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Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" to Enable Password Visual Feedback by Default, Sparking Security Debates As the official release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) approaches this April, a specific configuration change in the sudo command has become a hot topic within the Linux community. Canonical has decided to enable visual password feedback by default, using asterisks ( * ) to represent each character typed. The "pwfeedback" Shift Traditionally, when a user types a password in a Linux terminal for a sudo request, no characters are displayed. This "silent" input is a long-standing security measure intended to prevent onlookers from determining the length of a password. However, Ubuntu 26.04 is flipping the switch on the pwfeedback configuration. The rationale behind this change is to improve the User Experience (UX) for newcomers. Beginners often find the blank screen confusing, leading them to believe the system is frozen or that their keybo...

Notebook users Lenovo some reports that when installed Ubuntu 17.10 into the notebook will make BIOS has been damaged. The symptoms are different, since cannot save settings in BIOS, cannot leave the page set BIOS, or can not boot from USB drive. The Ubuntu when informed of the closed file downloading ISO on page down temporarily and synchronize with Lenovo to find the cause of the problem. The preliminary inspection found that caused by the code in the Linux kernel associated with contact with SPI bus on the motherboard is deactivated code them. Has to disable the code. And preparing a new ISO file, which will prevent problems that have not been affected.