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.
I have many times accidentally pressed a single key and then had to start over because I had no feedback to confirm it’s only one accidental key press.
I have many times accidentally pressed a single key and then had to start over because I had no feedback to confirm it’s only one accidental key press.
I also hold the backspace for a (relatively) stupid long amount of time when I do know I made a typo because of no feedback on that either. Lol
Ctrl-U clears the line.
Yep. I either do that or Ctrl-C and run the command again. I think many of those will be avoidable with feedback