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diff --git a/populatePackagePB.go b/populatePackagePB.go
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+package debian
+
+import (
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+)
+
+func setString(pb proto.Message, varname string, val string) bool {
+	msg := pb.ProtoReflect() // This is the entry point to the reflection API.
+
+	descriptor := msg.Descriptor() // Get the message's descriptor, which contains metadata about its fields.
+
+	fieldName := protoreflect.Name(varname)
+	fieldDescriptor := descriptor.Fields().ByName(fieldName)
+
+	if fieldDescriptor == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if fieldDescriptor.Kind() != protoreflect.StringKind {
+		// The field exists but is not a string, so we can't return it as one.
+		return false
+	}
+
+	valueToSet := protoreflect.ValueOfString(varname)
+
+	// 6. If the field exists and is a string, get its value.
+	// The value is returned as a protoreflect.Value.
+	msg.Set(fieldDescriptor, valueToSet)
+
+	// 7. Convert the protoreflect.Value to a native Go string.
+	return true
+}