diff --git a/cdist/conf/explorer/hostname b/cdist/conf/explorer/hostname
index dca004d1..7715c6b0 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/explorer/hostname
+++ b/cdist/conf/explorer/hostname
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# 2019 Dennis Camera (dennis.camera at ssrq-sds-fds.ch)
+# 2010-2014 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+# 2012 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -18,12 +19,7 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #
-# Retrieve the running hostname
-#
 
-if command -v hostname >/dev/null
-then
-	hostname
-else
-	uname -n
+if command -v uname >/dev/null; then
+   uname -n
 fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_key/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_key/gencode-remote
index 0c96ff67..e9daa524 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_key/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_key/gencode-remote
@@ -61,29 +61,31 @@ EOF
             echo "curl -s -L '$uri' | apt-key add -"
          fi
       elif [ -d "$keydir" ]; then
+         tmp='/tmp/cdist_apt_key_tmp'
+
          # we need to kill gpg after 30 seconds, because gpg
          # can get stuck if keyserver is not responding.
          # exporting env var and not exit 1,
          # because we need to clean up and kill dirmngr.
          cat << EOF
 
-gpgtmphome="\$( mktemp -d )"
+mkdir -m 700 -p "$tmp"
 
 if timeout 30s \\
-    gpg --homedir "\$gpgtmphome" \\
+    gpg --homedir "$tmp" \\
         --keyserver "$keyserver" \\
         --recv-keys "$keyid"
 then
-    gpg --homedir "\$gpgtmphome" \\
+    gpg --homedir "$tmp" \\
         --export "$keyid" \\
         > "$keyfile"
 else
     export GPG_GOT_STUCK=1
 fi
 
-GNUPGHOME="\$gpgtmphome" gpgconf --kill dirmngr
+GNUPGHOME="$tmp" gpgconf --kill dirmngr
 
-rm -rf "\$gpgtmphome"
+rm -rf "$tmp"
 
 if [ -n "\$GPG_GOT_STUCK" ]
 then
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/has_hostnamectl b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/has_hostnamectl
index 2f531f30..9040023d 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/has_hostnamectl
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/has_hostnamectl
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 # Check whether system has hostnamectl
 #
 
-command -v hostnamectl 2>/dev/null || true
+command -v hostnamectl || true
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/hostname_file b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/hostname_file
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6a00aa9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/hostname_file
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2014 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 contents of /etc/hostname
+#
+
+# Almost any distribution
+if [ -f /etc/hostname ]; then
+    cat /etc/hostname
+# SuSE
+elif [ -f /etc/HOSTNAME ]; then
+    cat /etc/HOSTNAME
+fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/hostname_sysconfig
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 75%
rename from cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/gencode-remote
rename to cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/hostname_sysconfig
index 0f5cf9db..d0d7b4e7
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/hostname_sysconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
+#!/bin/sh
 #
-# 2019 Daniel Tschada 
+# 2014 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 # 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 contents of /etc/hostname
+#
 
-install="$(cat "$__object/parameter/install")"
-state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
-user="$(cat "$__object/parameter/user")"
-version="$(cat "$__object/parameter/version")"
\ No newline at end of file
+if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/network ]; then
+    awk -F= '/^HOSTNAME=/ { print $2 }' /etc/sysconfig/network
+fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/max_len b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/max_len
deleted file mode 100644
index fb863949..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/max_len
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-command -v getconf >/dev/null || exit 0
-
-val=$(getconf HOST_NAME_MAX 2>/dev/null) || exit 0
-
-if test -n "${val}" -a "${val}" != 'undefined'
-then
-	echo "${val}"
-fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/gencode-remote
index ae224611..8b5797dd 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/gencode-remote
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #
 # 2014-2017 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2014 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
-# 2019 Dennis Camera (dennis.camera at ssrq-sds-fds.ch)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -20,81 +19,60 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
-name_running=$(cat "$__global/explorer/hostname")
-has_hostnamectl=$(cat "$__object/explorer/has_hostnamectl")
-
-
-if test -s "$__object/parameter/name"
-then
-    name_should=$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
+    name_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
 else
-    case $os
-    in
-        # RedHat-derivatives and BSDs
-        centos|fedora|redhat|scientific|freebsd|macosx|netbsd|openbsd)
-            # Hostname is FQDN
-            name_should="${__target_host}"
-        ;;
-        *)
-            # Hostname is only first component of FQDN
-            name_should="${__target_host%%.*}"
-        ;;
-    esac
+    name_should="${__target_host%%.*}"
 fi
 
