diff --git a/script-install-manual-scripts b/script-install-manual-scripts
index eac5b2db..7183b2e8 100755
--- a/script-install-manual-scripts
+++ b/script-install-manual-scripts
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ remove=("manual.pdf" "manual.odt" "Notes.pdf" "Notes.odt"
 for homedir in /home/*; do
     desktop="$homedir/Desktop"
     [[ -d $desktop ]] || continue
+    echo "Scanning $desktop for old manuals"
     for f in "${remove[@]}"; do
-        [[ -f $desktop/$f ]] && rm -rf "${desktop:?}/$f"
+        [[ -f $desktop/$f ]] &&
+        echo "Removing $desktop/$f" &&
+        rm -f "${desktop:?}/$f"
     done
+    echo "Installing manual to $desktop/manual.desktop"
     cat <<-EOF > "$desktop/manual.desktop"
 		[Desktop Entry]
 		Encoding=UTF-8