Asterisks when you type your password in the terminal

Dots when you type your password in an application like Synaptic, but no feedback at all when you type your password in the terminal. Let's improve that:

Navigate to the line that says:

Supplement it with ,pwfeedback by making it look like this:

Ctrl x to close and save.

Test, for example by updating your system:

Should be a starry experience now.

Edit: another way to achieve this, is by executing this oneliner in the terminal:

Even easier, because you can simply copy/paste it into the terminal. No typing required. Fire and forget.