(Thinking aloud) Priorized defaults

[Thomas Lange]

    >> Classes I would need:
    >> 
    >> flavour: Debian, Ubuntu, SLES
    >> version: etch, lenny, squeeze, sid, hardy, 10SP2, 10SP3, 10SP4
    >> architecture: x86_32, x86_64

A solutions may be to use YAML, which may be better suited to describe
all the different package names for your environment in an easy
way. Using YAML and a script, each install client can generate the
package_config file during installation. Have a look at

http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/index.php/FaiTemplates

-- 
regards Thomas