diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pacman/explorer/pkg_status b/conf/type/__package_pacman/explorer/pkg_status
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e13f8f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/type/__package_pacman/explorer/pkg_status
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist 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 General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# Retrieve the status of a package - parsed dpkg output
+#
+
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
+   name="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
+else
+   name="$__object_id"
+fi
+
+dpkg -l "$name" 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $1 }'
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode b/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8523e01e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# Manage packages on Debian and co.
+#
+
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
+   name="$__object/parameter/name"
+else
+   name="$__object_id"
+fi
+
+state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
+
+case "$state" in
+   installed)
+      pkg_status="$(cat "$__object/explorer/pkg_status")"
+      if [ "$pkg_status" != "ii" ]; then
+         echo apt-get --quiet --yes install \"$name\"
+      fi
+   ;;
+   deinstalled)
+      if [ "$pkg_status" != "un" ]; then
+         echo apt-get --quiet --yes remove \"$name\"
+      fi
+   ;;
+esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/optional b/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a52167d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name
+version
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/required b/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/required
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff72b5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/required
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+state