diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/base/apt.sh b/images/linux/scripts/base/apt.sh
index 15307421f..b7ad9e7bb 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/base/apt.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/base/apt.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-apt-get -yqq update
-apt-get -yqq dist-upgrade
+apt-get -yq update
+apt-get -yq dist-upgrade
 systemctl disable apt-daily.service
 systemctl disable apt-daily.timer
 systemctl disable apt-daily-upgrade.timer
 systemctl disable apt-daily-upgrade.service
+
+# Configure apt to always assume Y
+echo "APT::Get::Assume-Yes \"true\";" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90assumeyes
+
+# Use apt-fast for parallel downloads
+apt-get install aria2
+add-apt-repository -y ppa:apt-fast/stable
+apt-get update
+apt-get -y install apt-fast
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/apt.sh b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/apt.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index e95a2160f..000000000
--- a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/apt.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-################################################################################
-##  File:  apt.sh
-##  Desc:  This script contains helper functions for using dpkg and apt
-################################################################################
-
-## Use dpkg to figure out if a package has already been installed
-## Example use:
-## if ! IsInstalled packageName; then
-##     echo "packageName is not installed!"
-## fi
-function IsInstalled {
-    dpkg -S $1 &> /dev/null
-}
-
-# Configure apt to always assume Y
-echo "APT::Get::Assume-Yes \"true\";" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90assumeyes
-
-# Use apt-fast for parallel downloads
-apt-get install aria2
-add-apt-repository -y ppa:apt-fast/stable
-apt-get update
-apt-get -y install apt-fast
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/containercache.sh b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/containercache.sh
index b4e389a7a..018bcf534 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/containercache.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/containercache.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Prepulls Docker images used in build tasks and templates
 ################################################################################
 
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 # Check prereqs
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh
index c61c2431d..232a7353d 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh
@@ -33,4 +33,13 @@ download_with_retries() {
 
     echo "Could not download $URL"
     return 1
+}
+
+## Use dpkg to figure out if a package has already been installed
+## Example use:
+## if ! IsPackageInstalled packageName; then
+##     echo "packageName is not installed!"
+## fi
+function IsPackageInstalled {
+    dpkg -S $1 &> /dev/null
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/android.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/android.sh
index 3d40984ba..e3b33e064 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/android.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/android.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ set -e
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 # Set env variable for SDK Root (https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/variables)
     ANDROID_ROOT=/usr/local/lib/android
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/android.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/android.sh
index 0effcaca3..0040049ea 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/android.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/android.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ set -e
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 # Set env variable for SDK Root (https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/variables)
 ANDROID_ROOT=/usr/local/lib/android
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/aliyun-cli.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/aliyun-cli.sh
index 0f44110df..ed826c90e 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/aliyun-cli.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/aliyun-cli.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 # Install Alibaba Cloud CLI
 URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/aliyun/aliyun-cli/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url | select(contains("aliyun-cli-linux"))')
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/basic.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/basic.sh
index de55d67dc..b6bd53770 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/basic.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/basic.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 set -e
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/build-essential.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/build-essential.sh
index 70ea94042..34c2ac040 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/build-essential.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/build-essential.sh
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 
 PACKAGE=build-essential
 
 # Test to see if the software in question is already installed, if not install it
 echo "Checking to see if the installer script has already been run"
-if ! IsInstalled $PACKAGE; then
+if ! IsPackageInstalled $PACKAGE; then
     echo "Installing $PACKAGE"
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends $PACKAGE
 else
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/clang.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/clang.sh
index 631be1909..eb508493b 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/clang.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/clang.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 function InstallClang {
     version=$1
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/containers.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/containers.sh
index 547707e2e..77e542286 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/containers.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/containers.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs container tools: podman, buildah and skopeo onto the image
 ################################################################################
 
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 source /etc/os-release
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-compose.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-compose.sh
index 688928f0e..76a5df7b9 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-compose.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-compose.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs Docker Compose
 ################################################################################
 
