diff --git a/examples/debian.sh b/examples/debian.sh
index f12fa4b08..a1b23eacd 100755
--- a/examples/debian.sh
+++ b/examples/debian.sh
@@ -246,12 +246,12 @@ debuerreotype-debian-sources-list "${sourcesListArgs[@]}" --snapshot "$rootfsDir
 
 debuerreotype-minimizing-config "$rootfsDir"
 
-debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" update -qq
+debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" update -q
 
 if dpkg --compare-versions "$aptVersion" '>=' '1.1~'; then
-	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" full-upgrade -yqq
+	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" full-upgrade -yq
 else
-	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" dist-upgrade -yqq
+	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" dist-upgrade -yq
 fi
 
 if dpkg --compare-versions "$aptVersion" '>=' '0.7.14~'; then
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ epoch2021="$(date --date '2021-01-01 00:00:00' +%s)"
 if [ "$epoch" -lt "$epoch2021" ] || { isDebianBusterOrOlder="$([ -f "$rootfsDir/etc/os-release" ] && source "$rootfsDir/etc/os-release" && [ -n "${VERSION_ID:-}" ] && [ "${VERSION_ID%%.*}" -le 10 ] && echo 1)" && [ -n "$isDebianBusterOrOlder" ]; }; then
 	# prefer iproute2 if it exists
 	iproute=iproute2
-	if ! debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" install -qq -s iproute2 &> /dev/null; then
+	if ! debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" install -q -s iproute2 &> /dev/null; then
 		# poor wheezy
 		iproute=iproute
 	fi
diff --git a/examples/raspbian.sh b/examples/raspbian.sh
index 5f3a0629d..4141c0ee3 100755
--- a/examples/raspbian.sh
+++ b/examples/raspbian.sh
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ debuerreotype-init "${initArgs[@]}" "$rootfsDir" "$suite" "$mirror"
 debuerreotype-minimizing-config "$rootfsDir"
 
 # TODO do we need to update sources.list here? (security?)
-debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" update -qq
+debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" update -q
 
 debuerreotype-recalculate-epoch "$rootfsDir"
 epoch="$(< "$rootfsDir/debuerreotype-epoch")"
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ touch_epoch() {
 
 aptVersion="$("$debuerreotypeScriptsDir/.apt-version.sh" "$rootfsDir")"
 if dpkg --compare-versions "$aptVersion" '>=' '1.1~'; then
-	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" full-upgrade -yqq
+	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" full-upgrade -yq
 else
-	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" dist-upgrade -yqq
+	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" dist-upgrade -yq
 fi
 
 # copy the rootfs to create other variants
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ epoch2021="$(date --date '2021-01-01 00:00:00' +%s)"
 if [ "$epoch" -lt "$epoch2021" ] || { isDebianBusterOrOlder="$([ -f "$rootfsDir/etc/os-release" ] && source "$rootfsDir/etc/os-release" && [ -n "${VERSION_ID:-}" ] && [ "${VERSION_ID%%.*}" -le 10 ] && echo 1)" && [ -n "$isDebianBusterOrOlder" ]; }; then
 	# prefer iproute2 if it exists
 	iproute=iproute2
-	if ! debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" install -qq -s iproute2 &> /dev/null; then
+	if ! debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" install -q -s iproute2 &> /dev/null; then
 		# poor wheezy
 		iproute=iproute
 	fi
diff --git a/examples/steamos.sh b/examples/steamos.sh
index 8e0518340..4840b89b0 100755
--- a/examples/steamos.sh
+++ b/examples/steamos.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ debuerreotype-init "${initArgs[@]}" "$rootfsDir" "$suite" "$mirror"
 debuerreotype-minimizing-config "$rootfsDir"
 
 echo "deb $mirror $suite main contrib non-free" | tee "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
-debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" update -qq
+debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" update -q
 
 debuerreotype-recalculate-epoch "$rootfsDir"
 epoch="$(< "$rootfsDir/debuerreotype-epoch")"
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ touch_epoch "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
 
 aptVersion="$("$debuerreotypeScriptsDir/.apt-version.sh" "$rootfsDir")"
 if dpkg --compare-versions "$aptVersion" '>=' '1.1~'; then
-	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" full-upgrade -yqq
+	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" full-upgrade -yq
 else
-	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" dist-upgrade -yqq
+	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" dist-upgrade -yq
 fi
 
