diff --git a/generators/__init__.py b/generators/__init__.py
index a5a9480..39cc300 100644
--- a/generators/__init__.py
+++ b/generators/__init__.py
@@ -137,14 +137,27 @@ die()  {{ echo "${{LOG_PREFIX}} ERROR: $*" >&2 ; exit 1 ; }}
 DISTRO_ID="${{ID:-unknown}}"
 DISTRO_LIKE="${{ID_LIKE:-}}"
 case "$DISTRO_ID" in
-    ubuntu|debian) PKG="apt-get"; PKG_INSTALL="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y" ;;
-    centos|rhel|rocky|almalinux|ol) PKG="yum"; PKG_INSTALL="yum install -y" ;;
-    fedora) PKG="dnf"; PKG_INSTALL="dnf install -y" ;;
+    ubuntu|debian)
+        PKG="apt-get"
+        export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+        PKG_INSTALL() {{ DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "$@"; }}
+        ;;
+    centos|rhel|rocky|almalinux|ol)
+        PKG="yum"
+        PKG_INSTALL() {{ yum install -y "$@"; }}
+        ;;
+    fedora)
+        PKG="dnf"
+        PKG_INSTALL() {{ dnf install -y "$@"; }}
+        ;;
     *)
         if echo "$DISTRO_LIKE" | grep -qiE "rhel|centos|fedora"; then
-            PKG="yum"; PKG_INSTALL="yum install -y"
+            PKG="yum"
+            PKG_INSTALL() {{ yum install -y "$@"; }}
         elif echo "$DISTRO_LIKE" | grep -qi "debian"; then
-            PKG="apt-get"; PKG_INSTALL="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y"
+            PKG="apt-get"
+            export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+            PKG_INSTALL() {{ DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "$@"; }}
         else
             die "Unsupported distribution: $DISTRO_ID"
         fi