Ubuntu Server development summary – 13 November 2018
Chad Smith
on 13 November 2018
Tags: Server , Ubuntu Server , weekly
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.
Spotlight: Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) archive is open for development!
As announced, Cosmic Cuttlefish was released Oct 18. Check out the release notes for more information on changes, download the latest server ISO, or try out our live-server ISO. As of Friday last week, the Ubuntu archive is now officially open for development on Disco Dingo. See the Disco Dingo release schedule for important milestones of this upcoming release. Let’s continue to make Ubuntu excellent!
cloud-init
- Queued publish of cloud-init to Ubuntu Disco Dingo containing all of the following changes
- azure: retry imds polling on requests.Timeout (LP: #1800223)
- azure: Accept variation in error msg from mount for ntfs volumes [Jason Zions] (LP: #1799338)
- azure: fix regression introduced when persisting ephemeral dhcp lease [asakkurr]
- azure: add udev rules to create cloud-init Gen2 disk name symlinks (LP: #1797480)
- tests: ec2 mock missing httpretty user-data and instance-identity routes
- azure: remove /etc/netplan/90-hotplug-azure.yaml when net from IMDS
- azure: report ready to fabric after reprovision and reduce logging [asakkurr] (LP: #1799594)
- query: better error when missing read permission on instance-data
- instance-data: fallback to instance-data.json if sensitive is absent. (LP: #1798189)
- docs: remove colon from network v1 config example. [Tomer Cohen]
- Add cloud-id binary to packages for SUSE [Jason Zions]
- systemd: On SUSE ensure cloud-init.service runs before wicked [Robert Schweikert] (LP: #1799709)
- update detection of openSUSE variants [Robert Schweikert]
- azure: Add apply_network_config option to disable network from IMDS (LP: #1798424)
- Correct spelling in an error message (udevadm). [Katie McLaughlin]
- tests: meta_data key changed to meta-data in ec2 instance-data.json (LP: #1797231)
- tests: fix kvm integration test to assert flexible config-disk path (LP: #1797199)
- tools: Add cloud-id command line utility
- instance-data: Add standard keys platform and subplatform. Refactor ec2.
- net: ignore nics that have “zero” mac address. (LP: #1796917)
- tests: fix apt_configure_primary to be more flexible
- Ubuntu: update sources.list to comment out deb-src entries. (LP: #74747)
- release 18.4 (LP: #1795741)
curtin
- block_meta: use wipe config when clearing partitions (LP: #1800153)
- tests: fix vmtests for apt perserve_source_list changes
- apt: Use new format apt config when writing preserve_sources_list. (LP: #1735950)
- vmtests: multipath mount /home with nofail and validate in unittest
- vmtests: fix common collect scripts to not exit failure.
- vmtest: handle collect disk unpack failure
- vmtests: dont use multiple subclasses in uefi 4k tests
- vmtests: disable snapd/seeding to avoid boot hang
- jenkins-runner: fix when using –filter only
- distro: fix system_upgrade command using string instead of function (LP: #1796968)
- Capture stdout when using lxc file push
- vmtest: boot ephemeral with ‘ro’ on the kernel command line.
- vmtest: Fix typo in skip-by-date.
Contact the Ubuntu Server team
- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode
- Email the ubuntu-server mailing list
- Find us on the Ubuntu Community Hub – server channel
Bug Work and Triage
- 274 bugs in the backlog
- Notes on daily 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. For a full list of recent merges with change logs please see the Ubuntu Server report.
Proposed Uploads to the Supported Releases
Please consider testing the following by enabling proposed, checking packages for update regressions, and making sure to mark affected bugs verified as fixed.
