diff --git a/scripts/99_software.sh b/scripts/99_software.sh
index 21fa9dc..31607c7 100644
--- a/scripts/99_software.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_software.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ do_update() {
     param_check "${hostname}" "no host name given"
 
     echo
+    echo "-- -- -- -- --"
     echo "installing packages for the host '${hostname}':"
 
     package_list_url=https://git.mz.fo/fro/lnx-arch/raw/branch/master/dots/archinstall/${hostname}/packages.txt
@@ -109,13 +110,15 @@ do_update() {
 
     if [[ -n "$list" ]]
         then
+            echo "installation of ARCH packages:"
             pacman -S --needed --noconfirm $list
         else
-            echo "No Arch packages to install"
+            echo "no arch packages to install"
     fi
 
     if [[ -n "$list_aur" ]]
         then
+            echo "installation of AUR packages:"
             # using sudo with the -c flag, it does not work to use variables, like `${list_aur}``
             # hence the list of aur packages is written to a file, which is used with yay
             echo ${list_aur} > /tmp/list_aur.txt