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 * When I use {{{sudo}}} via {{{ssh}}}, I can see the password as I type it. How do I fix that?  * When I run {{{ssh HOST sudo CMD...}}}, I can see the password as I type it. How do I fix that?

Repositories

  • How are the "-updates" and "-security" pockets different?
    • -updates includes things that have gone through the StableReleaseUpdates process, and contain various important bug fixes.

    • -security includes only updated packages that contain security-related fixes, and are built to not require anything from "-updates".

  • How do I automatically install security updates?

Packages

Strange Behavior

  • When I run ssh HOST sudo CMD..., I can see the password as I type it. How do I fix that?

    • There is no "tty" allocated when running commands directly via ssh, please add the "-t" flag.


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SecurityTeam/FAQ (last edited 2024-01-26 14:48:38 by sahnaseredini)