diff --git a/pbc b/pbc
index 95d1703..94738b7 100755
--- a/pbc
+++ b/pbc
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function get_snapshot_files() {
 function apt_get_install() {
   local package=$1
   echo "Installing $package using package manager ..."
-  apt-get install "$package" >/dev/null
+  DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends "$package" >/dev/null
   local rc=$?
   (( $rc != 0 )) && echo "Error installing package!" >&2
   return $rc