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Trying to change the blank screensaver in Ubuntu Desktop to one that actually does something, using the terminal. I enter the command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver
. . . . . and the terminal requests my password. So I try to type the password and nothing happens. I open the text editor and type my password, copy it and try to paste it in to the terminal, but still, no joy. Am I missing something?
Why won't the terminal let me type or copy and paste my password?
The password field by default is invisible.
Did you press enter after typing it in?
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by deadflowr
After posting this I went back and had another go at it.
The first couple of times I copied and pasted the initial command,
sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver
. . . . and when prompted for the password it did nothing.
So, I typed the command in the terminal, and when prompted for a password it allowed me to type it in, and viola!, it worked.
Being a n00b to Linux, and the Linux version of the command line, I am slowly learning the ins and outs of it. I would like to thank those who have the patience to read and reply to my rookie questions.
Guess I can mark this solved then.
If you were using keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste, the shortcuts are different in the terminal. Ctrl-C cancels a running command, so that can't be used as a shortcut for copy; I don't know if Ctrl-V does anything. The equivalents when you're using the terminal are Shift-Ctrl-C and Shift-Ctrl-V.
I see.Quote:
Originally Posted by CatKiller
Well it shows I still have a long way to go regarding getting around in Ubuntu.
Thanks for the comment!