after typing in commands in the terminal it asks for password but i cant type it in please help thxs.AlonzoB
after typing in commands in the terminal it asks for password but i cant type it in please help thxs.AlonzoB
This is normal
If you type your password correctly, and hit enter, it will work as you expect.
Not showing a password is normal for terminal applications, it's a security thing
This seems to be confusing or distressing to many beginners. Perhaps one ought to look into making it an option to output ***'s when the password is typed.
Seems like the sort of thing ubuntu developers would do.
Indeed it will.
Ubuntu doesn't target hard core users anymore it's the laughing stock of all distributions. So they might aswell go ahead and let the characters show.
They've done worse.
It took me all week to figure out why ctrl-alt-backspace didn't work anymore. I thought it was a bug -- they call it a feature.
Ubuntu takes away everything confusing or harmful anyway. I figure we add this one to the bunch.
If ubuntu didn't work so well, I wouldn't use it.
Last edited by Ms_Angel_D; April 16th, 2009 at 08:59 PM.
OS: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS|| CPU: AMD Athlon 64x2 || RAM: 3GB DDR2(PC-6400) || Display: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT 1024mb
ok lol thxs guys for the help
Just to add my two cents...
It's one thing to take away ctrl+alt+delete.
It's another thing completely to start hacking away at security.
Kory
It is a feature of Xorg itself. Just look at : http://bgoglin.livejournal.com/16916.html
So ubuntu is not guilty here. It is so simple to bash canonical for every single thing...
Only knowledge will set you free.
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