+os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
+name_running=$(cat "$__global/explorer/hostname")
+name_config=$(cat "$__object/explorer/hostname_file")
+name_sysconfig=$(cat "$__object/explorer/hostname_sysconfig")
+has_hostnamectl=$(cat "$__object/explorer/has_hostnamectl")
 
 ################################################################################
-# Check if the (running) hostname is already correct
+# If everything is ok -> exit
 #
-test "$name_running" != "$name_should" || exit 0
-
+case "$os" in
+    archlinux|debian|suse|ubuntu|devuan|coreos|alpine)
+        if [ "$name_config" = "$name_should" ] && [ "$name_running" = "$name_should" ]; then
+            exit 0
+        fi
+    ;;
+    scientific|centos|freebsd|openbsd)
+        if [ "$name_sysconfig" = "$name_should" ] && [ "$name_running" = "$name_should" ]; then
+            exit 0
+        fi
+    ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Unsupported os: $os" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
 
 ################################################################################
 # Setup hostname
 #
-echo 'changed' >>"$__messages_out"
+echo changed >> "$__messages_out"
 
-# Use the good old way to set the hostname.
-case $os
-in
-    alpine|debian|devuan|ubuntu)
-        echo 'hostname -F /etc/hostname'
+# Use the good old way to set the hostname even on machines running systemd.
+case "$os" in
+    archlinux|debian|ubuntu|devuan|centos|coreos|alpine)
+        printf "printf '%%s\\\\n' '$name_should' > /etc/hostname\\n"
+        echo "hostname -F /etc/hostname"
     ;;
-    archlinux)
-        echo 'command -v hostnamectl >/dev/null 2>&1' \
-            "&& hostnamectl set-hostname '$name_should'" \
-            "|| hostname '$name_should'"
-    ;;
-    centos|fedora|redhat|scientific|freebsd|netbsd|openbsd|gentoo|void)
+    freebsd|openbsd)
         echo "hostname '$name_should'"
     ;;
-    macosx)
-        echo "scutil --set HostName '$name_should'"
-    ;;
-    solaris)
-        echo "uname -S '$name_should'"
-    ;;
-    slackware|suse|opensuse-leap)
-        # We do not read from /etc/HOSTNAME, because the running
-        # hostname is the first component only while the file contains
-        # the FQDN.
+    suse)
         echo "hostname '$name_should'"
-    ;;
-    *)
-        # Fall back to set the hostname using hostnamectl, if available.
-        if test -n "$has_hostnamectl"
-        then
-            # Don't use hostnamectl as the primary means to set the hostname for
-            # systemd systems, because it cannot be trusted to work reliably and
-            # exit with non-zero when it fails (e.g. hostname too long,
-            # D-Bus failure, etc.).
-
-            echo "hostnamectl set-hostname \"\$(cat /etc/hostname)\""
-            echo "test \"\$(hostname)\" = \"\$(cat /etc/hostname)\"" \
-                 " || hostname -F /etc/hostname"
-        else
-            printf "echo 'Unsupported OS: %s' >&2\nexit 1\n" "$os"
-        fi
+        printf "printf '%%s\\\\n' '$name_should' > /etc/HOSTNAME\\n"
     ;;
 esac
+
+if [ "$has_hostnamectl" ]; then
+    # Allow hostnamectl set-hostname to fail silently.
+    # Who the fuck invented a tool that needs dbus to set the hostname anyway ...
+    echo "hostnamectl set-hostname '$name_should' || true"
+fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/man.rst
index 72aefbab..d23a3b8a 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/man.rst
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ cdist-type__hostname - Set the hostname
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-Sets the hostname on various operating systems.
-
-**Tip:** For advice on choosing a hostname, see
-`RFC 1178 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1178>`_.
+Set's the hostname on various operating systems.
 
