printf 'checking if installed … '
         if dpkg-query -Wf '${Package}\n' | grep '^'"${_PACKAGE}"'$' > /dev/null; then
             echo 'yup, keeping!'
-            ${_INSTALL_CMD} ${_PACKAGE}
+            apt_get_digested '-q -q -o "Dpkg::Options::=--force-confnew" install' "${_PACKAGE}"
         else 
             echo 'nope, nothing to keep.'
         fi
         echo 'nothing to install.'
     else
         echo "ensuring installation of: ${_PACKAGES}"
-        ${_INSTALL_CMD} ${_PACKAGES}
+        apt_get_digested '-q -q -o "Dpkg::Options::=--force-confnew" install' "${_PACKAGES}"
     fi
 done
 prefixed_msg 'finished'