StableReleaseUpdates

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  1. Why
  2. When
    1. High-impact bugs
    2. Other safe cases
    3. New upstream microreleases
    4. Staging low priority uploads
    5. ESM Uploads
  3. General Requirements
    1. Development Release Fixed First
    2. Newer Releases
  4. Procedure
    1. SRU Bug Template
    2. Bug references in changelogs
    3. Staging an upload
      1. Landing an upload blocked by staging
      2. Responsibility for SRU verification and cancellation of incomplete verification
  5. Publishing
  6. Phasing
    1. Investigation of Halted Phased Updates
    2. SRU team documentation
  7. Verification
    1. Autopkgtest Regressions
      1. Expected resolution for reported autopkgtest failures
  8. Removal of updates
  9. Regressions
    1. Testing for Regressions
  10. Documentation for Special Cases
    1. Kernel
    2. Landscape
    3. Snapd
    4. Snapcraft
    5. Ubuntu-image
    6. Docker.io group
    7. gce-compute-image-packages
    8. google-compute-engine
    9. google-compute-engine-oslogin
    10. google-guest-agent
    11. google-osconfig-agent
    12. curtin
    13. walinuxagent
    14. GNOME
    15. OpenStack
    16. Certbot
    17. cloud-init
    18. DPDK
    19. ubuntu-release-upgrader and python-apt
    20. apt and python-apt
    21. rax-nova-agent
    22. livecd-rootfs
    23. fwupd and fwupdate
    24. snapd-glib
    25. netplan.io
    26. ec2-hibinit-agent
    27. NVIDIA driver
    28. wslu
    29. openjdk-N
    30. Postfix
    31. sosreport/sos
    32. oem-*-meta
    33. ubuntu-dev-tools
    34. OpenLDAP
    35. HAProxy
    36. autopkgtest
    37. squid
    38. bind9
    39. virtualbox
    40. ubuntu-advantage-tools
    41. open-vm-tools
    42. postgresql
    43. GRUB
    44. OpenVPN
    45. Language Packs (language-pack-*)
    46. cd-boot-images-<arch>
  11. Data Packages Kept in Sync with Security
    1. tzdata
    2. distro-info-data
    3. linux-firmware
    4. wireless-regdb
  12. Toolchain Updates
  13. Examples
  14. Package Removals
  15. Links
  16. Reviewing procedure and tools
  17. Contacting the SRU team

SRU documentation has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/

See the announcement: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2024-August/043090.html

Why

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/explanation/principles/ and https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/explanation/requirements/

When

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/requirements/#what-is-acceptable-to-sru

High-impact bugs

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/requirements/#what-is-acceptable-to-sru

Other safe cases

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/requirements/#other-safe-cases

New upstream microreleases

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/requirements/#new-upstream-microreleases

Staging low priority uploads

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/explanation/non-standard-processes/#explanation-staged-uploads

ESM Uploads

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/special/

General Requirements

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/requirements/#general-requirements-for-all-srus

Development Release Fixed First

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/requirements/#general-requirements-for-all-srus

Newer Releases

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/requirements/#general-requirements-for-all-srus

Procedure

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/standard/

SRU Bug Template

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/bug-template/

Bug references in changelogs

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/requirements/#bug-references-in-changelogs

Staging an upload

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/special/#stage-an-upload

Landing an upload blocked by staging

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/special/#land-an-upload-blocked-by-staging

Responsibility for SRU verification and cancellation of incomplete verification

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/explanation/non-standard-processes/#explanation-staged-uploads

Publishing

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/release/

Phasing

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/explanation/standard-processes/#phasing

Investigation of Halted Phased Updates

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/phasing/

SRU team documentation

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/internal/#override-phasing

Verification

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/standard/ and https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/regression/#howto-report-regression

Autopkgtest Regressions

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/autopkgtest-failure/

Expected resolution for reported autopkgtest failures

See: https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/autopkgtest-failure/

Removal of updates

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/explanation/non-standard-processes/#removal-of-languishing-updates

Regressions

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/regression/#howto-report-regression

Testing for Regressions

(defunct section removed)

Documentation for Special Cases

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/

See the announcement: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2025-June/043391.html

Kernel

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#kernel

Landscape

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#landscape

Snapd

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#snapd

Snapcraft

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#snapcraft

Ubuntu-image

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#ubuntu-image

Docker.io group

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#docker-io-group

gce-compute-image-packages

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#gce-compute-image-packages

google-compute-engine

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#google-compute-engine

google-compute-engine-oslogin

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#google-compute-engine-oslogin

google-guest-agent

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#google-guest-agent

google-osconfig-agent

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#google-osconfig-agent

curtin

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#curtin

walinuxagent

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#walinuxagent

GNOME

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#gnome

OpenStack

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#openstack

Certbot

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#certbot

cloud-init

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#cloud-init

DPDK

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#dpdk

ubuntu-release-upgrader and python-apt

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#ubuntu-release-upgrader-and-python-apt

apt and python-apt

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#apt-and-python-apt

rax-nova-agent

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#rax-nova-agent

livecd-rootfs

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#livecd-rootfs

fwupd and fwupdate

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#fwupd-and-fwupdate

snapd-glib

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#snapd-glib

netplan.io

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#netplan-io

ec2-hibinit-agent

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#ec2-hibinit-agent

NVIDIA driver

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#nvidia-driver

wslu

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#wslu

openjdk-N

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#openjdk-n

Postfix

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#postfix

sosreport/sos

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#sosreport-sos

oem-*-meta

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#oem-meta

ubuntu-dev-tools

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#ubuntu-dev-tools

OpenLDAP

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#openldap

HAProxy

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#haproxy

autopkgtest

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#autopkgtest

squid

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#squid

bind9

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#bind9

virtualbox

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#virtualbox

ubuntu-advantage-tools

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#ubuntu-advantage-tools

open-vm-tools

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#open-vm-tools

postgresql

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#postgresql

GRUB

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#grub

OpenVPN

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#openvpn

Language Packs (language-pack-*)

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#language-packs-language-pack

cd-boot-images-<arch>

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#cd-boot-images-arch

Data Packages Kept in Sync with Security

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#data-packages-kept-in-sync-with-security

tzdata

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#tzdata

distro-info-data

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#distro-info-data

linux-firmware

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#linux-firmware

wireless-regdb

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#wireless-regdb

Toolchain Updates

This section has moved to https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/package-specific/#toolchain-updates

Examples

As a reference, see bug #173082 for an idea of how the SRU process works for a main package, or bug #208666 for an SRU in universe.

Package Removals

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/explanation/non-standard-processes/#explanation-removals

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/status/

Reviewing procedure and tools

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/internal/#reviewing-procedure-and-tools

Contacting the SRU team

This section has moved to https://canonical-sru-docs.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/howto/contact/

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StableReleaseUpdates (last edited 2025-06-25 19:59:52 by ahasenack)