Shattering a 45-Year Tradition: Why Ubuntu 26.04 is Finally Adding Asterisks to Sudo
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The article discusses the decision by Linux Mint and the sudo-rs/Ubuntu developers to enable visual password feedback (displaying asterisks) by default when entering sudo passwords, summarizes the debate over security versus usability, and provides the sudoers configuration snippet (Defaults !pwfeedback) to disable the feature.
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