Debian-Project - Release Goals for Version 2.1

Non-interactive package installation

This has been proposed by Oliver Elphick here.

Non-interactive package configuration available (not default)

Ian's proposal.
Wichert's proposal.
Check out the archive of debian-policy and debian-devel: -policy '7/98 -devel '7/98

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Jean Pierre LeJacq concerning accessing the configuration:

I second this. Debian should not be reinventing the wheel and use standard based solution whenever possible.

In particular, there is an IETF proposed standard (RFC 2244 and 2245) called "Application Configuration Access Protocol" (ACAP). While targeted at accessing client program options, configurations and preference information, it may be applicable to this problem. There is also source code available of a working prototype.