[Bug 1686183] Re: Ship ubuntu-advantage in ubuntu-minimal

[Andreas Hasenack]

Trusty verification using the ubuntu-advantage-tools package from trusty-proposed:
 *** 2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed/main amd64 Packages

a) enabling esm
Installation works, but enabling esm is not a good experience:
"""
$ sudo ubuntu-advantage enable-esm <redacted>
Running apt-get update...
W: Failed to fetch https://esm.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages  HttpError404

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
$ echo $?
100
"""

Since there is no ESM for non-precise Ubuntu releases, it fails
correctly with a 404 error. Is that acceptable?


b) MOTD
There is no mention of ESM, precise, or looming end-of-life in the MOTD when logging in, so that's good.


** Tags removed: verification-needed-trusty
** Tags added: verification-done-trusty

** Description changed:

  The ubuntu-advantage-tools package is a bit odd as it was first landed
  in precise to support the ESM effort inside canonical. [0]  In order to
  bring this package up to date across other series in ubuntu, it has been
  recommended by the Ubuntu Foundations team to land into trusty next,
  then forward-port pocket-copy to all supported series until we get to
  the devel release.
  
  The version here:
  
  https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/ubuntu-advantage-script/releases/tag/v2
  
  ... has all on-disk bits correctly working, for all series, but no-ops
  on any release other than precise (ESM is only for "unsupported" LTS
  releases as it were).  This is a request to land ubuntu-advantage-tools
  into trusty, then pocket-copy it to supported series of ubuntu once that
  is finished.
  
  [Impact]
  
   * Allow ubuntu-advantage users to access the extended security
  maintenance script with a simple command line tool.  This script needs
  to hit precise machines and be easy for ubuntu-advantage customers to
  enable, thus basefiles was chosen as a home.
  
  [Test Case]
  
   * Run ubuntu-advantage, it should print out help
   * Run sudo ubuntu-advantage enable <token> (without sudo it will warn you), but you need to be an ubuntu-advantage customer to get that token.  In the end, the script simply adds and removes an /etc/apt/sources.list.d entry.
+  * Verify that the MOTD does not contain any mention of ubuntu-advantage esm or precise and its end of life
   * you can contact me (dpb at canonical.com) if you would like a token for test purposes.
  
  [Regression Potential]
  
   * Low, this is a new script, not included in any automated startup
  paths.
  
  [Other Info]
  
   * http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2017/03/ubuntu-1204-esm.html
  
  [0] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/14/introducing-ubuntu-12-04-esm-
  extended-security-maintenance/

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Title:
  Ship ubuntu-advantage in ubuntu-minimal

Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-meta source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Trusty:
  Fix Committed
Status in ubuntu-meta source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in ubuntu-meta source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Yakkety:
  Won't Fix
Status in ubuntu-meta source package in Yakkety:
  Won't Fix
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Zesty:
  Fix Committed
Status in ubuntu-meta source package in Zesty:
  New
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Artful:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-meta source package in Artful:
  New

Bug description:
  The ubuntu-advantage-tools package is a bit odd as it was first landed
  in precise to support the ESM effort inside canonical. [0]  In order
  to bring this package up to date across other series in ubuntu, it has
  been recommended by the Ubuntu Foundations team to land into trusty
  next, then forward-port pocket-copy to all supported series until we
  get to the devel release.

  The version here:

  https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/ubuntu-advantage-
  script/releases/tag/v2

  ... has all on-disk bits correctly working, for all series, but no-ops
  on any release other than precise (ESM is only for "unsupported" LTS
  releases as it were).  This is a request to land ubuntu-advantage-
  tools into trusty, then pocket-copy it to supported series of ubuntu
  once that is finished.

  [Impact]

   * Allow ubuntu-advantage users to access the extended security
  maintenance script with a simple command line tool.  This script needs
  to hit precise machines and be easy for ubuntu-advantage customers to
  enable, thus basefiles was chosen as a home.

  [Test Case]

   * Run ubuntu-advantage, it should print out help
   * Run sudo ubuntu-advantage enable <token> (without sudo it will warn you), but you need to be an ubuntu-advantage customer to get that token.  In the end, the script simply adds and removes an /etc/apt/sources.list.d entry.
   * Verify that the MOTD does not contain any mention of ubuntu-advantage esm or precise and its end of life
   * you can contact me (dpb at canonical.com) if you would like a token for test purposes.

  [Regression Potential]

   * Low, this is a new script, not included in any automated startup
  paths.

  [Other Info]

   * http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2017/03/ubuntu-1204-esm.html

  [0] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/14/introducing-ubuntu-12-04
  -esm-extended-security-maintenance/

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