diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 87289cef7e..ac170bce1d 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "tempfile",
  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
  "url",
 ]
 
@@ -246,14 +247,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "gettext-rs",
- "libsystemd",
  "strum",
  "tempfile",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
- "tracing-journald",
- "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -314,7 +312,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "http-body-util",
  "hyper 1.8.1",
  "hyper-util",
- "libsystemd",
  "openssl",
  "pam",
  "pin-project",
@@ -332,8 +329,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tower",
  "tower-http",
  "tracing",
- "tracing-journald",
- "tracing-subscriber",
  "url",
  "utoipa",
  "zbus",
@@ -430,12 +425,14 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "agama-locale-data",
  "agama-transfer",
+ "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "camino",
  "cidr",
  "fluent-uri 0.4.1",
  "fs-err",
  "gettext-rs",
+ "libsystemd",
  "macaddr",
  "merge",
  "regex",
@@ -450,6 +447,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tokio-test",
  "tracing",
+ "tracing-journald",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
  "url",
  "utoipa",
  "uuid",
diff --git a/rust/agama-autoinstall/Cargo.toml b/rust/agama-autoinstall/Cargo.toml
index eaa74df14e..58f7da3a89 100644
--- a/rust/agama-autoinstall/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agama-autoinstall/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ agama-transfer = { path = "../agama-transfer" }
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.98" }
 tempfile = "3.20.0"
 tokio = "1.46.0"
+tracing = "0.1.44"
 url = "2.5.4"
 agama-l10n = { path = "../agama-l10n" }
diff --git a/rust/agama-autoinstall/src/auto_loader.rs b/rust/agama-autoinstall/src/auto_loader.rs
index 1c5921e85c..b8838cd053 100644
--- a/rust/agama-autoinstall/src/auto_loader.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-autoinstall/src/auto_loader.rs
@@ -23,10 +23,16 @@ use agama_lib::http::BaseHTTPClient;
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 
 /// List of pre-defined locations for profiles.
-const PREDEFINED_LOCATIONS: [&str; 6] = [
+const PREDEFINED_LOCATIONS: [&str; 9] = [
+    // OEM drive (pre-installed systems)
     "label://OEMDRV/autoinst.jsonnet",
     "label://OEMDRV/autoinst.json",
     "label://OEMDRV/autoinst.xml",
+    // root of the installation medium
+    "file:///run/initramfs/live/autoinst.jsonnet",
+    "file:///run/initramfs/live/autoinst.json",
+    "file:///run/initramfs/live/autoinst.xml",
+    // root filesystem (squashfs image)
     "file:///autoinst.jsonnet",
     "file:///autoinst.json",
     "file:///autoinst.xml",
@@ -75,14 +81,14 @@ impl ConfigAutoLoader {
     /// Loads configuration files specified by the user.
     async fn load_user_config(&self, loader: ConfigLoader, urls: &[String]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         for url in urls {
-            println!("Loading configuration from {url}");
+            tracing::info!("Loading configuration from {url}");
             while let Err(error) = loader.load(url).await {
-                eprintln!("Could not load configuration from {url}: {error}");
+                tracing::error!("Could not load configuration from {url}: {error}");
                 if !self.should_retry(url, &error.to_string()).await? {
                     return Err(error);
                 }
             }
-            println!("Configuration loaded from {url}");
+            tracing::info!("Configuration loaded from {url}");
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -92,10 +98,10 @@ impl ConfigAutoLoader {
         for url in PREDEFINED_LOCATIONS {
             match loader.load(url).await {
                 Ok(()) => {
-                    println!("Configuration loaded from {url}");
+                    tracing::info!("Configuration loaded from {url}");
                     return Ok(());
                 }
-                Err(_) => println!("Could not load the configuration from {url}"),
+                Err(_) => tracing::info!("No config loaded from {url}"),
             }
         }
         Err(anyhow!("No configuration was found"))
diff --git a/rust/agama-autoinstall/src/main.rs b/rust/agama-autoinstall/src/main.rs
index def378c937..4ed9df2163 100644
--- a/rust/agama-autoinstall/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-autoinstall/src/main.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ use agama_lib::{auth::AuthToken, http::BaseHTTPClient, manager::ManagerHTTPClien
 use agama_utils::{
     api::{status::Stage, FinishMethod},
     kernel_cmdline::KernelCmdline,
+    logging::init_logging,
 };
 use anyhow::anyhow;
+use anyhow::Context;
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 
 const API_URL: &str = "http://localhost/api";
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ pub fn insecure_from(cmdline: &KernelCmdline, key: &str) -> bool {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    init_logging().context("Could not initialize the logger")?;
+
     let args = KernelCmdline::parse()?;
     let http = build_base_client()?;
     let manager_client = ManagerHTTPClient::new(http.clone());
@@ -51,9 +55,9 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let script_insecure = insecure_from(&args, "inst.script_insecure");
     let mut runner = ScriptsRunner::new(http.clone(), "/run/agama/inst-scripts", script_insecure);
     for url in scripts {
-        println!("Running script from {}", &url);
+        tracing::info!("Running script from {}", &url);
         if let Err(error) = runner.run(&url).await {
-            eprintln!("Error running the script from {url}: {}", error);
+            tracing::error!("Error running the script from {url}: {}", error);
         }
     }
 