 
 REQUIRED PARAMETERS
@@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ None.
 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 -------------------
 name
-   The hostname to set. Defaults to the first segment of __target_host
+   The hostname to set. Defaults to the first segment of __target_host 
    (${__target_host%%.*})
 
 
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/manifest
index 75a90027..8f1adf12 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/manifest
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #
 # 2012 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 # 2014 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
-# 2019 Dennis Camera (dennis.camera at ssrq-sds-fds.ch)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -20,170 +19,50 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-not_supported() {
-    echo "Your operating system ($os) is currently not supported by this type (${__type##*/})." >&2
-    echo "Please contribute an implementation for it if you can." >&2
-    exit 1
-}
-
-set_hostname_systemd() {
-    echo "$1" | __file /etc/hostname --source -
-}
-
 os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
-os_version=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os_version")
-os_major=$(echo "$os_version" | grep -o '^[0-9][0-9]*')
-
-max_len=$(cat "$__object/explorer/max_len")
-has_hostnamectl=$(cat "$__object/explorer/has_hostnamectl")
-
-if test -s "$__object/parameter/name"
-then
-    name_should=$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
+    name_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
 else
-    case $os
-    in
-        # RedHat-derivatives and BSDs
-        centos|fedora|redhat|scientific|freebsd|netbsd|openbsd|slackware)
-            # Hostname is FQDN
-            name_should="${__target_host}"
-        ;;
-        suse|opensuse-leap)
-            # Classic SuSE stores the FQDN in /etc/HOSTNAME, while
-            # systemd does not. The running hostname is the first
-            # component in both cases.
-            # In versions before 15.x, the FQDN is stored in /etc/hostname.
-            if test -n "$has_hostnamectl" && test "$os_major" -ge 15 \
-                    && test "$os_major" -ne 42
-            then
-                name_should="${__target_host%%.*}"
-            else
-                name_should="${__target_host}"
-            fi
-        ;;
-        *)
-            # Hostname is only first component of FQDN on all other systems.
-            name_should="${__target_host%%.*}"
-        ;;
+    case "$os" in
+    openbsd)
+        name_should="${__target_host}"
+    ;;
+    *)
+        name_should="${__target_host%%.*}"
+    ;;
     esac
 fi
 
-if test -n "$max_len" && test "$(printf '%s' "$name_should" | wc -c)" -gt "$max_len"
-then
-    printf "Host name too long. Up to %u characters allowed.\n" "${max_len}" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
 
-case $os
-in
-    alpine|debian|devuan|ubuntu|void)
-        echo "$name_should" | __file /etc/hostname --source -
-    ;;
-    archlinux)
-        if test -n "$has_hostnamectl"
-        then
-            set_hostname_systemd "$name_should"
-        else
-            echo 'Ancient ArchLinux variants without hostnamectl are not supported.' >&2
-            exit 1
-            # Only for ancient ArchLinux, write to /etc/rc.conf on pre-systemd
-            # versions.  There are some versions which use /etc/hostname but not
-            # systemd. It is unclear which ones these are.
+not_supported() {
+   echo "Your operating system ($os) is currently not supported by this type (${__type##*/})." >&2
+   echo "Please contribute an implementation for it if you can." >&2
+   exit 1
+}
 
