diff --git a/comfy-chair.sh b/comfy-chair.sh
index eae2d35..3cbbb55 100755
--- a/comfy-chair.sh
+++ b/comfy-chair.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # set a version number
 VERSION="1.2.0"
 
+# ensure that we are not prompted to restart services during the install process
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
 # make sure we are running under a Debian-based OS, as this script needs the
 # 'apt' command and their specific packages.
 debian=`dpkg --version | grep "Debian"`
diff --git a/modules/docker.sh b/modules/docker.sh
index 3e01615..524f540 100755
--- a/modules/docker.sh
+++ b/modules/docker.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # docker.sh
 # install docker and docker-compose
-
 # DONT DO ANY OF THIS IN WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)!
 if [ ! $os = "wsl" ]; then
   # docker. We no longer use the old V1 of docker compuse, we install v2.
-  sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin
+  sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin
   # remove the need for sudo...
   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
 else
diff --git a/modules/nginx-php-pgsql.sh b/modules/nginx-php-pgsql.sh
index 15bc322..32e6378 100755
--- a/modules/nginx-php-pgsql.sh
+++ b/modules/nginx-php-pgsql.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # nginx-php.sh
 # install the Nginx webbrowser, php7.4-fpm and Postgresql database
-
 # we already installed all the required ppa's etc in the packages/updates so
 # lets just install
-sudo apt install -y nginx nginx-extras php7.4-fpm postgresql-14
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y nginx nginx-extras php7.4-fpm postgresql-14
 
 # also install php version 8.1
-sudo apt install -y php8.1 php8.1-fpm php8.1-cli
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y php8.1 php8.1-fpm php8.1-cli
 
 # now some common PHP extensions ...
-sudo apt install -y php7.4-common php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml php7.4-xmlrpc \
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y php7.4-common php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml php7.4-xmlrpc \
                     php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-imagick php7.4-cli php7.4-dev \
                     php7.4-imap php7.4-mbstring php7.4-opcache php7.4-soap \
                     php7.4-zip php7.4-intl php7.4-pgsql php7.4-json
 
 # their php 8.1 equivalents ...
-sudo apt install -y php8.1-common php8.1-mysql php8.1-xml php8.1-xmlrpc \
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y php8.1-common php8.1-mysql php8.1-xml php8.1-xmlrpc \
                     php8.1-curl php8.1-gd php8.1-imagick php8.1-cli php8.1-dev \
                     php8.1-imap php8.1-mbstring php8.1-opcache php8.1-soap \
                     php8.1-zip php8.1-intl php8.1-pgsql
diff --git a/modules/packages.sh b/modules/packages.sh
index bfe5824..606176f 100644
--- a/modules/packages.sh
+++ b/modules/packages.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y build-essential gettext \
                     libicu-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev checkinstall
 
 # install some 'nice to have' that are missing from very mininal images...
-sudo apt install -y nano htop openssh-server openssh-client
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y nano htop openssh-server openssh-client
 
 # install winbind and its support lib to ping WINS hosts
 sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y winbind libnss-winbind
diff --git a/modules/qemu-kvm.sh b/modules/qemu-kvm.sh
index b9f2e32..0383350 100644
--- a/modules/qemu-kvm.sh
+++ b/modules/qemu-kvm.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # qemu-kvm.sh
 # Install support files needed to work with KVM virtual machines using libvirt
 
-sudo apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system bridge-utils virt-manager ovmf cpu-checker
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system bridge-utils virt-manager ovmf cpu-checker
 
 # after this we need to inform the user to create a bridge etc (or make it verty clear in the docs
 # that we dont do this.
diff --git a/modules/updates.sh b/modules/updates.sh
index f757ffd..46954b2 100644
--- a/modules/updates.sh
+++ b/modules/updates.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # updates.sh
 # ensure we have the latest packages, including git and sublime text repos
-
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 # update the package index just in case...
 sudo apt update