diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_emerge/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_emerge/gencode-remote
index 48462bde..b144ede4 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_emerge/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_emerge/gencode-remote
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ pkg_version="$(cat "$__object/explorer/pkg_version")"
 if [ -z "$pkg_version" ]; then
     state_is="absent"
 elif [ -z "$version" ] && [ "$(echo "$pkg_version" | wc -l)" -gt 1 ]; then
-    echo "Package name is not unique! The following packages are installed:"
-    echo "$pkg_version"
+    echo "Package name is not unique! The following packages are installed:" >&2
+    echo "$pkg_version" >&2
     exit 1
 elif [ -n "$version" ] && [ "$(echo "$pkg_version" | cut -d " " -f 1 | sort | uniq | wc -l)" -gt 1 ]; then
-    echo "Package name is not unique! The following packages are installed:"
-    echo "$pkg_version"
+    echo "Package name is not unique! The following packages are installed:" >&2
+    echo "$pkg_version" >&2
     exit 1
 else
     state_is="present"
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ fi
 case "$state_should" in
    present)
         echo "emerge '$name' &>/dev/null || exit 1"
+        echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
         ;;
    absent)
         echo "emerge -C '$name' &>/dev/null || exit 1"
+        echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
         ;;
    *)
         echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_emerge_dependencies/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_emerge_dependencies/gencode-remote
index face898a..f3e6f76e 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_emerge_dependencies/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_emerge_dependencies/gencode-remote
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ flaggie_installed="$(cat "$__object/explorer/flaggie_installed")"
 if [ "${gentoolkit_installed}" != "true" ]; then
     # emerge app-portage/gentoolkit
     echo "emerge app-portage/gentoolkit &> /dev/null || exit 1"
+    echo "installed app-portage/gentoolkit" >> "$__messages_out"
 fi
 
 if [ "${flaggie_installed}" != "true" ]; then
     # emerge app-portage/flaggie
     echo "emerge app-portage/flaggie &> /dev/null || exit 1"
+    echo "installed app-portage/flaggie" >> "$__messages_out"
 fi
-
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_luarocks/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_luarocks/gencode-remote
index 60b9bfea..d83b3c3a 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_luarocks/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_luarocks/gencode-remote
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ fi
 case "$state_should" in
     present)
         echo "luarocks install '$name'"
+        echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     absent)
         echo "luarocks remove '$name'"
+        echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     *)
         echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/gencode-remote
index e94ff388..269d5f49 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_opkg/gencode-remote
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ esac
 case "$state_should" in
     present)
         if [ "$present" = "notpresent" ]; then
-            echo opkg --verbosity=0 update
+            echo "opkg --verbosity=0 update"
         fi
         echo "opkg --verbosity=0 install '$name'"
+        echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     absent)
         echo "opkg --verbosity=0 remove '$name'"
+        echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     *)
         echo "Unknown state: ${state_should}" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode-remote
index 7ba85479..2e076ec3 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode-remote
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ fi
 case "$state_should" in
    present)
          echo "pacman --needed --noconfirm --noprogressbar -S '$name'"
+         echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
    ;;
    absent)
          echo "pacman --noconfirm --noprogressbar -R '$name'"
+         echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
    ;;
    *)
       echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
index 33556bec..dcc4fdf9 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
         else
             echo $pip install -q "$name"
         fi
+        echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     absent)
         if [ "$runas" ]
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
         else
             echo $pip uninstall -q -y "$name"
         fi
+        echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     *)
         echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkg_freebsd/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkg_freebsd/gencode-remote
index fd02d939..3f88f6bc 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkg_freebsd/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkg_freebsd/gencode-remote
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ assert ()                 #  If condition false,
 		# shellcheck disable=SC2039
 		echo "File \"$0\", line $lineno, called by $(caller 0)"
 		exit $E_ASSERT_FAILED
-	fi  
+	fi
 }
 
 # Debug
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ if [ -n "$curr_version" ]; then	# PKG *is* installed
 			cmd="${rm_cmd} ${name}-${curr_version}"
 		fi
 		execcmd "remove" "${cmd}"
+		echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
 		exit 0
 	else	# Should be installed
 		if [ -n "$version" ]; then	# Want a specific version
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ if [ -n "$curr_version" ]; then	# PKG *is* installed
 				execcmd "remove" "${cmd}"
 				cmd="${add_cmd} -r ${name}-${version}"
 				execcmd "add" "${cmd}"
+				echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
 			fi
 		else	# Don't care what version to use
 			exit 0
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ else	# PKG *isn't* installed
 			cmd="${cmd}-${version}"
 		fi
 		execcmd "add" "${cmd}"
+		echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
 		exit 0
 	fi
 fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkg_openbsd/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkg_openbsd/gencode-remote
index 97f9ca46..9b9d8fc3 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkg_openbsd/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkg_openbsd/gencode-remote
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ case "${state_should}" in
 		fi
 
