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Re: [Question #77978]: "sudo app install" fails to take password while giving

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From: actionparsnip <question77978@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:25:06 -0000
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Question #77978 on gnome-terminal in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+question/77978

actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
if you run:

sudo apt-get install unrar rar

You can now handle rar files just fine

WinRAR is for windows.

When you type your password, nothing s shown. This is a security feature
so people cannot see the length of your password when using the
terminal. This is kinda pointless though, as when gksudo or kdesudo are
used, the length is visible

Oh well.

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