@@ -61,17 +65,23 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let loader = ConfigAutoLoader::new(http.clone(), auto_insecure)?;
     let urls = args.get("inst.auto");
     if let Err(error) = loader.load(&urls).await {
-        eprintln!("Skipping the auto-installation: {error}");
+        if urls.is_empty() {
+            tracing::info!("No configuration found in the predefined locations");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        tracing::error!("Skipping the auto-installation: {error}");
         return Ok(());
     }
 
     if let Some(should_install) = args.get("inst.install").first() {
         if should_install == "0" {
-            println!("Skipping the auto-installation on user's request (inst.install=0)");
+            tracing::info!("Not starting the auto-installation on user's request (inst.install=0)");
             return Ok(());
         }
     }
 
+    tracing::info!("Waiting for the installer to get ready");
     // wait till config is properly set.
     loop {
         sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
@@ -81,6 +91,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
+    tracing::info!("Starting the auto-installation");
     manager_client.install().await?;
 
     // wait till install is done.
@@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             break;
         }
         if status.stage == Stage::Failed {
-            eprintln!("Installation failed");
+            tracing::error!("Installation failed");
             exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/rust/agama-lib/Cargo.toml b/rust/agama-lib/Cargo.toml
index e4c9d1fe2f..c37bb6ceac 100644
--- a/rust/agama-lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agama-lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ tempfile = "3.13.0"
 thiserror = "2.0.12"
 tokio = { version = "1.40.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tokio-stream = "0.1.16"
-tracing = "0.1.40"
+tracing = "0.1.44"
 url = { version = "2.5.2", features = ["serde"] }
 utoipa = { version = "5.2.0", features = ["url"] }
 zbus = { version = "5", default-features = false, features = ["tokio"] }
diff --git a/rust/agama-proxy/Cargo.toml b/rust/agama-proxy/Cargo.toml
index 2e7e855822..869bf8698f 100644
--- a/rust/agama-proxy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agama-proxy/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,12 +9,9 @@ agama-utils = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../agama-utils" }
 anyhow = "1.0.100"
 async-trait = "0.1.89"
 gettext-rs = "0.7.7"
-libsystemd = "0.7.2"
 strum = "0.27.2"
 thiserror = "2.0.18"
 tracing = "0.1.44"
-tracing-journald = "0.3.2"
-tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.22", features = ["env-filter"] }
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "agama-proxy-setup"
diff --git a/rust/agama-proxy/src/main.rs b/rust/agama-proxy/src/main.rs
index 2c62c9b15a..f4c161cdf6 100644
--- a/rust/agama-proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -19,37 +19,8 @@
 // find current contact information at www.suse.com.
 
