diff --git a/scripts/99_software.sh b/scripts/99_software.sh
index b3339c7..5ac4982 100644
--- a/scripts/99_software.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_software.sh
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ echo "- - - - -"
 echo "if no uninstallable packages were found, the following error will be displayed:"
 echo "\"error: no targets specified (use -h for help)\""
 echo "- - - - -"
+echo "removing obsolete packages:"
 pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qtdq)     # remove packages that are not needed
-pacman -Syu                     # update install packages
+echo "update installed packages:"
+pacman -Syu                     # update installed packages
 
 echo "-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-"
 
@@ -53,6 +55,10 @@ do_update() {
 
     param_check "${hostname}" "no host name given"
 
+    echo
+    echo "installing packages for the host '${hostname}'"
+    echo
+
     package_list_url=https://git.mz.fo/fro/lnx-arch/raw/branch/master/dots/archinstall/${hostname}/packages.txt
 
     trg_file=/tmp/packages.txt