diff --git a/.github/golangci-lint.config.yaml b/.github/golangci-lint.config.yaml
index 6bfdaba..e3ed7ae 100644
--- a/.github/golangci-lint.config.yaml
+++ b/.github/golangci-lint.config.yaml
@@ -33,5 +33,3 @@ linters:
     - misspell
     - unconvert
     - unused
-    - deadcode
-    - varcheck
diff --git a/commands/apt.go b/commands/apt.go
index cecb947..86f4b71 100644
--- a/commands/apt.go
+++ b/commands/apt.go
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ package commands
 
 import "github.com/juju/packaging/v2/config"
 
+// Constants for apt-based basic commands
 const (
-	// AptConfFilePath is the full file path for the proxy settings that are
-	// written by cloud-init and the machine environ worker.
-	AptConfFilePath = "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/95-juju-proxy-settings"
-
 	// the basic command for all dpkg calls:
 	dpkg = "dpkg"
 
@@ -32,6 +29,17 @@ const (
 
 	// the basic command for all apt-config calls:
 	aptconfig = "apt-config dump"
+)
+
+// Constants for configurations and environment variables for apt commands
+const (
+	// AptConfFilePath is the full file path for the proxy settings that are
+	// written by cloud-init and the machine environ worker.
+	AptConfFilePath = "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/95-juju-proxy-settings"
+
+	// Environment variable for disabling interactive prompts in frontends of
+	// commands like apt-get
+	EnvFrontendNoninteractive = "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
 
 	// the basic format for specifying a proxy option for apt:
 	aptProxySettingFormat = "Acquire::%s::Proxy %q;"
diff --git a/manager/apt.go b/manager/apt.go
index 39f2cc7..517d8c8 100644
--- a/manager/apt.go
+++ b/manager/apt.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewAptPackageManager() PackageManager {
 
 // Search is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (apt *apt) Search(pack string) (bool, error) {
-	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(apt.cmder.SearchCmd(pack), apt, apt.retryPolicy)
+	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(apt.cmder.SearchCmd(pack), apt, apt.retryPolicy, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (apt *apt) Search(pack string) (bool, error) {
 
 // Install is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (apt *apt) Install(packs ...string) error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(apt.cmder.InstallCmd(packs...), apt.installRetryable, apt.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(apt.cmder.InstallCmd(packs...), apt.installRetryable, apt.retryPolicy, []string{commands.EnvFrontendNoninteractive})
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager.go
index 1b8aae7..40adc2e 100644
--- a/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager.go
@@ -23,37 +23,37 @@ type basePackageManager struct {
 
 // InstallPrerequisite is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (pm *basePackageManager) InstallPrerequisite() error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.InstallPrerequisiteCmd(), pm, pm.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.InstallPrerequisiteCmd(), pm, pm.retryPolicy, nil)
 	return err
 }
 
 // Update is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (pm *basePackageManager) Update() error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.UpdateCmd(), pm, pm.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.UpdateCmd(), pm, pm.retryPolicy, nil)
 	return err
 }
 
 // Upgrade is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (pm *basePackageManager) Upgrade() error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.UpgradeCmd(), pm, pm.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.UpgradeCmd(), pm, pm.retryPolicy, nil)
 	return err
 }
 
 // Install is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (pm *basePackageManager) Install(packs ...string) error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.InstallCmd(packs...), pm, pm.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.InstallCmd(packs...), pm, pm.retryPolicy, nil)
 	return err
 }
 
 // Remove is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (pm *basePackageManager) Remove(packs ...string) error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.RemoveCmd(packs...), pm, pm.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.RemoveCmd(packs...), pm, pm.retryPolicy, nil)
 	return err
 }
 
 // Purge is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (pm *basePackageManager) Purge(packs ...string) error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.PurgeCmd(packs...), pm, pm.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.PurgeCmd(packs...), pm, pm.retryPolicy, nil)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ func (pm *basePackageManager) IsInstalled(pack string) bool {
 
 // AddRepository is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (pm *basePackageManager) AddRepository(repo string) error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.AddRepositoryCmd(repo), pm, pm.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.AddRepositoryCmd(repo), pm, pm.retryPolicy, nil)
 	return err
 }
 
 // RemoveRepository is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (pm *basePackageManager) RemoveRepository(repo string) error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.RemoveRepositoryCmd(repo), pm, pm.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.RemoveRepositoryCmd(repo), pm, pm.retryPolicy, nil)
 	return err
 }
 
