** Description changed: Binary package hint: sudo Until a user entered his first "sudo" command he sees these lines every time he opens a terminal -- To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". See "man sudo_root" for details. - f...@bar:~$ + f...@bar:~$ --- After the first sudo command ~/.sudo_as_admin_successful is created and terminal starts with a simple prompt. Now my point: I'm reading a lot of forum postings and every other day someone with little experience in linux and shell commands asks the question "I'm trying to execute sudo $command, but when i try to enter my password nothing happens, i can't see what i'm typing and i also don't see asteriks like ***, so is my keyboard dead?". So please could you add a little sentence, that you can't see asteriks or your password while entering your sudo password. This would reduce the confusion a little bit (if people would read that note ;) + + ************ + + Ex of users getting confused: + https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sound-juicer/+question/2046 + http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9546129 + + Forums admin posting a list of user-stories: + http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=214393 + http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9564011&postcount=109 + + ************
-- Entering password in Terminal gives no visual feedback https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194472 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
