diff --git a/install/docker/Dockerfile.full b/install/docker/Dockerfile.full
index 2b79290415..dcffaa6443 100644
--- a/install/docker/Dockerfile.full
+++ b/install/docker/Dockerfile.full
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ RUN echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesourc
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs
 
 # python native
+RUN echo "Installing python."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     python3 \
     python3-dev \
@@ -41,19 +42,23 @@ RUN apt-get -y install \
 
 # these are necessary for pillow-simd, additional on disk size is small
 # but could consider removing this.
+RUN echo "Installing pillow-simd dependencies."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev
 
 # plugins support fallback to pillow, but vips is faster.
+RUN echo "Installing libvips42."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
-    libvips
+    libvips42
 
 # gstreamer native https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/installing/on-linux.html?gi-language=c#install-gstreamer-on-ubuntu-or-debian
+RUN echo "Installing gstreamer."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-alsa \
     gstreamer1.0-vaapi
 
 # python3 gstreamer bindings
+RUN echo "Installing gstreamer bindings."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     python3-gst-1.0
 
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ RUN apt-get -y install \
 # which still reports 64bit, even if running in 32bit docker.
 # this scenario is not supported and will be reported at runtime.
 # this bit is not necessary on amd64, but leaving it for consistency.
+RUN echo "Installing python prebuilts."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     python3-matplotlib \
     python3-numpy \
diff --git a/install/docker/template/Dockerfile.full.header b/install/docker/template/Dockerfile.full.header
index 0b5f04e4a3..d6d5a48e93 100644
--- a/install/docker/template/Dockerfile.full.header
+++ b/install/docker/template/Dockerfile.full.header
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ RUN echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesourc
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs
 
 # python native
+RUN echo "Installing python."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     python3 \
     python3-dev \
@@ -38,19 +39,23 @@ RUN apt-get -y install \
 
 # these are necessary for pillow-simd, additional on disk size is small
 # but could consider removing this.
+RUN echo "Installing pillow-simd dependencies."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev
 
 # plugins support fallback to pillow, but vips is faster.
+RUN echo "Installing libvips42."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
-    libvips
+    libvips42
 
 # gstreamer native https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/installing/on-linux.html?gi-language=c#install-gstreamer-on-ubuntu-or-debian
+RUN echo "Installing gstreamer."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-alsa \
     gstreamer1.0-vaapi
 
 # python3 gstreamer bindings
+RUN echo "Installing gstreamer bindings."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     python3-gst-1.0
 
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ RUN apt-get -y install \
 # which still reports 64bit, even if running in 32bit docker.
 # this scenario is not supported and will be reported at runtime.
 # this bit is not necessary on amd64, but leaving it for consistency.
+RUN echo "Installing python prebuilts."
 RUN apt-get -y install \
     python3-matplotlib \
     python3-numpy \