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gnome-terminal package

sudo password

Asked by Stefano

Binary package hint: gnome-terminal

When iI try to enter the sudo password in Terminal nothing appears on the screen bt I know the keyboard operate properly, because only for the password it is ineffective...
I?m a new user of linux and I know almost nothing about it...

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 6 09:54:19 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: gnome-terminal 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1512): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1512): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1624): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:1619): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (firefox:1759): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times

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This question was originally filed as bug #503718.

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Stefano (stefano-hel) said : 		#1
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forsakenpariah (forsakenpariah) said : 		#2

sudo is designed not to echo the password (or asterisks or anything else in its place) as you type. If you type in your user password and press return it should allow you to execute the desired command as root.

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Rodney (rciwan) said : 		#3

Remember, Linux is case sensitive so you must conform, be sure you do not have the CAPS Lock on.

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Stefano (stefano-hel) said : 		#4

Ah yes of course.
Thank you again.
Stefano.

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> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:06:19 +0000
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> Your question #96401 on gnome-terminal in ubuntu changed:
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> Rodney proposed the following answer:
> Remember, Linux is case sensitive so you must conform, be sure you do
> not have the CAPS Lock on.
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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#5

Stefano,
if this question is solved for you, please it as solved, thanks.
https://help.launchpad.net/Answers

Reference about terminal usage:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo#Usage
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/basic-commands/C/
http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-terminal/stable/gnome-terminal-get-started.html.en

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JOSKA (ancientbreath) said : 		#6

WHAT-IS-A-SUDO-PASSWORD-AND-HOW-CAN-I-GET-IT?

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