Password won't show in terminal

[petesas]

Hey!

I'm having this weird problem that I can't execute anything in the terminal because the password won't type out.
I'm running lubuntu 17.10.

I open up LX terminal and type something like sudo apt-get remove transmission
then i get asked a password: (whatever I type here shows not up)
I try to type in the password but it won't show up. the cursor does not move.
i hit enter and lubuntu says that this didn't quite work out. I fail 3 times and am back to the start.

the password is correct, the issue is that i just can't type it in.
i tried alt+ctrl f1 and I experience the same problem.
I can put in the login but the password cursor does not move.
I type in the password but it doesn't show up.

Does anyone have the same problem?

[deadflowr]

Passwords in the terminal are invisible by default.
Just type it as best you remember it and hit enter.

Edit: to Add,
Old but still useful:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/08/...sible-terminal
In case you really want to have a more visible password field.

[QIII]

Just to put things in perspective: Having started with UNIX in the 70s, I was alarmed later the first time I encountered asterisks echoing when I was entering a password. I thought that was some sort of error!

[petesas]

Guys, thank you! I normally work on kubuntu and there you can at least see some asterisks. The problem is solved!

[deadflowr]

Guys, thank you! I normally work on kubuntu and there you can at least see some asterisks. The problem is solved!

I never seen any of the terminals from any of the Ubuntu flavors show any input for passwords.
Kubuntu included.

That said,
You can mark this thread solved for reals,
see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnansweredPo.../SolvedThreads

[bodhin2]

QIII that is funny

deadflowr - i agree - never saw that passwords show when typed/

[oldos2er]

You can edit /etc/sudoers to show asterices when entering a password if you wish. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sudoers