.12.6-0ubuntu5,stgraber
 dpdk,16.11.1-2,None
 libnl3,3.2.29-0ubuntu3,mdeslaur
 lxcfs,2.0.7-0ubuntu2,stgraber
 lxd,2.14-0ubuntu2,stgraber
 maas,2.2.0+bzr6054-0ubuntu2,andreserl
 nagios-images,0.9.1ubuntu1,nacc
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu7,mdeslaur
 parsedatetime,2.3-1,None
 python-bcrypt,3.1.3-0ubuntu1,james-page
 unbound,1.6.0-3ubuntu3,vorlon
 urwid,1.3.1-2ubuntu1,mwhudson
Totals: 15
```

* Uploads to supported releases

```
 freeradius,3.0.12+dfsg-4ubuntu1.1,mdeslaur
 freeradius,3.0.12+dfsg-4ubuntu1.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.29-0ubuntu2.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.10.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.10.1,mdeslaur
 libnl3,3.2.29-0ubuntu2.1,mdeslaur
 lxcfs,2.0.7-0ubuntu1~16.04.1,stgraber
 lxcfs,2.0.7-0ubuntu1~17.04.1,stgraber
 lxcfs,2.0.7-0ubuntu1~16.10.1,stgraber
 lxd,2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1,stgraber
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5.2,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1-1ubuntu1.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu3.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu1.3,mdeslaur
 nagios3,3.5.1.dfsg-2.1ubuntu5.2,mdeslaur
 puppet,3.4.3-1ubuntu1.2,mdeslaur
 puppet,3.4.3-1ubuntu1.2,mdeslaur
 sssd,1.11.8-0ubuntu0.7,slashd
 sssd,1.11.8-0ubuntu0.7,slashd
 vlan,1.9-3ubuntu10.4,slashd
 walinuxagent,2.2.12-0ubuntu1~16.10.1,sil2100
 walinuxagent,2.2.12-0ubuntu1~17.04.1,sil2100
 walinuxagent,2.2.12-0ubuntu1~16.04.1,sil2100
 walinuxagent,2.2.12-0ubuntu1~14.04.1,sil2100
Total: 31
```

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