Blueprint changed by Scott Moser:

Whiteboard set to:
User Stories:
Rocky runs a MAAS cluster.  The nodes have frequent turnover and installation 
time is time lost.  Faster installation means higher usage time.

Assumptions:
The fast path installer is intended to only support simplistic cloud-image-like 
installation.  Users wishing for for more complex partition layout may need to 
use the debian installer path.

Risks:
bootloader installation is non-trivial.  The debian installer does a good job 
of doing this.  If we can't re-use that logic we risk failing to boot.  UEFI 
boot is also complex and may be required for some systems.

Test Plans:
This code path will be used in the Ubuntu openstack CI framework to help it 
install faster.  That will prove at least one functional path.

Release Note:
Nodes installed through MAAS can use the fast path installer to significantly 
reduce installation time.  It results in a cloud-image like environment with 
customization available via cloud-init on first boot.

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fast server install for cloud-image like experience
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/servercloud-r-fastpath-install

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