 use agama_proxy::model::ProxyConfig;
+use agama_utils::logging::init_logging;
 use anyhow::Context;
-use libsystemd::logging;
-use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
-use tracing_subscriber::{prelude::*, EnvFilter};
-
-/// Initializes the logging mechanism.
-///
-/// It is based on [Tracing](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing), part of the Tokio ecosystem.
-pub fn init_logging() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let filter = EnvFilter::builder()
-        .with_default_directive(LevelFilter::INFO.into())
-        .with_env_var("AGAMA_LOG")
-        .from_env_lossy();
-
-    if logging::connected_to_journal() {
-        let journald = tracing_journald::layer().context("could not connect to journald")?;
-        tracing_subscriber::registry()
-            .with(filter)
-            .with(journald)
-            .init();
-    } else {
-        let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::fmt()
-            .with_env_filter(filter)
-            .with_file(true)
-            .with_line_number(true)
-            .compact()
-            .finish();
-        tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     init_logging().context("Could not initialize the logger")?;
diff --git a/rust/agama-server/Cargo.toml b/rust/agama-server/Cargo.toml
index 055852665c..cdaa872d67 100644
--- a/rust/agama-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agama-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ tower-http = { version = "0.6.2", features = [
     "trace",
     "set-header",
 ] }
-tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["env-filter"] }
-tracing-journald = "0.3.0"
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 clap = { version = "4.5.19", features = ["derive", "wrap_help"] }
 tower = { version = "0.5.2", features = ["util"] }
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ tokio-openssl = "0.6.5"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.30", default-features = false, features = [
     "alloc",
 ] }
-libsystemd = "0.7.0"
 gethostname = "1.0.0"
 tokio-util = "0.7.12"
 url = "2.5.2"
diff --git a/rust/agama-server/src/agama-web-server.rs b/rust/agama-server/src/agama-web-server.rs
index f04f3bacfd..73cb1d4f64 100644
--- a/rust/agama-server/src/agama-web-server.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-server/src/agama-web-server.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ use agama_l10n::helpers as l10n_helpers;
 use agama_lib::{auth::AuthToken, connection_to};
 use agama_server::{
     cert::Certificate,
-    logs::init_logging,
     web::{self},
 };
-use agama_utils::api::event::Receiver;
+use agama_utils::{api::event::Receiver, logging::init_logging};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use axum::{
     extract::Request as AxumRequest,
diff --git a/rust/agama-server/src/lib.rs b/rust/agama-server/src/lib.rs
index d26506b109..e85189c1b9 100644
--- a/rust/agama-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 pub mod cert;
 pub mod dbus;
 pub mod error;
-pub mod logs;
 pub mod profile;
 pub mod web;
 pub use web::service;
diff --git a/rust/agama-utils/Cargo.toml b/rust/agama-utils/Cargo.toml
index a8758816b7..f177c0b5e0 100644
--- a/rust/agama-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agama-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 agama-locale-data = { path = "../agama-locale-data" }
 agama-transfer = { path = "../agama-transfer" }
+anyhow = { version = "1.0.98" }
 async-trait = "0.1.89"
 camino = "1.2.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.228", features = ["derive"] }
@@ -20,7 +21,10 @@ zbus = "5.7.1"
 zvariant = "5.5.2"
 gettext-rs = { version = "0.7.2", features = ["gettext-system"] }
 regex = "1.12.2"
-tracing = "0.1.41"
+libsystemd = "0.7.2"
+tracing = "0.1.44"
+tracing-journald = "0.3.2"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.22", features = ["env-filter"] }
 serde_yaml = "0.9.34"
 uuid = { version = "1.10.0", features = ["v4"] }
 cidr = { version = "0.3.1", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/rust/agama-utils/src/kernel_cmdline.rs b/rust/agama-utils/src/kernel_cmdline.rs
index 941c568a65..c35af64cc1 100644
--- a/rust/agama-utils/src/kernel_cmdline.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-utils/src/kernel_cmdline.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl KernelCmdline {
     /// * `content`: file containing the kernel's cmdline arguments.
     pub fn parse_file<P: std::fmt::Display + AsRef<Path>>(file: P) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
         let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&file)
-            .inspect_err(|e| tracing::warn!("Could not read cmdline args file {e}",))?;
+            .inspect_err(|e| tracing::warn!("Could not read cmdline args file: {e}",))?;
         Ok(Self::parse_str(&content))
     }
 
diff --git a/rust/agama-utils/src/lib.rs b/rust/agama-utils/src/lib.rs
index 60569c6df1..10a0ce0d8c 100644
--- a/rust/agama-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/agama-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub mod dbus;
 pub mod issue;
 pub mod kernel_cmdline;
 pub mod licenses;
+pub mod logging;
 pub mod openapi;
 pub mod products;
 pub mod progress;
diff --git a/rust/agama-server/src/logs.rs b/rust/agama-utils/src/logging.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from rust/agama-server/src/logs.rs
rename to rust/agama-utils/src/logging.rs
diff --git a/rust/package/agama.changes b/rust/package/agama.changes
index 5cb3e7fbd5..36af300af9 100644
--- a/rust/package/agama.changes
+++ b/rust/package/agama.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr  7 16:55:22 UTC 2026 - Ladislav Slezák <lslezak@suse.com>
+
+- Automatically try loading the autoinstallation profile from the
+  root of the installation medium (jsc#PED-16010)
+- Use journal logging with more details in the autoinstallation
+  CLI tool (log to stdout when running manually)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 24 13:01:38 UTC 2026 - Ladislav Slezák <lslezak@suse.com>