if [ ! -f "${_PATH_APTMARK_TAG}" ]; then
             continue
         fi
+        printf 'Ensuring installation of: '
         cat "${_PATH_APTMARK_TAG}" | while read _LINE; do
             if [ ! $(echo "${_LINE}" | cut -c1) = "#" ]; then
+                echo -n "${_LINE} "
                 apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confnew" install "${_LINE}" > /dev/null
             fi
         done
+        echo ''
     done
 }
 
     dpkg-query -Wf '${Package}\n' > "${PATH_LIST_UNSORTED}"
     sort "${PATH_LIST_UNSORTED}" | uniq > "${PATH_LIST_ALL_PACKAGES}"
     comm -3 "${PATH_LIST_ALL_PACKAGES}" "${PATH_LIST_WHITE}" > "${PATH_LIST_BLACK}"
-    apt-mark auto `cat "${PATH_LIST_BLACK}"`
+    apt-mark auto `cat "${PATH_LIST_BLACK}"` > /dev/null
     rm "${PATH_LIST_UNSORTED}" "${PATH_LIST_ALL_PACKAGES}" "${PATH_LIST_WHITE}" "${PATH_LIST_BLACK}"
 
     # before purging, ensure tagged packages installed
     ensure_packages_of_tags $@ 
+    echo "Autoremove and purge …"
     apt -y --purge autoremove > /dev/null
+    echo "And now: dist-upgrade …"
     apt -y dist-upgrade > /dev/null
 }