diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index bd0b85d9..3437f8eb 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ function create_backup_script {
   if grep -Fxq "create_backup_script" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install rsyncrypto
+  apt-get -y install rsyncrypto
 
   get_mariadb_password
   get_mariadb_gnusocial_admin_password
@@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ function create_restore_script {
   if grep -Fxq "create_restore_script" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install rsyncrypto
+  apt-get -y install rsyncrypto
 
   get_mariadb_password
   get_mariadb_gnusocial_admin_password
@@ -2904,7 +2904,7 @@ function backup_to_friends_servers {
       return
   fi
 
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install rsyncrypto sshpass
+  apt-get -y install rsyncrypto sshpass
 
   get_mariadb_password
   get_mariadb_gnusocial_admin_password
@@ -3545,7 +3545,7 @@ function restore_from_friend {
       return
   fi
 
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install rsyncrypto sshpass
+  apt-get -y install rsyncrypto sshpass
 
   get_mariadb_password
   get_mariadb_gnusocial_admin_password
@@ -4085,7 +4085,7 @@ function enforce_good_passwords {
   if grep -Fxq "enforce_good_passwords" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install libpam-cracklib
+  apt-get -y install libpam-cracklib
 
   sed -i 's/password.*requisite.*pam_cracklib.so.*/password        required                       pam_cracklib.so retry=2 dcredit=-4 ucredit=-1 ocredit=-1 lcredit=0 minlen=10 reject_username/g' /etc/pam.d/common-password
   echo 'enforce_good_passwords' >> $COMPLETION_FILE
@@ -4304,7 +4304,7 @@ function change_debian_repos {
   fi
 
   apt-get update
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install apt-transport-https
+  apt-get -y install apt-transport-https
   echo 'change_debian_repos' >> $COMPLETION_FILE
 }
 
@@ -4515,7 +4515,7 @@ function random_number_generator {
       # On systems which are not beaglebones assume that
       # no hardware random number generator is available
       # and use the second best option
-      apt-get -y --force-yes install haveged
+      apt-get -y install haveged
       return
   fi
   if [[ $INSTALLED_WITHIN_DOCKER == "yes" ]]; then
@@ -4524,10 +4524,10 @@ function random_number_generator {
       return
   fi
   if [[ $USE_HWRNG == "yes" ]]; then
-    apt-get -y --force-yes install rng-tools
+    apt-get -y install rng-tools
     sed -i 's|#HRNGDEVICE=/dev/hwrng|HRNGDEVICE=/dev/hwrng|g' /etc/default/rng-tools
   else
-    apt-get -y --force-yes install haveged
+    apt-get -y install haveged
   fi
   echo 'random_number_generator' >> $COMPLETION_FILE
 }
@@ -4569,7 +4569,7 @@ function configure_ssh {
       echo "KexAlgorithms $SSH_KEX" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   fi
 
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install fail2ban
+  apt-get -y install fail2ban
   echo 'configure_ssh' >> $COMPLETION_FILE
   # Don't reboot if installing within docker
   # random numbers will come from the host system
@@ -4661,11 +4661,11 @@ function time_synchronisation {
   if grep -Fxq "time_synchronisation" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  #apt-get -y --force-yes install tlsdate
+  #apt-get -y install tlsdate
 
   # building tlsdate from source is a workaround because of
   # this bug https://github.com/ioerror/tlsdate/issues/130
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install build-essential automake git pkg-config autoconf libtool libssl-dev libevent-dev
+  apt-get -y install build-essential automake git pkg-config autoconf libtool libssl-dev libevent-dev
 
   if [ ! -d $INSTALL_DIR ]; then
       mkdir $INSTALL_DIR
@@ -5088,7 +5088,7 @@ function configure_email {
       return
   fi
   apt-get -y remove postfix
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install exim4 sasl2-bin swaks libnet-ssleay-perl procmail
+  apt-get -y install exim4 sasl2-bin swaks libnet-ssleay-perl procmail
 
   if [ ! -d /etc/exim4 ]; then
       echo "ERROR: Exim does not appear to have installed. $CHECK_MESSAGE"
@@ -5211,8 +5211,8 @@ function spam_filtering {
   if grep -Fxq "spam_filtering" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install exim4-daemon-heavy
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install spamassassin
+  apt-get -y install exim4-daemon-heavy
+  apt-get -y install spamassassin
   sa-update -v
   sed -i 's/ENABLED=0/ENABLED=1/g' /etc/default/spamassassin
   sed -i 's/# spamd_address = 127.0.0.1 783/spamd_address = 127.0.0.1 783/g' /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template
@@ -5306,7 +5306,7 @@ function configure_imap {
   if grep -Fxq "configure_imap" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install dovecot-common dovecot-imapd
+  apt-get -y install dovecot-common dovecot-imapd
 
   if [ ! -d /etc/dovecot ]; then
       echo "ERROR: Dovecot does not appear to have installed. $CHECK_MESSAGE"
@@ -5344,7 +5344,7 @@ function configure_gpg {
   if grep -Fxq "configure_gpg" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install gnupg
+  apt-get -y install gnupg
 