 		# Use this because pkg_add doesn't properly handle errors
-		cat << EOF
+		cat <<EOF
 status=\$(pkg_add ${pkgopts} '${pkgid}' 2>&1 || true)
 
 if ! pkg_info -q -I 'inst:${pkgid}' | grep -q '^${name}-${version}.*${flavor}$' 2>/dev/null
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ EOF
 
 	absent)
 		# Use this because pkg_delete doesn't properly handle errors
-		cat << EOF
-status=\$(pkg_delete ${pkgopts} '${pkgid}' || true)
+		cat <<EOF
+status=\$(pkg_delete ${pkgopts} '${pkgid}' 2>&1 || true)
 
 if pkg_info -q -I 'inst:${pkgid}' | grep -q '^${name}-${version}.*${flavor}' 2>/dev/null
 then
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/gencode-remote
index b72544c1..dd36efda 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/gencode-remote
@@ -57,12 +57,15 @@ execcmd(){
    case "$1" in
       add)
          _cmd="${add_cmd} $2"
+         echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
          ;;
       rm)
          _cmd="${rm_cmd} $2"
+         echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
          ;;
       upg)
          _cmd="${upg_cmd} $2"
+         echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
          ;;
       *)
          printf "Error. Don't understand command: %s" "$1" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_rubygem/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_rubygem/gencode-remote
index ee563ef8..abb40653 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_rubygem/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_rubygem/gencode-remote
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ fi
 case "$state_should" in
     present)
         echo "gem install '$name' --no-ri --no-rdoc"
+        echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     absent)
         echo "gem uninstall '$name'"
+        echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     *)
         echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote
index 97265827..b52953f6 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ fi
 case "$state_should" in
     present)
         echo "yum $opts install '$install_name'"
+        echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     absent)
         echo "yum $opts remove '$name'"
+        echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     *)
         echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_zypper/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_zypper/gencode-remote
index 1f15c531..e45dd9ff 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_zypper/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_zypper/gencode-remote
@@ -62,14 +62,17 @@ case "$state_should" in
         if [ -z "$version_should" ]; then
             [ "$state_is" = "present" ] && exit 0 # if state is present, we dont need to do anything
             echo "zypper $globalopts install --type '$ptype' --auto-agree-with-licenses '$name' >/dev/null"
+            echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
         else
             [ "$state_is" = "present" ] && [ "$version_should" = "$version_is" ] && exit 0 # if state is present and version is correct, we dont need to do anything
             echo "zypper $globalopts install --oldpackage --type '$ptype' --auto-agree-with-licenses '$name' = '$version_should' >/dev/null"
+            echo "installed" >> "$__messages_out"
         fi
     ;;
     absent)
         [ "$state_is" = "absent" ] && exit 0 # if state is absent, we dont need to do anything
         echo "zypper $globalopts remove --type '$ptype' '$name' >/dev/null"
+        echo "removed" >> "$__messages_out"
     ;;
     *)
         echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sysctl/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__sysctl/gencode-remote
index a7aedb84..711d54e5 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__sysctl/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sysctl/gencode-remote
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 #
 # 2014 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2018 Takashi Yoshi (takashi at yoshi.email)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -28,12 +29,26 @@ fi
 
 os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
 case "$os" in
-    redhat|centos|ubuntu|debian|devuan|archlinux|coreos)
-        flag='-w'
-    ;;
-    frebsd)
-        flag=''
-    ;;
+   # Linux
+   redhat|centos|ubuntu|debian|devuan|archlinux|gentoo|coreos)
+      flag='-w'
+      ;;
+   # BusyBox
+   alpine|openwrt)
+      flag='-w'
+      ;;
+   macosx)
+      # NOTE: Older versions of Mac OS X require the -w option.
+      #       Even though the flag is not mentioned in new man pages anymore,
+      #       it still works.
+      flag='-w'
+      ;;
+   netbsd)
+      flag='-w'
+      ;;
+   freebsd|openbsd)
+      flag=''
+   ;;
 esac
 
 # set the current runtime value
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sysctl/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__sysctl/manifest
index 6e337ccb..b4e2e902 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__sysctl/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sysctl/manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 #
 # 2014 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2018 Takashi Yoshi (takashi at yoshi.email)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -22,7 +23,12 @@
 os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
 
 case "$os" in
-   redhat|centos|ubuntu|debian|devuan|archlinux|coreos|freebsd)
+   # Linux
+   redhat|centos|ubuntu|debian|devuan|archlinux|coreos)
+      :
+   ;;
+   # BSD
+   freebsd|macosx|netbsd|openbsd)
       :
    ;;
    *)
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index a662eb38..1c5e6a05 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ next:
 	* Type __consul_agent: Add Debian 9 support (Jin-Guk Kwon)
 	* Documentation: Fix broken links (Rage <OxR463>)
 	* Type __docker: Add version parameter (Jonas Weber)
+	* Type __sysctl: Refactor for better OS support (Takashi Yoshi)
+	* Types __package_*: Add messaging upon installation/removal (Takashi Yoshi)
 
 4.10.4: 2018-11-03
 	* Core: Transfer all files of a directory at once instead of calling copy once per file (myeisha)