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/docker/compose/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url | select(contains("docker-compose-Linux-x86_64"))' | head -1)
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-moby.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-moby.sh
index 1037b2204..9b55e764c 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-moby.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/docker-moby.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 ##  Desc:  Installs docker onto the image
 ################################################################################
 
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 docker_package=moby
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 
 ## Check to see if docker is already installed
 echo "Determing if Docker ($docker_package) is installed"
-if ! IsInstalled $docker_package; then
+if ! IsPackageInstalled $docker_package; then
     echo "Docker ($docker_package) was not found. Installing..."
     apt-get remove -y moby-engine moby-cli
     apt-get update
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh
index 0544875b4..c74c34be1 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/dotnetcore-sdk.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 ##  File:  dotnetcore-sdk.sh
 ##  Desc:  Installs .NET Core SDK
 ################################################################################
+
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # Ubuntu 20 doesn't support EOL versions
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1
 
 for latest_package in ${LATEST_DOTNET_PACKAGES[@]}; do
     echo "Determing if .NET Core ($latest_package) is installed"
-    if ! IsInstalled $latest_package; then
+    if ! IsPackageInstalled $latest_package; then
         echo "Could not find .NET Core ($latest_package), installing..."
         apt-get install $latest_package -y
     else
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh
index f71c6de45..31a3a3061 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/erlang.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 source_list=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/eslerlang.list
 
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/example.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/example.sh
index a4937447c..d0f3c5c3d 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/example.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/example.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 # Test to see if the software in question is already installed, if not install it
 echo "Checking to see if the installer script has already been run"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/firefox.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/firefox.sh
index e6e28afd8..76613da23 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/firefox.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/firefox.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 # Install Firefox
 apt-get install -y firefox
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/heroku.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/heroku.sh
index 3bcbc590f..ff39be66c 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/heroku.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/heroku.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 # Install Heroku CLI
 curl https://cli-assets.heroku.com/install-ubuntu.sh | sh
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/hhvm.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/hhvm.sh
index 10d42dae6..e5f9079bc 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/hhvm.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/hhvm.sh
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 
 hhvm_package=hhvm
 
 # Test to see if the software in question is already installed, if not install it
 echo "Checking to see if the installer script has already been run"
-if ! IsInstalled ${hhvm_package}; then
+if ! IsPackageInstalled ${hhvm_package}; then
     apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 0xB4112585D386EB94
     add-apt-repository https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu
     apt-get update
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 
 # Run tests to determine that the software installed as expected
 echo "Testing to make sure that script performed as expected, and basic scenarios work"
-if ! IsInstalled ${hhvm_package}; then
+if ! IsPackageInstalled ${hhvm_package}; then
     echo "${hhvm_package} was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/image-magick.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/image-magick.sh
index bfeee5a05..39925fdfe 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/image-magick.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/image-magick.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 # Install ImageMagick
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends --fix-missing \
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/kubernetes-tools.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/kubernetes-tools.sh
index 0503b8503..8512b68c4 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/kubernetes-tools.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/kubernetes-tools.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 ## Install kubectl
 curl -s https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | apt-key add -
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mercurial.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mercurial.sh
index 77e5bc857..af40bf817 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/mercurial.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/mercurial.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 if isUbuntu16 ; then
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/packer.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/packer.sh
index cba8dfb7b..d44dd9c02 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/packer.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/packer.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ################################################################################
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 # Install Packer
 PACKER_VERSION=$(curl -s https://checkpoint-api.hashicorp.com/v1/check/packer | jq -r .current_version)
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/terraform.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/terraform.sh
index be811473a..8cbd026a0 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/terraform.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/terraform.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
-source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/apt.sh
 
 # Install Terraform
 TERRAFORM_VERSION=$(curl -s https://checkpoint-api.hashicorp.com/v1/check/terraform | jq -r .current_version)