From f97866f2f2b45dc642f2fdf40395ee63c504cadd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 15:00:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] SRE-3591 ci: pip install to not showing progress

The pip install command produces a lot of unnecessary lines in the logs
showing the progress of download.
This makes analysis of the logs very difficult as you have to scroll many
screens to skip the installation command.

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
---
 ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh            | 2 +-
 ci/unit/test_main_node.sh           | 6 +++---
 ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh            | 4 ++--
 src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py | 4 ++--
 src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh     | 4 ++--
 5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
index 9968d1ec49d..40612e50376 100755
--- a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
+++ b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
 pip install --upgrade pip
-pip install -r $FTEST/requirements-ftest.txt
+pip install --progress-bar off -r $FTEST/requirements-ftest.txt
 
 sudo PYTHONPATH="$FTEST/util"                        \
      "${VIRTUAL_ENV}"/bin/python $FTEST/config_file_gen.py -n "$HOSTNAME" \
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
index 0afbf26fea6..5aa9a93a925 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 #  Copyright 2020-2023 Intel Corporation.
-#  Copyright 2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+#  Copyright 2025-2026 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
 #
 #  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
 #
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ source venv/bin/activate
 # pip config set global.no_color true
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
-pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
+pip install --progress-bar off --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
-pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
+pip install --progress-bar off /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
 
 HTTPS_PROXY="${DAOS_HTTPS_PROXY:-}" utils/run_utest.py $RUN_TEST_VALGRIND \
     --no-fail-on-error $VDB_ARG --log_dir="$test_log_dir" $SUDO_ARG
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
index fa422586ad9..f3d50ce1c48 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ pip config set global.progress_bar off
 pip config set global.no_color true
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
-pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
+pip install --progress-bar off --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
-pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
+pip install --progress-bar off /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
 
 # set high open file limit in the shell to avoid extra warning
 sudo prlimit --nofile=1024:262144 --pid $$
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
index dceba07d233..20ef1558741 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """
   (C) Copyright 2020-2024 Intel Corporation.
-  (C) Copyright 2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+  (C) Copyright 2025-2026 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
   (C) Copyright 2025 Google LLC
 
   SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def run_build_test(self, cache_mode, il_lib=None, run_on_vms=False):
             f'cp {build_dir}/utils/scripts/install-{distro}.sh /tmp/install.sh',
             'sudo -E NO_OPENMPI_DEVEL=1 /tmp/install.sh -y',
             'python3 -m pip install pip --upgrade',
-            f'python3 -m pip install -r {build_dir}/requirements-build.txt',
+            f'python3 -m pip install --progress-bar off -r {build_dir}/requirements-build.txt',
             f'scons -C {build_dir} --jobs {build_jobs} --build-deps=only',
             f'daos filesystem query {mount_dir}',
             f'daos filesystem evict {build_dir}',
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
index f6b4ebb4500..bcdf9c3975a 100755
--- a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ python3 -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
-pip install -r "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest/requirements-ftest.txt
+pip install --progress-bar off -r "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest/requirements-ftest.txt
 
 if $TEST_RPMS; then
     rm -rf "$PWD"/install/tmp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fi
 # from the read-only tree directly but for now that isn't working.
 # https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/3237
 cp -a "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/python pydaos
-pip install ./pydaos
+pip install --progress-bar off ./pydaos
 rm -rf pydaos
 
 # Disable D_PROVIDER to allow launch.py to set it

From 64c5b1e3a815ae499dfedc813be378873c699eae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 20:22:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] Quiet pip upgrade

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>

Cancel-prev-build: false
---
 ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh        | 2 +-
 ci/unit/test_main_node.sh       | 2 +-
 ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh        | 2 +-
 src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
index 40612e50376..ffadee56b0b 100755
--- a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
+++ b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ FTEST=/usr/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest
 python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
-pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
 pip install --progress-bar off -r $FTEST/requirements-ftest.txt
 
 sudo PYTHONPATH="$FTEST/util"                        \
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
index 5aa9a93a925..2477770d054 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ source venv/bin/activate
 # pip config set global.progress_bar off
 # pip config set global.no_color true
 
-pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
 pip install --progress-bar off --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
 pip install --progress-bar off /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
index f3d50ce1c48..fcc7e36a33b 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ touch venv/pip.conf
 pip config set global.progress_bar off
 pip config set global.no_color true
 
-pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
 pip install --progress-bar off --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
 pip install --progress-bar off /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
index bcdf9c3975a..8b8144bcd2f 100755
--- a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
 
-pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
 pip install --progress-bar off -r "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest/requirements-ftest.txt
 
 if $TEST_RPMS; then

From 2c0cbfa663e2db0f1d7dd9fb0ba137c88173904e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 18:55:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Use pip.conf instead of direct command parameters

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
---
 ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh                    |  4 ++--
 ci/unit/test_main_node.sh                   | 12 ++++++------
 ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh                    |  6 +++---
 src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py         |  2 +-
 src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh             |  6 +++---
 utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh    |  2 ++
 utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh    |  2 ++
 utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh |  2 ++
 utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh |  2 ++
 9 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
index ffadee56b0b..9968d1ec49d 100755
--- a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
+++ b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ FTEST=/usr/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest
 python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
-pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
-pip install --progress-bar off -r $FTEST/requirements-ftest.txt
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install -r $FTEST/requirements-ftest.txt
 
 sudo PYTHONPATH="$FTEST/util"                        \
      "${VIRTUAL_ENV}"/bin/python $FTEST/config_file_gen.py -n "$HOSTNAME" \
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
index 2477770d054..373f0a83fca 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ rm -rf "$test_log_dir"
 python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
-# touch venv/pip.conf
-# pip config set global.progress_bar off
-# pip config set global.no_color true
+touch venv/pip.conf
+pip config set global.progress_bar off
+pip config set global.no_color true
 
-pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
-pip install --progress-bar off --requirement requirements-utest.txt
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
-pip install --progress-bar off /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
+pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
 
 HTTPS_PROXY="${DAOS_HTTPS_PROXY:-}" utils/run_utest.py $RUN_TEST_VALGRIND \
     --no-fail-on-error $VDB_ARG --log_dir="$test_log_dir" $SUDO_ARG
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
index fcc7e36a33b..fa422586ad9 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ touch venv/pip.conf
 pip config set global.progress_bar off
 pip config set global.no_color true
 
-pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
-pip install --progress-bar off --requirement requirements-utest.txt
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
-pip install --progress-bar off /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
+pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
 
 # set high open file limit in the shell to avoid extra warning
 sudo prlimit --nofile=1024:262144 --pid $$
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
index 20ef1558741..d5b017074a9 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def run_build_test(self, cache_mode, il_lib=None, run_on_vms=False):
             f'cp {build_dir}/utils/scripts/install-{distro}.sh /tmp/install.sh',
             'sudo -E NO_OPENMPI_DEVEL=1 /tmp/install.sh -y',
             'python3 -m pip install pip --upgrade',
-            f'python3 -m pip install --progress-bar off -r {build_dir}/requirements-build.txt',
+            f'python3 -m pip install -r {build_dir}/requirements-build.txt',
             f'scons -C {build_dir} --jobs {build_jobs} --build-deps=only',
             f'daos filesystem query {mount_dir}',
             f'daos filesystem evict {build_dir}',
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
index 8b8144bcd2f..f6b4ebb4500 100755
--- a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
 
-pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
-pip install --progress-bar off -r "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest/requirements-ftest.txt
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install -r "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest/requirements-ftest.txt
 
 if $TEST_RPMS; then
     rm -rf "$PWD"/install/tmp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fi
 # from the read-only tree directly but for now that isn't working.
 # https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/3237
 cp -a "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/python pydaos
-pip install --progress-bar off ./pydaos
+pip install ./pydaos
 rm -rf pydaos
 
 # Disable D_PROVIDER to allow launch.py to set it
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh
index 3572699d634..d11a6089424 100755
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh
@@ -134,5 +134,7 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
 [global]
     trusted-host = ${trusted_host}
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
 EOF
 fi
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh
index b595d5d5c15..02811f7c715 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh
@@ -130,5 +130,7 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
 [global]
     trusted-host = ${trusted_host}
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
 EOF
 fi
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh
index 98ced4e82ea..eaf0cb7c29b 100755
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh
@@ -178,5 +178,7 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
 [global]
     trusted-host = ${trusted_host}
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
 EOF
 fi
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh
index c7738a982de..3557a5306fd 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh
@@ -115,5 +115,7 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
 [global]
     trusted-host = ${trusted_host}
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
 EOF
 fi

