After switching from Linux Mint to Fedora, one small difference I noticed was the password prompt behavior in the terminal. On Mint, sudo showed asterisks while typing the password. On Fedora, it stayed blank.

Some people prefer the blank prompt, but I like having visual feedback when typing, especially if I am not fully sure whether I missed a key.

If you want the same behavior on Fedora, you can enable sudo password feedback with a small sudoers change.

This note applies to sudo prompts in the terminal, not graphical login screens.

1. Open the sudoers file safely

Do not edit /etc/sudoers directly with a normal text editor. Use visudo so syntax errors are caught before the file is saved:

sudo visudo

2. Enable password feedback

Add this line:

Defaults pwfeedback

If you already have other Defaults lines such as Defaults env_reset, leave them as they are. Just add Defaults pwfeedback as a separate line.

3. Save and test

Save the file and exit the editor. Then run a sudo command again, for example:

sudo -k
sudo true

When prompted for your password, you should now see asterisks as you type. This setting makes password length visible on screen. If that matters in your environment, leave the default behavior in place.

Hope you found this article useful!