Unrequired initial screen

[Dave Morley]

STEPS:
1. Install Ubuntu Core
2. Boot it
3. Hit initial console-conf page reads "Hit enter to configure"
4. Next page reads "Ubuntu Core Configure the network and setup the administrator account on this all snap ubuntu core system" which is basically and info page where you hit enter to continue.

EXPECTED:
I expect to not have to hit enter twice to get to the initial setup page, one of the 2 first pages is unnecessary.

ACTUAL:
You basically get 2 lets start configuring pages hit enter to continue.

SUGGESTION:
Remove the first Hit enter to configure page, use the more informative second page and add a hit enter to configure if that is the thing that launches the configuration app

[Michael Hudson-Doyle (mwhudson)]

The first screen is there because console-conf uses too much RAM on a small embedded device to just leave running. So we could maybe skip the second screen but might be a bit jarring too. Not sure what to do, maybe we can make the first screen look a bit more like console-conf's current initial screen?

[Dave Morley (davmor2)]

Michael My initial thought was to just make the initial screen as informative as the second. Then drop straight to the network setup.

IE Take the text from the second screen (The informative page), change the text on the first screen to that text and then actually start the config process from the network page.

I guess the only concern then is what to do about the cancel button on the network page at that point right. Is subiquity clever enough to skip a page but use if the cancel button is hit? then that would be the way around it and make it look and feel consistent maybe?

[Michael Hudson-Doyle (mwhudson)]

That's definitely a good goal, I'm just not sure how easy it is. I'll have a think.