Total: 24
apache2, bionic, 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5, ahasenack
backuppc, trusty, 3.3.0-1ubuntu1.1, ahasenack
backuppc, xenial, 3.3.1-2ubuntu3.4, ahasenack
bind9, bionic, 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3, ahasenack
cloud-init, cosmic, 18.4-5-g6ee8a2c5-0ubuntu1, chad.smith
cloud-init, xenial, 18.4-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, chad.smith
cloud-init, cosmic, 18.4-0ubuntu1, chad.smith
curtin, xenial, 18.1-59-g0f993084-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, smoser
curtin, bionic, 18.1-59-g0f993084-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, smoser
curtin, cosmic, 18.1-56-g3aafe77d-0ubuntu1, chad.smith
cyrus-sasl2, xenial, 2.1.26.dfsg1-14ubuntu0.1, ahasenack
exim4, bionic, 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.1, ahasenack
nginx, cosmic, 1.15.5-0ubuntu2, teward
open-vm-tools, bionic, 2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.3, paelzer
openldap, xenial, 2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.4, ahasenack
openldap, bionic, 2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1, ahasenack
openldap, cosmic, 2.4.46+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1, ahasenack
postfix, bionic, 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2, ahasenack
python-tornado, cosmic, 5.0.2-1.0ubuntu1, mwhudson
samba, bionic, 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.3, ahasenack
samba, trusty, 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.18, paelzer
sssd, xenial, 1.13.4-1ubuntu1.12, kstenerud
sssd, cosmic, 1.16.3-1ubuntu1, ahasenack
tmux, bionic, 2.6-3ubuntu0.1, kstenerud
Uploads Released to the Supported Releases
Total: 63
amavisd-new, bionic, 1:2.11.0-1ubuntu1.1, paelzer
apache2, bionic, 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.4, mdeslaur
clamav, trusty, 0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.2, alexmurray
clamav, bionic, 0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1, mdeslaur
clamav, xenial, 0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1, mdeslaur
clamav, trusty, 0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.1, mdeslaur
cloud-init, xenial, 18.4-0ubuntu1~16.04.2, chad.smith
cloud-init, bionic, 18.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, chad.smith
cloud-init, trusty, 0.7.5-0ubuntu1.23, shaner
cloud-initramfs-tools, xenial, 0.27ubuntu1.6, smoser
cloud-initramfs-tools, bionic, 0.40ubuntu1.1, smoser
haproxy, bionic, 1.8.8-1ubuntu0.2, leosilvab
libmspack, cosmic, 0.7-1ubuntu0.1, alexmurray
libmspack, bionic, 0.6-3ubuntu0.2, alexmurray
libmspack, xenial, 0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.3, alexmurray
lxc, bionic, 3.0.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber
lxcfs, bionic, 3.0.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber
lxd, bionic, 3.0.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, stgraber
moin, cosmic, 1.9.9-1ubuntu1.18.10.1, leosilvab
moin, trusty, 1.9.7-1ubuntu2.2, leosilvab
moin, bionic, 1.9.9-1ubuntu1.1, leosilvab
moin, xenial, 1.9.8-1ubuntu1.16.04.2, leosilvab
mysql-5.5, trusty, 5.5.62-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, mdeslaur
mysql-5.7, cosmic, 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.10.1, mdeslaur
mysql-5.7, bionic, 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, mdeslaur
mysql-5.7, xenial, 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, mdeslaur
net-snmp, cosmic, 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.18.10.1, mdeslaur
net-snmp, bionic, 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.1, mdeslaur
net-snmp, xenial, 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.2, mdeslaur
net-snmp, trusty, 5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3, mdeslaur
nginx, cosmic, 1.15.5-0ubuntu2.1, mdeslaur
nginx, bionic, 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2, mdeslaur
nginx, xenial, 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.3, mdeslaur
nginx, trusty, 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9, mdeslaur
openssh, bionic, 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.1, leosilvab
openssh, xenial, 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.6, leosilvab
openssh, trusty, 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.11, fo0bar
openssh, xenial, 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5, kstenerud
pmdk, bionic, 1.4.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1, ahasenack
python-cryptography, xenial, 1.2.3-1ubuntu0.2, mdeslaur
qemu, bionic, 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.7, paelzer
qemu, xenial, 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.32, paelzer
