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+# Copyright 2014-2015 Canonical Limited.
+#
+# This file is part of charm-helpers.
+#
+# charm-helpers is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# charm-helpers is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with charm-helpers.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+''' Helper for managing alternatives for file conflict resolution '''
+
+import subprocess
+import shutil
+import os
+
+
+def install_alternative(name, target, source, priority=50):
+    ''' Install alternative configuration '''
+    if (os.path.exists(target) and not os.path.islink(target)):
+        # Move existing file/directory away before installing
+        shutil.move(target, '{}.bak'.format(target))
+    cmd = [
+        'update-alternatives', '--force', '--install',
+        target, name, source, str(priority)
+    ]
+    subprocess.check_call(cmd)