"Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo-rs gets a password feedback toggle"
"Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.You're readingUbuntu 26.04’s sudo-rs gets a password feedback toggle, a blog post fromOMG! Ubuntu 26.04's sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback."
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/sudo-rs-password-feedback-toggle
Today is a holiday here in 🇲🇽 so that means I'm off work today but may be tempted to use some time to upgrade my main desktop PC to #Ubuntu 26.04 beta, so far it has worked flawlessly in my laptop (minus the webcam which has always been a problem) though I do have an #Nvidia GPU on it and I'm not sure if the proprietary drivers are already included?
One of the only reasons I kept using Nvidia was for running Flight Simulator under #Windows but my next PC will definitely be pure AMD.
Tous les samedis de 16h à 18h, Linux Quimper vous donne rendez-vous au centre social des Abeilles, 4 rue Sergent Le Flao (quartier de la Terre Noire) Quimper. Nous vous proposons lors de ces rencontres d’échanger autour du Libre et de Linux en particulier Vous pouvez venir pour vous faire aider, ou
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-02-26
For once I'm not too busy today. But even if I were busy, I would still publish the newest edition of Pook-Emu Bee. 1. Discover more of the Fediverse with tags.pub (Matthias Pfefferle at ActivityPub for WordPress. April 2, 2026.) Done! 2. Sony Shuts Down Nearly Its Entire Memory Card Business Due to Flash Shortage (Jason Schneider for PetaPixel. March 27, 2026.) AI has come for the SD cards. Constantine XI implores us forward. Hang on to your thumb drives! 3. Nike just can’t do it in […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-04-02-26/
💸 Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018
🐧 Ubuntu added Official NVIDIA 595 Driver for 26.04 [How to Install]
NVIDIA 595.58.03, the latest stable version of NVIDIA driver for Linux, is available in Ubuntu repository for the upcoming 26.04 LTS. Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu) usually supports producti...
📰 Source: UbuntuHandbook
🔗 Link: https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/nvidia-595-driver-ubuntu-26-04/
#Linux Link with #VanLUG
Wed, April 8, 2026, 5:30PM – 7:30PM at the #Richmondbc Public Library, Brighouse Branch
Drop-in to the Launchpad classroom to learn more about open-source operating systems #Linux and #Ubuntu! Hosted by #VanLUG, this program is a drop-in session for participants to seek assistance with Linux, and meet with like-minded computer users.
https://yourlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/69a8d74d491b809c6f1e3305
🐧 sudo-rs adds a keyboard shortcut to quickly hide password feedback
The Rust-based version of sudo shows password feedback by default in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, upending nearly 40 years of learned (and confusing) behaviour. Broadly, that decision has been well received, ...
📰 Source: OMG! Ubuntu
🔗 Link: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/sudo-rs-password-feedback-toggle
"Canonical raises Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Desktop minimum RAM requirement from 4 GB to 6 GB"
"Ubuntu26.04 LTS, code-named “Resolute Raccoon,” introduces a higher baseline for system memory: Canonical now lists 6 GB of RAM as the minimum requirement for its flagship Linux distribution."
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” raises the RAM requirement from 4 GB to 6 GB, with a 2 GHz dual-core processor and 25 GB of disk space. For users concerned about hardware compatibility, lighter Linux alternatives are available.
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