diff --git a/scripts/linux-aarch64/install.sh b/scripts/linux-aarch64/install.sh
index ee9bcd7f..7024ebef 100644
--- a/scripts/linux-aarch64/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux-aarch64/install.sh
@@ -89,8 +89,15 @@ echo "Installing to: $INSTALL_DIR"
 mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
 cd "$INSTALL_DIR" || exit 1
 
+# check bzip2 is available before downloading
+if ! command -v bzip2 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "❌ bzip2 is required but not installed. Run: sudo apt-get install -y bzip2" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # download and extract the Alby Hub executable
-if ! wget "$ALBYHUB_URL"; then
+echo "Downloading Alby Hub..."
+if ! wget -q "$ALBYHUB_URL"; then
   echo "❌ Failed to download Alby Hub package." >&2
   exit 1
 fi
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@ if [ "$SKIP_VERIFY" = false ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if ! tar xvf server-linux-aarch64.tar.bz2; then
+if ! tar xf server-linux-aarch64.tar.bz2; then
   echo "Failed to unpack Alby Hub. Potentially bzip2 is missing"
   echo "Install it with sudo apt-get install bzip2"
   exit 1
@@ -133,7 +140,7 @@ chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/start.sh"
 
 # add an update script to keep the Hub up to date
 # run this to update the hub
-wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getAlby/hub/master/scripts/linux-aarch64/update.sh
+wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getAlby/hub/master/scripts/linux-aarch64/update.sh
 chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/update.sh"
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/scripts/linux-aarch64/update.sh b/scripts/linux-aarch64/update.sh
index f4b6d286..5eadbe67 100644
--- a/scripts/linux-aarch64/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux-aarch64/update.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ mkdir albyhub-backup
 
 echo "Creating current backup"
 if command -v rsync > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  rsync -av data bin lib albyhub-backup/
+  rsync -a data bin lib albyhub-backup/
 else
   mv bin albyhub-backup
   mv lib albyhub-backup
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo "Downloading latest version"
-wget "$ALBYHUB_URL"
+wget -q "$ALBYHUB_URL"
 
 if [ "$SKIP_VERIFY" = false ]; then
   if ! ./verify.sh server-linux-aarch64.tar.bz2 albyhub-Server-Linux-aarch64.tar.bz2; then
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ if [ "$SKIP_VERIFY" = false ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-tar -xvf server-linux-aarch64.tar.bz2
+tar -xf server-linux-aarch64.tar.bz2
 rm server-linux-aarch64.tar.bz2
 
 if sudo systemctl list-units --type=service --all | grep -Fq albyhub.service; then
diff --git a/scripts/linux-x86_64/install.sh b/scripts/linux-x86_64/install.sh
index 1547aa95..812a3b60 100644
--- a/scripts/linux-x86_64/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux-x86_64/install.sh
@@ -89,8 +89,15 @@ echo "Installing to: $INSTALL_DIR"
 mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
 cd "$INSTALL_DIR" || exit 1
 
+# check bzip2 is available before downloading
+if ! command -v bzip2 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "❌ bzip2 is required but not installed. Run: sudo apt-get install -y bzip2" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # download and extract the Alby Hub executable
-if ! wget "$ALBYHUB_URL"; then
+echo "Downloading Alby Hub..."
+if ! wget -q "$ALBYHUB_URL"; then
   echo "❌ Failed to download Alby Hub" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
@@ -111,7 +118,7 @@ if [ "$SKIP_VERIFY" = false ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if ! tar xvf server-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2; then
+if ! tar xf server-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2; then
   echo "Failed to unpack Alby Hub. Potentially bzip2 is missing"
   echo "Install it with sudo apt-get install bzip2"
   exit 1
@@ -133,7 +140,7 @@ chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/start.sh"
 
 # add an update script to keep the Hub up to date
 # run this to update the hub
-wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getAlby/hub/master/scripts/linux-x86_64/update.sh
+wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getAlby/hub/master/scripts/linux-x86_64/update.sh
 chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/update.sh"
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/scripts/linux-x86_64/update.sh b/scripts/linux-x86_64/update.sh
index b1d2c064..e22cc52b 100644
--- a/scripts/linux-x86_64/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux-x86_64/update.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ mkdir albyhub-backup
 
 echo "Creating current backup"
 if command -v rsync > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  rsync -av data bin lib albyhub-backup/
+  rsync -a data bin lib albyhub-backup/
 else
   mv bin albyhub-backup
   mv lib albyhub-backup
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo "Downloading latest version"
-wget "$ALBYHUB_URL"
+wget -q "$ALBYHUB_URL"
 
 if [ "$SKIP_VERIFY" = false ]; then
   if ! ./verify.sh server-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2 albyhub-Server-Linux-x86_64.tar.bz2; then
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ if [ "$SKIP_VERIFY" = false ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-tar -xvf server-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2
+tar -xf server-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2
 rm server-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2
 
 if sudo systemctl list-units --type=service --all | grep -Fq albyhub.service; then