Server Seeded Package review
[RATIONALE]
The Ubuntu server seeds have grown alot over the last few years and not much has been reviewed/removed.
LTS is a good point to review and remove the surplus that is no longer supportable/
[GOAL]
Trimmed down server seed for Ubuntu 14.04.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Patricia Gaughen
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- Ubuntu Server
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- James Page
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for trusty
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
-
ubuntu-14.04-beta-1
- Started by
- James Page
- Completed by
- James Page
Whiteboard
[UDS DISCUSSION]
Candidate list:
backuppc
likewise-open
quagga
freeradius
ibmasm-utils
socat
uucp
vlock
http://
[USER STORIES]
N/A
[ASSUMPTIONS]
Sections of the seeded package set are no longer required or suitable for main inclusion.
[RISKS]
Key packages removed from supported seed, impacting support status of Ubuntu users (mitigation - good communication around candidates for removal).
[IN SCOPE]
Server seeds
Cloud Image seeds
[OUT OF SCOPE]
All other seeds.
[USER ACCEPTANCE]
N/A
[RELEASE NOTE/BLOG]
As of Ubuntu 14.04, the following packages have been demoted to universe, and will no longer recieve Canonical support.
Work Items
Work items for ubuntu-13.12:
Generate list of potential removal candidates and circulate on -devel, -server, -cloud for review: DONE
Review dm-cache for main inclusion: DONE
[racb] MIR for nginx: DONE
Work items:
Remove agreed candidates from seeds: DONE
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