From 8a8e23b78a3a2bdd8f8766253d4ee9548d47fc51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 19:52:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Use pip config requires pip upgrade first

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
---
 ci/unit/test_main_node.sh | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
index 373f0a83fca..092cfece712 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
@@ -85,10 +85,12 @@ python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
 touch venv/pip.conf
+
+pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
+
 pip config set global.progress_bar off
 pip config set global.no_color true
 
-pip install --upgrade pip
 pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
 pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/

From b5a4c46b8273fec9cd64b2c028002c1b19d6552b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 20:51:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Create manually pip.conf

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>

Cancel-prev-build: false
Priority: 2
---
 ci/unit/test_main_node.sh | 8 +++++++-
 ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh  | 8 ++++++--
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
index 092cfece712..a5b6119053e 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ python3 -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 touch venv/pip.conf
 
-pip install --quiet --upgrade pip
+cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
+[global]
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+EOF
+
+pip install --upgrade pip
 
 pip config set global.progress_bar off
 pip config set global.no_color true
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
index fa422586ad9..aab13fcab03 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ python3.11 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
 touch venv/pip.conf
-pip config set global.progress_bar off
-pip config set global.no_color true
+
+cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
+[global]
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+EOF
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
 pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt

From b7cd12d23d06b6a41505bb6a5542b4993d036080 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 22:16:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Add quiet to mute progress bar for pip install --upgrade

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>

Cancel-prev-build: false
Priority: 2
---
 ci/unit/test_main_node.sh       | 4 +---
 ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh        | 1 +
 src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh | 7 +++++++
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
index a5b6119053e..4776a52650b 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
@@ -90,13 +90,11 @@ cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
 [global]
     progress_bar = off
     no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
 
-pip config set global.progress_bar off
-pip config set global.no_color true
-
 pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
 pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
index aab13fcab03..c187e5aa221 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
 [global]
     progress_bar = off
     no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
index f6b4ebb4500..a91519a54cb 100755
--- a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
 
+cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
+[global]
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
+EOF
+
 pip install --upgrade pip
 pip install -r "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest/requirements-ftest.txt
 

From 252a0d5ee55b0c7b14ae4084e43e1406513090af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:18:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Unified solution to setup pip via pip.conf file

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>

Cancel-prev-build: false
Priority: 2

Allow-unstable-test: true
Signed-off-by: Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com>
---
 ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh                    | 8 ++++++++
 ci/unit/test_main_node.sh                   | 2 --
 ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh                    | 3 +--
 src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh             | 1 +
 utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh    | 1 +
 utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh    | 1 +
 utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh | 1 +
 utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh | 1 +
 8 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
index 9968d1ec49d..36bd44fd4a3 100755
--- a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
+++ b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ FTEST=/usr/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest
 python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
+
+cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
+[global]
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
+EOF
+
 pip install --upgrade pip
 pip install -r $FTEST/requirements-ftest.txt
 
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
index 4776a52650b..ad03978ee84 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ rm -rf "$test_log_dir"
 python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
-touch venv/pip.conf
 
 cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
 [global]
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ EOF
 pip install --upgrade pip
 
 pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
-
 pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
 
 HTTPS_PROXY="${DAOS_HTTPS_PROXY:-}" utils/run_utest.py $RUN_TEST_VALGRIND \
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
index c187e5aa221..730dea30423 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ sudo bash -c ". ./utils/sl/setup_local.sh; ./utils/setup_daos_server_helper.sh"
 python3.11 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
-touch venv/pip.conf
 
 cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
 [global]
@@ -38,8 +37,8 @@ cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
 EOF
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
-pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
+pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
 
 # set high open file limit in the shell to avoid extra warning
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
index a91519a54cb..3f3e2c7cb69 100755
--- a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
 EOF
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
+
 pip install -r "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest/requirements-ftest.txt
 
 if $TEST_RPMS; then
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh
index d11a6089424..28b2e7f01a3 100755
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh
@@ -136,5 +136,6 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
     progress_bar = off
     no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 fi
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh
index 02811f7c715..ece81cf786f 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh
@@ -132,5 +132,6 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
     progress_bar = off
     no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 fi
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh
index eaf0cb7c29b..bacae8b2698 100755
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh
@@ -180,5 +180,6 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
     progress_bar = off
     no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 fi
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh
index 3557a5306fd..54fd74b669c 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh
@@ -117,5 +117,6 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
     progress_bar = off
     no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 fi