   # if gpg keys directory was previously imported from usb
   if [[ $GPG_KEYS_IMPORTED == "yes" && -d /home/$MY_USERNAME/.gnupg ]]; then
@@ -5449,7 +5449,7 @@ function encrypt_incoming_email {
       return
   fi
   if [ ! -f /usr/bin/gpgit.pl ]; then
-      apt-get -y --force-yes install git libmail-gnupg-perl
+      apt-get -y install git libmail-gnupg-perl
       cd $INSTALL_DIR
       git clone https://github.com/mikecardwell/gpgit
       cd gpgit
@@ -5637,7 +5637,7 @@ function email_client {
   if grep -Fxq "email_client" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install mutt-patched lynx abook
+  apt-get -y install mutt-patched lynx abook
 
   if [ ! -f /etc/Muttrc ]; then
       echo "ERROR: Mutt does not appear to have installed. $CHECK_MESSAGE"
@@ -5922,7 +5922,7 @@ function create_public_mailing_list {
 
   PUBLIC_MAILING_LIST_USER="mlmmj"
 
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install mlmmj
+  apt-get -y install mlmmj
   adduser --system $PUBLIC_MAILING_LIST_USER
   addgroup $PUBLIC_MAILING_LIST_USER
   adduser $PUBLIC_MAILING_LIST_USER $PUBLIC_MAILING_LIST_USER
@@ -6024,7 +6024,7 @@ function create_private_mailing_list {
       echo 'the top of the script'
       exit 11
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install ruby ruby-dev ruby-gpgme libgpgme11-dev libmagic-dev
+  apt-get -y install ruby ruby-dev ruby-gpgme libgpgme11-dev libmagic-dev
   gem install schleuder
   schleuder-fix-gem-dependencies
   schleuder-init-setup --gem
@@ -6126,7 +6126,7 @@ function install_web_server {
     rm -rf /etc/apache2
   fi
   # install nginx
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install nginx php5-fpm git
+  apt-get -y install nginx php5-fpm git
 
   # limit the number of php processes
   sed -i 's/; process.max = 128/process.max = 32/g' /etc/php5/fpm/php-fpm.conf
@@ -6247,8 +6247,8 @@ function install_mariadb {
   if grep -Fxq "install_mariadb" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install python-software-properties debconf-utils
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install software-properties-common
+  apt-get -y install python-software-properties debconf-utils
+  apt-get -y install software-properties-common
   apt-get -y update
 
   get_mariadb_password
@@ -6268,7 +6268,7 @@ function install_mariadb {
 
   debconf-set-selections <<< "mariadb-server mariadb-server/root_password password $MARIADB_PASSWORD"
   debconf-set-selections <<< "mariadb-server mariadb-server/root_password_again password $MARIADB_PASSWORD"
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install mariadb-server
+  apt-get -y install mariadb-server
 
   if [ ! -d /etc/mysql ]; then
       echo "ERROR: mariadb-server does not appear to have installed. $CHECK_MESSAGE"
@@ -6485,7 +6485,7 @@ function install_owncloud {
           exit 6746
       fi
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install owncloud
+  apt-get -y install owncloud
   install_mariadb
   get_mariadb_password
 
@@ -6696,7 +6696,7 @@ function install_xmpp {
   if grep -Fxq "install_xmpp" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install prosody
+  apt-get -y install prosody
 
   if [ ! -d /etc/prosody ]; then
       echo "ERROR: prosody does not appear to have installed. $CHECK_MESSAGE"
@@ -6820,7 +6820,7 @@ function install_irc_server {
   if grep -Fxq "install_irc_server" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install ngircd
+  apt-get -y install ngircd
 
   if [ ! -d /etc/ngircd ]; then
       echo "ERROR: ngircd does not appear to have installed. $CHECK_MESSAGE"
@@ -6908,7 +6908,7 @@ function install_wiki {
   if [ ! $WIKI_DOMAIN_NAME ]; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install dokuwiki
+  apt-get -y install dokuwiki
 
   if [ ! -d /var/www/$WIKI_DOMAIN_NAME ]; then
       mkdir /var/www/$WIKI_DOMAIN_NAME
@@ -7433,7 +7433,7 @@ function install_gnu_social {
   get_mariadb_password
   repair_databases_script
 
