Installer welcome page does not indicate what it is going to install nor what the user should do next

[Alistair Buxton]

To reproduce, simply boot any 18.04 installer ISO in either live desktop or install mode, and then start the installation. If you have no internet connection the very first page of the wizard contains no information at all and if you do have an internet connection you only get a release notes link.

At a minimum this screen should display:

1. The flavour and release of Ubuntu which is going to be installed.
2. What the selection box at the left of the dialog does.

[Alistair Buxton (a-j-buxton)]

As an absolute bare minimum this screen should say the name and version of the software you are about to install.

[Alistair Buxton (a-j-buxton)]

This is the most recent screenshot of the installer I can find where it gives any helpful information on this screen. Notice that even back then it didn't say the name of the software or the version!

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1756650

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Sounds like an intentional design decision (in order to keep the release notes fresh and online only).

Although I think it would be a better design decision to warn the user that the release notes are not being displayed, and why.

[Alistair Buxton (a-j-buxton)]

It only sounds intentional after you changed the title of the bug to be something other than what I reported.