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[Vish <vishubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: sudo
  
  Until a user entered his first "sudo" command he sees these lines every
  time he opens a terminal
  
  --
  To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
  See "man sudo_root" for details.
  
- foo@bar:~$ 
+ foo@bar:~$
  ---
  
  After the first sudo command ~/.sudo_as_admin_successful is created and
  terminal starts with a simple prompt.
  
  Now my point: I'm reading a lot of forum postings and every other day
  someone with little experience in linux and shell commands asks the
  question "I'm trying to execute sudo $command, but when i try to enter
  my password nothing happens, i can't see what i'm typing and i also
  don't see asteriks like ***, so is my keyboard dead?".
  
  So please could you add a little sentence, that you can't see asteriks
  or your password while entering your sudo password. This would reduce
  the confusion a little bit (if people would read that note ;)
+ 
+ ************
+ 
+ Ex of users getting confused:
+ https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sound-juicer/+question/2046
+ http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9546129
+ 
+ Forums admin posting a list of user-stories:
+ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=214393
+ http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9564011&postcount=109
+ 
+ ************

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Entering password in Terminal gives no visual feedback
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194472
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