+#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} ${release_string}",
+}