-            # __key_value '/etc/rc.conf:HOSTNAME' \
-            #     --file /etc/rc.conf \
-            #     --delimiter '=' --exact_delimiter \
-            #     --key 'HOSTNAME' \
-            #     --value "\"$name_should\""
-        fi
-        ;;
-    centos|fedora|redhat|scientific)
-        if test -z "$has_hostnamectl"
-        then
-            # Only write to /etc/sysconfig/network on non-systemd versions.
-            # On systemd-based versions this entry is ignored.
-            __key_value '/etc/sysconfig/network:HOSTNAME' \
-                --file /etc/sysconfig/network \
-                --delimiter '=' --exact_delimiter \
-                --key HOSTNAME \
-                --value "\"$name_should\""
-        else
-            set_hostname_systemd "$name_should"
-        fi
-    ;;
-    gentoo)
-        # Only write to /etc/conf.d/hostname on OpenRC-based installations.
-        # On systemd use hostnamectl(1) in gencode-remote.
-        if test -z "$has_hostnamectl"
-        then
-            __key_value '/etc/conf.d/hostname:hostname' \
-                --file /etc/conf.d/hostname \
-                --delimiter '=' --exact_delimiter \
-                --key 'hostname' \
-                --value "\"$name_should\""
-        else
-            set_hostname_systemd "$name_should"
-        fi
-    ;;
-    freebsd)
-        __key_value '/etc/rc.conf:hostname' \
-            --file /etc/rc.conf \
-            --delimiter '=' --exact_delimiter \
-            --key 'hostname' \
-            --value "\"$name_should\""
-    ;;
-    macosx)
+case "$os" in
+    archlinux|debian|suse|ubuntu|devuan|coreos|alpine)
         # handled in gencode-remote
         :
     ;;
-    netbsd)
-        __key_value '/etc/rc.conf:hostname' \
+    scientific|centos)
+        __key_value sysconfig-hostname \
+            --file /etc/sysconfig/network \
+            --delimiter '=' \
+            --key HOSTNAME \
+            --value "$name_should" --exact_delimiter
+    ;;
+    freebsd)
+        __key_value rcconf-hostname \
             --file /etc/rc.conf \
-            --delimiter '=' --exact_delimiter \
+            --delimiter '=' \
             --key 'hostname' \
-            --value "\"$name_should\""
-
-        # To avoid confusion, ensure that the hostname is only stored once.
-        __file /etc/myname --state absent
+            --value "$name_should"
     ;;
     openbsd)
         echo "$name_should" | __file /etc/myname --source -
     ;;
-    slackware)
-        # We write the FQDN into /etc/HOSTNAME.  But /etc/rc.d/rc.M will only
-        # read the first component from this file and set it as the running
-        # hostname on boot.
-        echo "$name_should" | __file /etc/HOSTNAME --source -
-    ;;
-    solaris)
-        echo "$name_should" | __file /etc/nodename --source -
-    ;;
-    suse|opensuse-leap)
-        # Modern SuSE provides /etc/HOSTNAME as a symlink for
-        # backwards-compatibility. Unfortunately it cannot be used
-        # here as __file does not follow the symlink.
-        # Therefore, we use the presence of the hostnamectl binary as
-        # an indication of which file to use.  This unfortunately does
-        # not work correctly on openSUSE 12.x which provides
-        # hostnamectl but not /etc/hostname.
-
-        if test -n "$has_hostnamectl" -a "$os_major" -gt 12
-        then
-            hostname_file='/etc/hostname'
-        else
-            hostname_file='/etc/HOSTNAME'
-        fi
-
-        echo "$name_should" | __file "$hostname_file" --source -
-    ;;
     *)
-        # On other operating systems we fall back to systemd's
-        # hostnamectl if available…
-        if test -n "$has_hostnamectl"
-        then
-            set_hostname_systemd "$name_should"
-        else
-            not_supported
-        fi
+        not_supported
     ;;
 esac
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/manifest
index 68ecf9d4..bc039e44 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/manifest
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ if [ -z "${certbot_fullpath}" ]; then
 
