I was trying to sanitize output, however it seems as though apt-get, etc automatically buffer output when it detects it is being run through a pipe, which means that I have to wait until the app is done executing before I can capture output (as opposed to doing it real time). The result is that trying to do so makes aplty feel sluggish. As such, I've decided to just keep each respective program's output untouched.

Anyways, it's working now, and I'll update the first post with the code, screenshots, and a screencast showing its flexibility (or at least my laziness)