@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then

     # since this script runs as a normal user, we need to give that user

     # ability to run sudo

-    apt-get update

-    apt-get install -y sudo

+    apt_get update

+    apt_get install sudo

     if ! getent passwd stack >/dev/null; then

         echo "Creating a user called stack"

@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ if [ ! -n "$HOST_IP" ]; then

     HOST_IP=`LC_ALL=C /sbin/ifconfig  | grep -m 1 'inet addr:'| cut -d: -f2 | awk '{print $1}'`

 fi

+# apt-get wrapper to just get arguments set correctly

+function apt_get() {

+    local sudo="sudo"

+    [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ] && sudo=""

+    $sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get \

+        --option "Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold" --assume-yes "$@"

+}

+

 # Generic helper to configure passwords

 function read_password {

     set +o xtrace

@@ -283,8 +291,8 @@ fi

 # install apt requirements

-sudo apt-get update

-sudo apt-get install -qqy `cat $FILES/apts/* | cut -d\# -f1 | grep -Ev "mysql-server|rabbitmq-server"`

+apt_get update

+apt_get install `cat $FILES/apts/* | cut -d\# -f1 | grep -Ev "mysql-server|rabbitmq-server"`

 # install python requirements

 sudo PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=/var/cache/pip pip install `cat $FILES/pips/*`

@@ -351,7 +359,11 @@ cp $FILES/screenrc ~/.screenrc

 if [[ "$ENABLED_SERVICES" =~ "rabbit" ]]; then

     # Install and start rabbitmq-server

-    sudo apt-get install -y -q rabbitmq-server

+    # the temp file is necessary due to LP: #878600

+    tfile=$(mktemp)

+    apt_get install rabbitmq-server > "$tfile" 2>&1

+    cat "$tfile"

+    rm -f "$tfile"

     # change the rabbit password since the default is "guest"

     sudo rabbitmqctl change_password guest $RABBIT_PASSWORD

 fi

@@ -383,7 +395,7 @@ EOF

     fi

     # Install and start mysql-server

-    sudo apt-get -y -q install mysql-server

+    apt_get install mysql-server

     # Update the DB to give user ‘$MYSQL_USER’@’%’ full control of the all databases:

     sudo mysql -uroot -p$MYSQL_PASSWORD -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '$MYSQL_USER'@'%' identified by '$MYSQL_PASSWORD';"

@@ -486,7 +498,7 @@ if [[ "$ENABLED_SERVICES" =~ "n-cpu" ]]; then

     # splitting a system into many smaller parts.  LXC uses cgroups and chroot

     # to simulate multiple systems.

     if [[ "$LIBVIRT_TYPE" == "lxc" ]]; then

-        sudo apt-get install lxc -y

+        apt_get install lxc

         # lxc uses cgroups (a kernel interface via virtual filesystem) configured

         # and mounted to ``/cgroup``

         sudo mkdir -p /cgroup