diff --git a/soypak/cli/commands/install.py b/soypak/cli/commands/install.py
index 28e4cd9..0a764f5 100644
--- a/soypak/cli/commands/install.py
+++ b/soypak/cli/commands/install.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import sys
 import clog
 import pathlib
 import argparse
 import soypak.cli.command as command
-import soypak.deps.transaction as transaction   # :@Note: future use
+import soypak.deps.transaction as transaction
 import soypak.deps.bottler as bottler
 
 
@@ -22,22 +23,54 @@ class Install(command.Command):
 
 
     def run(self):
-        candidates: list[bottler.Soybottle] = []
+        candidates: list[bottler.PackageItem] = []
         # any preinit before installing should occur here
         for item in self.rargs:
-            # has a Debian file been directly passed?
-            if item.endswith(".bottle") and pathlib.Path(item).resolve().exists():
-                _log.debug("Detected a bottle file. Considering sidingloading...")
+            # has a bottle file been directly passed?
+            if item.endswith(".bottle"):
+                _log.debug("Detected a bottle file. Attempting to sideload...", end="").withConsole()
+                _log.writeLog(header=False)
+
+                # check if the file actually exists on the system
+                if not pathlib.Path(item).resolve().exists():
+                    _log.printLog("failed.", level=4)
+                    _log.warn(f"Could not find bottle file {item!r}. Skipping package.").withConsole()
+                    continue
+
                 # let's structure the file to be processed.
                 pkg = bottler.loadPackage(item)
-                if pkg is None:
+                if isinstance(pkg, Exception):
+                    _log.printLog("failed.", level=4)
                     # :@Ethan: maybe the loadPackage could give us some information.
-                    raise Exception(f"Unable to load {item}.")
-                _log.debug(f"Sideloading: {item}").withConsole()
+                    _log.error(f"Unable to sideload bottle file {item!r}. The following error was raised: {str(pkg)}")
+                    sys.exit(1)
+
+                _log.printLog("ok.", level=1)
+                _log.debug(f"Sideloaded: {item}")
                 candidates.append(pkg)
 
+
             continue
         # let's check the database for a package by the given name
         ...
 
+        if not candidates:
+            _log.info("Nothing to install.").withConsole()
+            sys.exit(0)
 
+
+        tx = transaction.Transaction(transaction.PkgGoal.PKG_INSTALL)
+        depends = tx.compute(candidates)
+
+        if len(depends) > 0:
+            _log.debug("Computed system dependencies required by the packages selected.\n", *depends)
+            _log.printLog("The following system dependencies have been identified:\n",
+                          *depends, "", level=3, sep=" | ")
+
+        tx.apply()
+        if not tx.problems():
+            ...
+            # :@TODO: handle all the problems
+
+        # commit the transaction to record
+        tx.commit()