Default Headless HDMI Output suggestion

This just a quick suggestion, that when I powered on my headless Ubuntu setup I expected to see a terminal output directly (like is common on the Raspberry Pi when the light OS is installed).

Instead I was given a GUI interface, which was confusing. It took me a few seconds to realize I needed to plugin in a mouse as well to click the terminal icon in the upper left. There could be a keyboard combination to select the icon but the few I tried were not immediately obvious.

It could be nice to have an option when flashing the OS or a config option to chose between GUI and terminal. I expected headless to be... well headless :wink:

Hey Brooke!

Thanks for the feedback! 100% agree that the simple desktop on the headless display is confusing - its not the main gnome desktop but it is a reference desktop that uses Weston as a compositor to show how to use the display for basic display output tasks.

We'll disable this moving forwards and document how to turn on the display for those who need it still!

Thanks

Nick.