Status for 2019-06-03 -> 2019-06-06

• (was out last week Wed, Thu, and Fri)
• Uploaded apport/xenial that fixes its linux vs. linux-signed autopkgtest failure
• SRUed lvm2 fix for path of systemd-run in 69-lvm-metad.rules (LP: #1830169)
• Analysed other apport/xenial autopkgtest failures re launchpad interaction
• Investigating autopkgtest failures for my pending SRUs

Status for 2019-06-07 -> 2019-06-13

• aptdaemon: fixed test suite and implemented frontend locking for bb, cc, dd, ee (LP: #1831981)
• verified LP: #1754075
• checked that release upgrader can not be MITMed with meta release files anymore (re LP: #807259)
• apt hacking
• got yellow fever vaccination for debconf in brazil

Status for 2019-06-14 -> 2019-06-20

• apt 1.9 transition
  • finished removal of deprecated parts in apt

  • ported ua apt hook (https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/ubuntu-advantage-client/pull/620)

  • ported PackageKit (https://github.com/hughsie/PackageKit/pull/328)

Status for 2019-06-21 -> 2019-06-27

• finished the apt 1.9.0 transition
  • released python-apt 1.9.0; broke image building :/

  • fixed livecd-rootfs and apt-xapian-index for new python-apt, hopefully fixing image building

  • fixed dependency solving in aptdaemon to behave more normally (and work with apt 1.9)
• verified dkms SRU LP: #1827697 across releases (lots of VM to install, gotta simplify that)
• TIL (or TWL):
  • How to start qemu in secureboot, although a bit hackish, not proper
  • That cosmic does not render in qemu except with qxl vga device; and then it's still missing cursor!
• Things to figure out:
  • Backporting LP: #1744318 - https for changelogs.u.c to xenial; and what regressions we could get