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install php-gettext php5-curl php5-gd php5-mysql git curl php-xml-parser
+  apt-get -y install php-gettext php5-curl php5-gd php5-mysql git curl php-xml-parser
 
   if [ ! -d /var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME ]; then
       mkdir /var/www/$MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME
@@ -7679,7 +7679,7 @@ function install_redmatrix {
   get_mariadb_password
   repair_databases_script
 
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install php5-common php5-cli php5-curl php5-gd php5-mysql php5-mcrypt git
+  apt-get -y install php5-common php5-cli php5-curl php5-gd php5-mysql php5-mcrypt git
 
   if [ ! -d /var/www/$REDMATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME ]; then
       mkdir /var/www/$REDMATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME
@@ -7975,7 +7975,7 @@ function install_dlna_server {
   if [[ $SYSTEM_TYPE == "$VARIANT_CLOUD" || $SYSTEM_TYPE == "$VARIANT_MAILBOX" || $SYSTEM_TYPE == "$VARIANT_CHAT" || $SYSTEM_TYPE == "$VARIANT_WRITER" || $SYSTEM_TYPE == "$VARIANT_SOCIAL" || $SYSTEM_TYPE == "$VARIANT_TOR_DONGLE" ]]; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install minidlna
+  apt-get -y install minidlna
 
   if [ ! -f /etc/minidlna.conf ]; then
       echo "ERROR: minidlna does not appear to have installed. $CHECK_MESSAGE"
@@ -8034,9 +8034,9 @@ function install_mediagoblin {
   if [ ! $MEDIAGOBLIN_DOMAIN_NAME ]; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install git-core python python-dev python-lxml python-imaging python-virtualenv
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install python-gst-1.0 libjpeg8-dev sqlite3 libapache2-mod-fcgid gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-libav python-numpy python-scipy libsndfile1-dev
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install postgresql postgresql-client python-psycopg2 python-pip autotools-dev automake
+  apt-get -y install git-core python python-dev python-lxml python-imaging python-virtualenv
+  apt-get -y install python-gst-1.0 libjpeg8-dev sqlite3 libapache2-mod-fcgid gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-libav python-numpy python-scipy libsndfile1-dev
+  apt-get -y install postgresql postgresql-client python-psycopg2 python-pip autotools-dev automake
 
   sudo -u postgres createuser -A -D mediagoblin
   sudo -u postgres createdb -E UNICODE -O mediagoblin mediagoblin
@@ -8071,7 +8071,7 @@ function install_mediagoblin {
   add_ddns_domain
 
   # see https://wiki.mediagoblin.org/Deployment / uwsgi with configs
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python nginx-full supervisor
+  apt-get -y install uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python nginx-full supervisor
 
   echo 'server {' > /etc/nginx/sites-available/$MEDIAGOBLIN_DOMAIN_NAME
   echo '        include /etc/nginx/mime.types;' >> /etc/nginx/sites-available/$MEDIAGOBLIN_DOMAIN_NAME
@@ -8214,7 +8214,7 @@ function create_upgrade_script {
   echo '#!/bin/bash' > /etc/cron.weekly/$UPGRADE_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '' >> /etc/cron.weekly/$UPGRADE_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo 'apt-get -y update' >> /etc/cron.weekly/$UPGRADE_SCRIPT_NAME
-  echo 'apt-get -y --force-yes upgrade' >> /etc/cron.weekly/$UPGRADE_SCRIPT_NAME
+  echo 'apt-get -y upgrade' >> /etc/cron.weekly/$UPGRADE_SCRIPT_NAME
   if grep -Fxq "install_redmatrix" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       echo '' >> /etc/cron.weekly/$UPGRADE_SCRIPT_NAME
       echo '# Red Matrix' >> /etc/cron.weekly/$UPGRADE_SCRIPT_NAME
@@ -8271,8 +8271,8 @@ function intrusion_detection {
   if grep -Fxq "intrusion_detection" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install tripwire
-  apt-get -y --force-yes autoremove
+  apt-get -y install tripwire
+  apt-get -y autoremove
   cd /etc/tripwire
   cp site.key $DOMAIN_NAME-site.key
   echo ''
@@ -8306,7 +8306,7 @@ function create_tor_dongle {
       return
   fi
 
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install tor tor-arm
+  apt-get -y install tor tor-arm
 
   # firewall
   iptables -A INPUT -i usb0 -p tcp --dport 9050 -j ACCEPT
@@ -8371,7 +8371,7 @@ function route_outgoing_traffic_through_tor {
   if [[ $ROUTE_THROUGH_TOR != "yes" ]]; then
       return
   fi
-  apt-get -y --force-yes install tor tor-arm
+  apt-get -y install tor tor-arm
 
   ### set variables
   # Destinations you don't want routed through Tor