Public bug reported: See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1010059. Affects Jammy and Bookworm as far as I can tell.
echo | sudo whiptail --msgbox test 20 20 #Can't select 'Ok' echo | whiptail --msgbox test 20 20 #Can select 'Ok' Tested on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ** Affects: newt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1970418 Title: Whiptail no longer accepts input when in a pipe with sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/newt/+bug/1970418/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs