diff --git a/installers/arch.sh b/installers/arch.sh
index 2f2b85c4..0dd2c108 100755
--- a/installers/arch.sh
+++ b/installers/arch.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 UPDATE_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msmhq/msm/master"
-curl -L "${UPDATE_URL}/installers/common.sh" -o /tmp/msmcommon.sh  #wget isn't installed on Arch by default
+curl -L "${UPDATE_URL}/installers/common.sh" -o /tmp/msmcommon.sh  # wget isn't installed on Arch by default
 source /tmp/msmcommon.sh && rm -f /tmp/msmcommon.sh
 
+# Installs sudo if it is not installed
+function install_sudo() {
+    pacman --noconfirm -S sudo
+}
+
 function update_system_packages() {
     install_log "Updating sources"
-    sudo pacman -Syy || install_error "Couldn't update packages"
+    sudo pacman --noconfirm -Syy || install_error "Couldn't update packages"
 }
 
 function install_dependencies() {
     install_log "Installing required packages"
-    sudo pacman --noconfirm -S screen rsync zip wget jq || install_error "Couldn't install dependencies"
+    sudo pacman --noconfirm -S jq rsync screen wget zip || install_error "Couldn't install dependencies"
+    if ! command -v java > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        install_log "Installing Java (OpenJDK 17)"
+        sudo pacman --noconfirm -S jre17-openjdk-headless || install_error "Couldn't install Java"
+    fi
 }
 
 function enable_init() {
diff --git a/installers/common.sh b/installers/common.sh
index 1ca96c55..9fc7eac9 100755
--- a/installers/common.sh
+++ b/installers/common.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ function config_installation() {
     fi
 }
 
+# Verifies if the system has sudo installed and, if not, installs it
+function check_sudo() {
+    if ! command -v sudo > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        install_sudo
+    fi
+}
+
+# Installs sudo if it is not installed
+function install_sudo() {
+    # OVERLOAD THIS
+    install_error "No function definition for install_sudo"
+}
+
 # Runs a system software update to make sure we're using all fresh packages
 function update_system_packages() {
     # OVERLOAD THIS
@@ -163,9 +176,10 @@ function install_complete() {
 
 function install_msm() {
     config_installation
-    add_minecraft_user
+    check_sudo
     update_system_packages
     install_dependencies
+    add_minecraft_user
     create_msm_directories
     download_latest_files
     patch_latest_files
diff --git a/installers/debian.sh b/installers/debian.sh
index 96d9f838..580c5252 100755
--- a/installers/debian.sh
+++ b/installers/debian.sh
@@ -4,21 +4,35 @@ UPDATE_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msmhq/msm/master"
 wget -q ${UPDATE_URL}/installers/common.sh -O /tmp/msmcommon.sh
 source /tmp/msmcommon.sh && rm -f /tmp/msmcommon.sh
 
+# Installs sudo if it is not installed
+function install_sudo() {
+    install_log "Installing sudo"
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -yqq install sudo
+}
+
 function update_system_packages() {
     install_log "Updating sources"
     if [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
         . /etc/os-release
         if [ "$NAME" == 'Ubuntu' ]; then
+            if ! command -v add-apt-repository > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+                sudo apt-get -yqq install software-properties-common
+            fi
+
             sudo add-apt-repository universe || install_error "Couldn't enable universe repository"
         fi
     fi
-    sudo apt-get update || install_error "Couldn't update package list"
-    sudo apt-get upgrade || install_error "Couldn't upgrade packages"
+    sudo apt-get -yqq update || install_error "Couldn't update package list"
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get -yqq upgrade || install_error "Couldn't upgrade packages"
 }
 
 function install_dependencies() {
     install_log "Installing required packages"
-    sudo apt-get install screen rsync zip jq || install_error "Couldn't install dependencies"
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get -yqq install jq rsync screen wget zip || install_error "Couldn't install dependencies"
+    if ! command -v java > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        install_log "Installing Java (OpenJDK 17)"
+        DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get -yqq install openjdk-17-jre-headless || install_error "Couldn't install Java"
+    fi
 }
 
 function enable_init() {
diff --git a/installers/redhat.sh b/installers/redhat.sh
index cc7ea2c0..254bc596 100755
--- a/installers/redhat.sh
+++ b/installers/redhat.sh
@@ -2,14 +2,23 @@ UPDATE_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msmhq/msm/master"
 wget -q ${UPDATE_URL}/installers/common.sh -O /tmp/msmcommon.sh
 source /tmp/msmcommon.sh && rm -f /tmp/msmcommon.sh
 
+# Installs sudo if it is not installed
+function install_sudo() {
+    yum -yq install sudo
+}
+
 function update_system_packages() {
     install_log "Updating sources"
-    sudo yum update --skip-broken || install_error "Couldn't update packages"
+    sudo yum -yq update --skip-broken || install_error "Couldn't update packages"
 }
 
 function install_dependencies() {
     install_log "Installing required packages"
-    sudo yum install screen rsync zip java jq || install_error "Couldn't install dependencies"
+    sudo yum -yq install jq rsync screen wget zip || install_error "Couldn't install dependencies"
+    if ! command -v java > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        install_log "Installing Java (OpenJDK 17)"
+        sudo yum -yq install java-17-openjdk || install_error "Couldn't install Java"
+    fi
 }
 
 function enable_init() {