 # copy the rootfs to create other variants
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ tar -cC "$rootfsDir" . | tar -xC "$rootfsDir"-slim
 
 # prefer iproute2 if it exists
 iproute=iproute2
-if ! debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" install -qq -s iproute2 &> /dev/null; then
+if ! debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" install -q -s iproute2 &> /dev/null; then
 	# poor wheezy
 	iproute=iproute
 fi
diff --git a/examples/ubuntu.sh b/examples/ubuntu.sh
index 5815d812f..43cd40cfe 100755
--- a/examples/ubuntu.sh
+++ b/examples/ubuntu.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ tee "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list" <<-EOS
 	deb $secmirror $suite-security main restricted universe multiverse
 EOS
 # TODO make components list a script flag?  backports?
-debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" update -qq
+debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" update -q
 
 debuerreotype-recalculate-epoch "$rootfsDir"
 epoch="$(< "$rootfsDir/debuerreotype-epoch")"
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ touch_epoch "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
 
 aptVersion="$("$debuerreotypeScriptsDir/.apt-version.sh" "$rootfsDir")"
 if dpkg --compare-versions "$aptVersion" '>=' '1.1~'; then
-	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" full-upgrade -yqq
+	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" full-upgrade -yq
 else
-	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" dist-upgrade -yqq
+	debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" dist-upgrade -yq
 fi
 
 # copy the rootfs to create other variants
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ tar -cC "$rootfsDir" . | tar -xC "$rootfsDir"-slim
 
 # prefer iproute2 if it exists
 iproute=iproute2
-if ! debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" install -qq -s iproute2 &> /dev/null; then
+if ! debuerreotype-apt-get "$rootfsDir" install -q -s iproute2 &> /dev/null; then
 	# poor wheezy
 	iproute=iproute
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/debuerreotype-init b/scripts/debuerreotype-init
index 9109bffe7..11bce176c 100755
--- a/scripts/debuerreotype-init
+++ b/scripts/debuerreotype-init
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ if [ -z "$nonDebian" ]; then
 		$([ -z "$debianEol" ] || echo '--eol') \
 		$([ -z "$debianPorts" ] || echo '--ports') \
 		"$targetDir" "$suite"
-	"$thisDir/debuerreotype-apt-get" "$targetDir" update -qq
+	"$thisDir/debuerreotype-apt-get" "$targetDir" update -q
 fi
 
 # since we're minbase, we know everything included is either essential, or a dependency of essential, so let's get clean "apt-mark showmanual" output
diff --git a/scripts/debuerreotype-minimizing-config b/scripts/debuerreotype-minimizing-config
index 2eaa7af8a..4d11dd51a 100755
--- a/scripts/debuerreotype-minimizing-config
+++ b/scripts/debuerreotype-minimizing-config
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ EOF
 chmod 0755 "$targetDir/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d"
 
 # prevent upstart scripts from running during install/update (but only if the "upstart" package exists)
-if "$thisDir/debuerreotype-chroot" "$targetDir" apt-get install -qq -s upstart &> /dev/null; then
+if "$thisDir/debuerreotype-chroot" "$targetDir" apt-get install -q -s upstart &> /dev/null; then
 	"$thisDir/debuerreotype-chroot" "$targetDir" dpkg-divert --local --rename --add /sbin/initctl > /dev/null
 	cp -a "$targetDir/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d" "$targetDir/sbin/initctl"
 	sed -i 's/^exit.*/exit 0/' "$targetDir/sbin/initctl"