pls help me on installation. pls

i just signed up for linode hosting and i find it so difficult to do the settings. i followed the guide and videos but when i get to the point of (lish console and putty) i began to have issues. i followed the instruction to enter username and password but while i was able to enter the username, the password remain blank despite the fact that i typed it from my window system, i even tried to copy paste my password but i couldn't see the effect in the console. Though i'm used to shared hosting, i'm yet to understand how this works. pls i clicked my password but it wasn't showing up in the console. pls kindly help me out. i just want to create a wordpress site and move on. thanks