qemu, bionic, 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.6, paelzer
requests, cosmic, 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1, leosilvab
requests, bionic, 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1, leosilvab
requests, xenial, 2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1, leosilvab
requests, trusty, 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4, leosilvab
ruby1.9.1, trusty, 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.13, leosilvab
ruby2.3, xenial, 2.3.1-2~16.04.11, leosilvab
ruby2.5, cosmic, 2.5.1-5ubuntu4.1, leosilvab
ruby2.5, bionic, 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1, leosilvab
samba, xenial, 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.17, paelzer
six, trusty, 1.5.2-1ubuntu1.1, leosilvab
spamassassin, bionic, 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, mdeslaur
spamassassin, xenial, 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, mdeslaur
spamassassin, trusty, 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, mdeslaur
squid3, xenial, 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.6, ahasenack
squid3, bionic, 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.1, paelzer
tomcat6, trusty, 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1, ebarretto
tomcat7, xenial, 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4, ebarretto
tomcat7, xenial, 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.3, ebarretto
tomcat7, trusty, 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16, mdeslaur
tomcat8, xenial, 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.8, mdeslaur
Uploads to the Development Release
Total: 76
backuppc, 3.3.1-4ubuntu2, ahasenack
cheetah, 3.1.0-2build2, doko
cloud-initramfs-tools, 0.44ubuntu1, smoser
dovecot, 1:2.3.2.1-1ubuntu4, doko
elinks, 0.12~pre6-13ubuntu2, adconrad
exim4, 4.91-6ubuntu2, adconrad
fetchmail, 6.3.26-3ubuntu1, kstenerud
freeradius, 3.0.16+dfsg-3ubuntu3, vorlon
freeradius, 3.0.16+dfsg-3ubuntu2, adconrad
golang-x-text, 0.3.0-2, team+pkg-go
ldns, 1.7.0-3ubuntu8, doko
libapache2-mod-perl2, 2.0.10-2ubuntu4, adconrad
libcss-minifier-xs-perl, 0.09-2build4, adconrad
libfcgi-perl, 0.78-2build2, adconrad
libjavascript-minifier-xs-perl, 0.11-1build4, adconrad
libseccomp, 2.3.3-3ubuntu2, doko
libtirpc, 1.1.4-0.3, anibal
libvirt-python, 4.6.0-1build1, doko
maas, 2.5.0~beta2-7291-gd0345ced5-0ubuntu2, xnox
markupsafe, 1.0-1build3, doko
mod-wsgi, 4.5.17-1build2, doko
moin, 1.9.9-1+deb9u1, steve-mcintyre
moin, 1.9.9-1ubuntu1.18.10.1, leosilvab
mysql-5.7, 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.10.1, mdeslaur
net-snmp, 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu4, adconrad
net-snmp, 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.18.10.2, adconrad
net-snmp, 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.18.10.1, mdeslaur
nginx, 1.15.6-0ubuntu1, teward
nginx, 1.15.5-0ubuntu4, vorlon
nginx, 1.15.5-0ubuntu3, adconrad
nis, 3.17.1-3build1, costamagnagianfranco
open-vm-tools, 2:10.3.0-0ubuntu4, doko
openldap, 2.4.46+dfsg-5ubuntu3, ahasenack
openldap, 2.4.46+dfsg-5ubuntu2, adconrad
pam-p11, 0.2.0-2, pkg-opensc-maint
pep8, 1.7.1-1ubuntu2, mwhudson
php-defaults, 68ubuntu1, jbicha
php-pear, 1:1.10.6+submodules+notgz-1, pkg-php-pear
php7.2, 7.2.11-3build1, doko
php7.2, 7.2.11-3, team+pkg-php
postfix, 3.3.1-1build1, doko
postfix, 3.3.1-1, lamont
postgresql-10, 10.5-1build3, doko
postgresql-10, 10.5-1build2, adconrad
postgresql-10, 10.5-1build1, doko
postgresql-common, 194ubuntu1, jbicha
postgresql-common, 193ubuntu2, jbicha
postgresql-common, 193ubuntu1, adconrad
puppet, 5.5.3-1, pkg-puppet-devel
pylibmc, 1.5.2-1build3, doko
python-cffi, 1.11.5-3ubuntu2, doko
python-cryptography, 2.3-1ubuntu2, doko
python-django, 1:1.11.16-3ubuntu1, costamagnagianfranco
python-django, 1:1.11.16-3, None
python-gevent, 1.3.5-1build1, doko
python-sysv-ipc, 0.6.8-2build6, doko
python-tornado, 5.1.1-2ubuntu2, doko
python-tornado, 5.1.1-2ubuntu1, mwhudson
python-tornado, 5.1.1-2, None
quota, 4.04-2ubuntu2, jbicha
requests, 2.20.0-2, None
requests, 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1, leosilvab
rpcbind, 1.2.5-0.3build1, jbicha
rrdtool, 1.7.0-1build4, doko
rrdtool, 1.7.0-1build3, adconrad
ruby2.5, 2.5.1-6ubuntu2, adconrad
ruby2.5, 2.5.1-6ubuntu1, doko
simplestreams, 0.1.0-17-g693795b-0ubuntu1, smoser
sosreport, 3.6-1, louis-bouchard
sssd, 1.16.3-2, pkg-sssd-devel-z
sssd, 1.16.3-1ubuntu3, doko
strongswan, 5.6.3-1ubuntu5, vorlon
unbound, 1.7.3-1build2, doko
urwid, 2.0.1-2build2, doko
websockify, 0.8.0+dfsg1-10ubuntu1, mwhudson
websockify, 0.8.0+dfsg1-10build1, doko
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