News [OMG! Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 breaks a sudo tradition older than most of its users

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Name: Password feedback in sudo. Age: New, but it’s absence is over 40 years old. Appearance: ********. What’s changed? When you run a command in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with sudo and you are asked to enter your password, you’ll now see asterisks appear as you type. Previously: nothing. A blinking cursor, the void, a creeping fear that your keyboard had stopped working, etc. I’ve always wondered why it didn’t do that… You and a lot of other people. Linux Mint enables password feedback by default since, y’know, some feedback is better than none. Not showing feedback is a behaviour that stretches back to the original […]

Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-sudo-password-asterisks

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