 // Cleanup is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (pm *basePackageManager) Cleanup() error {
-	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.CleanupCmd(), pm, pm.retryPolicy)
+	_, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(pm.cmder.CleanupCmd(), pm, pm.retryPolicy, nil)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/manager/manager_test.go b/manager/manager_test.go
index 1a2d1dc..b5fd66b 100644
--- a/manager/manager_test.go
+++ b/manager/manager_test.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ var (
 // getMockRunCommandWithRetry returns a function with the same signature as
 // RunCommandWithRetry which saves the command it receives in the provided
 // string whilst always returning no output, 0 error code and nil error.
-func getMockRunCommandWithRetry(stor *string) func(string, manager.Retryable, manager.RetryPolicy) (string, int, error) {
-	return func(cmd string, _ manager.Retryable, _ manager.RetryPolicy) (string, int, error) {
+func getMockRunCommandWithRetry(stor *string) func(string, manager.Retryable, manager.RetryPolicy, []string) (string, int, error) {
+	return func(cmd string, _ manager.Retryable, _ manager.RetryPolicy, _ []string) (string, int, error) {
 		*stor = cmd
 		return "", 0, nil
 	}
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ type simpleTestCase struct {
 	expectedAptResult interface{}
 
 	// the expected snap command which will get executed:
-	expectedSnapCmd string
+	expectedSnapCmd string //nolint
 
 	// the expected result of the given snap operation:
-	expectedSnapResult interface{}
+	expectedSnapResult interface{} //nolint
 
 	// the expected yum command which will get executed:
 	expectedYumCmd string
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ type simpleTestCase struct {
 	expectedYumResult interface{}
 
 	// the expected yum command which will get executed:
-	expectedZypperCmd string
+	expectedZypperCmd string //nolint
 
 	// the expected result of the given yum operation:
-	expectedZypperResult interface{}
+	expectedZypperResult interface{} //nolint
 
 	// the function to be applied on the package manager.
 	// returns the result of the operation and the error.
diff --git a/manager/run.go b/manager/run.go
index 2123edb..a5bd2eb 100644
--- a/manager/run.go
+++ b/manager/run.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func DefaultRetryPolicy() RetryPolicy {
 // It returns the output of the command, the exit code, and an error, if one occurs,
 // logging along the way.
 // It was aliased for testing purposes.
-var RunCommandWithRetry = func(cmd string, retryable Retryable, policy RetryPolicy) (output string, code int, _ error) {
+var RunCommandWithRetry = func(cmd string, retryable Retryable, policy RetryPolicy, envVariables []string) (output string, code int, _ error) {
 	// split the command for use with exec
 	args := strings.Fields(cmd)
 	if len(args) <= 1 {
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ var RunCommandWithRetry = func(cmd string, retryable Retryable, policy RetryPoli
 			// Create the command for each attempt, because we need to
 			// call cmd.CombinedOutput only once. See http://pad.lv/1394524.
 			command := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
+			command.Env = append(os.Environ(), envVariables...)
 
 			var err error
 			out, err = CommandOutput(command)
diff --git a/manager/snap.go b/manager/snap.go
index aa03b4f..32b145e 100644
--- a/manager/snap.go
+++ b/manager/snap.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func NewSnapPackageManager() *Snap {
 
 // Search is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (snap *Snap) Search(pack string) (bool, error) {
-	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(snap.cmder.SearchCmd(pack), snap, snap.retryPolicy)
+	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(snap.cmder.SearchCmd(pack), snap, snap.retryPolicy, nil)
 	if strings.Contains(combinedOutput(out, err), "error: no snap found") {
 		return false, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (snap *Snap) Search(pack string) (bool, error) {
 
 // IsInstalled is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (snap *Snap) IsInstalled(pack string) bool {
-	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(snap.cmder.IsInstalledCmd(pack), snap, snap.retryPolicy)
+	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(snap.cmder.IsInstalledCmd(pack), snap, snap.retryPolicy, nil)
 	if strings.Contains(combinedOutput(out, err), "error: no matching snaps installed") || err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (snap *Snap) IsInstalled(pack string) bool {
 
