-# force.pp
+#if you need to specify a release
+$rel_string = '-t <release>'
+#else
+$rel_string = ''
-# force a package from a specific release
-apt::force { 'package1':
- release => 'backports',
-}
+#if you need to specify a version
+$ensure = '<version>'
+#else
+$ensure = installed
-# force a package to be a specific version
-apt::force { 'package2':
- version => '1.0.0-1',
-}
+#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 = ''
-# force a package from a specific release to be a specific version
-apt::force { 'package3':
- release => 'sid',
- version => '2.0.0-1',
+package { '<package>':
+ ensure => $ensure,
+ install_options => "${config_files} ${config_missing} ${rel_string}",
}