diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pacman/explorer/pkg_status b/conf/type/__package_pacman/explorer/pkg_version
similarity index 94%
rename from conf/type/__package_pacman/explorer/pkg_status
rename to conf/type/__package_pacman/explorer/pkg_version
index e13f8f5c..4f612423 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package_pacman/explorer/pkg_status
+++ b/conf/type/__package_pacman/explorer/pkg_version
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ else
    name="$__object_id"
 fi
 
-dpkg -l "$name" 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $1 }'
+pacman -Q "$name" 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $2 }'
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode b/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode
index 8523e01e..078ee067 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode
+++ b/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #
-# Manage packages on Debian and co.
+# Manage packages with Pacman (mostly archlinux)
 #
 
+pacopts="--noconfirm --noprogressbar"
+
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
    name="$__object/parameter/name"
 else
@@ -31,14 +33,16 @@ 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 \"$name\"
+      pkg_version="$(cat "$__object/explorer/pkg_version")"
+
+      # Empty? Not installed.
+      if [ -z "$pkg_version" ]; then
+         echo pacman "$pacopts" -S \"$name\"
       fi
    ;;
    deinstalled)
-      if [ "$pkg_status" != "un" ]; then
-         echo apt-get --quiet --yes remove \"$name\"
+      if [ "$pkg_version" ]; then
+         echo pacman "$pacopts" -R \"$name\"
       fi
    ;;
 esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/optional b/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/optional
index a52167d3..f121bdbf 100644
--- a/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/optional
+++ b/conf/type/__package_pacman/parameter/optional
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 name
-version