--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/modules/apt/examples/force.pp	Mon Jan 03 17:09:39 2022 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#if you need to specify a release
+$rel_string = '-t <release>'
+#else
+$rel_string = ''
+
+#if you need to specify a version
+$ensure = '<version>'
+#else 
+$ensure = installed
+
+#if overwrite existing cfg files
+$config_files = '-o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confnew"'
+#elsif force use of old files
+$config_files = '-o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold"'
+#elsif update only unchanged files
+$config_files = '-o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef"'
+#else
+$config_files = ''
+
+#if install missing configuration files for the package
+$config_missing = '-o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confmiss"'
+#else
+$config_missing = ''
+
+package { '<package>':
+  ensure          => $ensure,
+  install_options => "${config_files} ${config_missing} ${rel_string}",
+}