diff --git a/docs/install2.md b/docs/install2.md
index 9d8d97a4..1eb94695 100644
--- a/docs/install2.md
+++ b/docs/install2.md
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ python3 -m pip install --user grpcio==1.27.2 grpcio-tools==1.27.2
 
 # build core
 ./bootstrap.sh
+# centos requires --prefix=/usr
 ./configure
 make
 sudo make install
@@ -112,9 +113,11 @@ cd ..
 pipx install invoke
 
 # install core scripts leveraging poetry virtual environment
+# centos requires --prefix=/usr
 inv install-scripts
 
 # optionally install systemd service file
+# centos requires --prefix=/usr
 inv install-service
 ```
 
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 9168542c..5c335644 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ def install_grpcio(c: Context, hide: bool) -> None:
 def build(c: Context, os_info: OsInfo, hide: bool) -> None:
     print("building core...")
     c.run("./bootstrap.sh", hide=hide)
-    # prefix = "--prefix=/usr" if os_info.like == OsLike.REDHAT else ""
-    prefix = ""
+    prefix = "--prefix=/usr" if os_info.like == OsLike.REDHAT else ""
     c.run(f"./configure {prefix}", hide=hide)
     c.run("make -j$(nproc)", hide=hide)
 
@@ -171,11 +170,11 @@ def install_ospf_mdr(c: Context, os_info: OsInfo, hide: bool) -> None:
 
 
 @task
-def install_service(c, hide, prefix=DEFAULT_PREFIX):
+def install_service(c, verbose=False, prefix=DEFAULT_PREFIX):
     """
     install systemd core service
     """
-    # install service
+    hide = not verbose
     bin_dir = Path(prefix).joinpath("bin")
     systemd_dir = Path("/lib/systemd/system/")
     service_file = systemd_dir.joinpath("core-daemon.service")
@@ -203,11 +202,11 @@ def install_service(c, hide, prefix=DEFAULT_PREFIX):
 
 
 @task
-def install_scripts(c, hide, prefix=DEFAULT_PREFIX):
+def install_scripts(c, verbose=False, prefix=DEFAULT_PREFIX):
     """
     install core script files, modified to leverage virtual environment
     """
-    # install all scripts
+    hide = not verbose
     python = get_python(c)
     bin_dir = Path(prefix).joinpath("bin")
     for script in Path("daemon/scripts").iterdir():