akerstenMar 21

Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords

https://pbxscience.com/ubuntu-26-04-ends-46-years-of-silent-sudo-passwords/

Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords

Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords. Starting with the upcoming LTS release, every keystroke at a sudo password prompt will echo an asterisk — a small UX fix that has ignited one of Linux's fiercest debates in years.

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sudo is not the only thing that prompts for password in the terminal. There is at least passwd and ssh.

I value ctrl+U a lot more for password prompts than the visual feedback, it's even used by GUI on Linux.

Mar 21 at 6:49amWeb