 // InstalledChannel returns the snap channel for an installed package.
 func (snap *Snap) InstalledChannel(pack string) string {
-	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(fmt.Sprintf("snap info %s", pack), snap, snap.retryPolicy)
+	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(fmt.Sprintf("snap info %s", pack), snap, snap.retryPolicy, nil)
 	combined := combinedOutput(out, err)
 	matches := trackingRE.FindAllStringSubmatch(combined, 1)
 	if len(matches) == 0 {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (snap *Snap) InstalledChannel(pack string) string {
 // ChangeChannel updates the tracked channel for an installed snap.
 func (snap *Snap) ChangeChannel(pack, channel string) error {
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("snap refresh --channel %s %s", channel, pack)
-	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(cmd, snap, snap.retryPolicy)
+	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(cmd, snap, snap.retryPolicy, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if strings.Contains(combinedOutput(out, err), "not installed") {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (snap *Snap) ChangeChannel(pack, channel string) error {
 
 // Install is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (snap *Snap) Install(packs ...string) error {
-	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(snap.cmder.InstallCmd(packs...), snap.installRetryable, snap.retryPolicy)
+	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(snap.cmder.InstallCmd(packs...), snap.installRetryable, snap.retryPolicy, nil)
 	if snapNotFoundRE.MatchString(combinedOutput(out, err)) {
 		return errors.New("unable to locate package")
 	}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (snap *Snap) Install(packs ...string) error {
 func (snap *Snap) GetProxySettings() (proxy.Settings, error) {
 	var res proxy.Settings
 
-	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(snap.cmder.GetProxyCmd(), snap, snap.retryPolicy)
+	out, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(snap.cmder.GetProxyCmd(), snap, snap.retryPolicy, nil)
 	if strings.Contains(combinedOutput(out, err), `no "proxy" configuration option`) {
 		return res, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
@@ -170,12 +170,12 @@ func (snap *Snap) ConfigureStoreProxy(assertions, storeID string) error {
 	_ = assertFile.Close()
 
 	ackCmd := fmt.Sprintf("snap ack %s", assertFile.Name())
-	if _, _, err = RunCommandWithRetry(ackCmd, snap, snap.retryPolicy); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err = RunCommandWithRetry(ackCmd, snap, snap.retryPolicy, nil); err != nil {
 		return errors.Annotate(err, "failed to execute 'snap ack'")
 	}
 
 	setCmd := fmt.Sprintf("snap set system proxy.store=%s", storeID)
-	if _, _, err = RunCommandWithRetry(setCmd, snap, snap.retryPolicy); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err = RunCommandWithRetry(setCmd, snap, snap.retryPolicy, nil); err != nil {
 		return errors.Annotatef(err, "failed to configure snap to use store ID %q", storeID)
 	}
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (snap *Snap) ConfigureStoreProxy(assertions, storeID string) error {
 // call to SetProxy.
 func (snap *Snap) DisableStoreProxy() error {
 	setCmd := "snap set system proxy.store="
-	if _, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(setCmd, snap, snap.retryPolicy); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err := RunCommandWithRetry(setCmd, snap, snap.retryPolicy, nil); err != nil {
 		return errors.Annotate(err, "failed to configure snap to not use a store proxy")
 	}
 
diff --git a/manager/yum.go b/manager/yum.go
index e90b222..4d5eeda 100644
--- a/manager/yum.go
+++ b/manager/yum.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewYumPackageManager() PackageManager {
 
 // Search is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (yum *yum) Search(pack string) (bool, error) {
-	_, code, err := RunCommandWithRetry(yum.cmder.SearchCmd(pack), yum, yum.retryPolicy)
+	_, code, err := RunCommandWithRetry(yum.cmder.SearchCmd(pack), yum, yum.retryPolicy, nil)
 
 	// yum list package returns 1 when it cannot find the package.
 	if code == 1 {
diff --git a/manager/zypper.go b/manager/zypper.go
index 7f39efe..74e555c 100644
--- a/manager/zypper.go
+++ b/manager/zypper.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func NewZypperPackageManager() PackageManager {
 
 // Search is defined on the PackageManager interface.
 func (zypper *zypper) Search(pack string) (bool, error) {
-	_, code, err := RunCommandWithRetry(zypper.cmder.SearchCmd(pack), zypper, zypper.retryPolicy)
+	_, code, err := RunCommandWithRetry(zypper.cmder.SearchCmd(pack), zypper, zypper.retryPolicy, nil)
 
 	// zypper search returns 104 when it cannot find the package.
 	if code == 104 {