 	case "$os" in
         archlinux)
-            __package certbot
-            ;;
-        alpine)
             __package certbot
             ;;
 		debian)
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/explorer/currage b/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/explorer/currage
index cfb778d5..3539b8e1 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/explorer/currage
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/explorer/currage
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ case "$type" in
             echo 0
         fi
         ;;
-    alpine)
-        echo 0
-        ;;
     *)  echo "Your specified type ($type) is currently not supported." >&2
         echo "Please contribute an implementation for it if you can." >&2
         ;;
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/explorer/type b/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/explorer/type
index c98e1e67..35254c5f 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/explorer/type
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/explorer/type
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ else
         amazon|scientific|centos|fedora|redhat) echo "yum" ;;
         debian|ubuntu|devuan) echo "apt" ;;
         archlinux) echo "pacman" ;;
-        alpine) echo "apk" ;;
         *)
             echo "Don't know how to manage packages on: $os" >&2
             exit 1
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/gencode-remote
index 9b2ecba2..738d38eb 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_update_index/gencode-remote
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ case "$type" in
         echo "pacman --noprogressbar --sync --refresh"
         echo "pacman package database synced (age was: $currage)" >> "$__messages_out"
         ;;
-    alpine)
-        echo "apk update"
-        echo "apk package database updated."
-        ;;
     *)
         echo "Don't know how to manage packages for type: $type" >&2
         exit 1
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/man.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index fa98f443..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/man.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-cdist-type__podman_compose(7)
-=============================
-
-NAME
-----
-cdist-type__podman_compose - install podman-compose
-
-
-DESCRIPTION
------------
-Installs podman-compose package.
-State 'absent' will not remove podman binary itself,
-only podman-compose binary will be removed
-
-
-REQUIRED PARAMETERS
--------------------
-install
-   defaults to 'pip'
-
-
-OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
--------------------
-state
-   'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
-user
-   the user who owns the file, defaults to 'root'
-
-
-BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
-------------------
-None.
-
-
-EXAMPLES
---------
-
-.. code-block:: sh
-
-    # Install podman-compose
-    __podman_compose
-
-    # Install latest version via pip
-    __podman_compose --state present --install pip
-
-    # Install latest version via pip and change user
-    __podman_compose --state present --install pip --user root
-
-    # Remove podman-compose 
-    __podman_compose --state absent
-
-
-AUTHORS
--------
-Daniel Tschada <mail--@--moep.name>
-
-
-COPYING
--------
-Copyright \(C) 2019 Daniel Tschada. Free use of this software is
-granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later (GPLv3+).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/manifest
deleted file mode 100755
index 2b06068d..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-#
-# 2019 Daniel Tschada 
-#
-# 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/>.
-#
-
-# shellcheck disable=SC2154
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-install="$(cat "$__object/parameter/install")"
-state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
-user="$(cat "$__object/parameter/user")"
-version="$(cat "$__object/parameter/version")"
-
-# install it with pip
-if [ "${install}" = "pip" ]; then
-
-    if [ "${state}" = "present" ]; then
-        __package_pip podman-compose --state present --pip /usr/local/bin/podman-compose --runas "${user}"
-    elif [ "${state}" = "absent" ]; then
-        __package_pip podman-compose --state absent
-    else
-        if [ "${state}" != "present" ] -a [ "${state}" != "absent" ]; then
-            echo "Unknown state: ${state}" >&2
-            exit 1
-        else
-            echo "Unknown user: ${user}" >&2
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    fi
-
-else
-
-    echo "Unknown user: ${install}" >&2
-    exit 1
-
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/default/install b/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/default/install
deleted file mode 100644
index a1b589e3..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/default/install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pip
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/default/state b/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/default/state
deleted file mode 100644
index e7f6134f..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/default/state
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-present
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/default/user b/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/default/user
deleted file mode 100644
index d8649da3..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/default/user
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-root
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/optional
deleted file mode 100644
index 92913e56..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/optional
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-install
-state
-user
-version
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/required
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c32f559..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/parameter/required
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-install
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/singleton b/cdist/conf/type/__podman_compose/singleton
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/man.rst
index 05d085dc..6f90c15b 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/man.rst
@@ -23,34 +23,25 @@ state
    'present', 'absent', defaults to 'present'.
 
 servers
-   One or more IP addresses (space separated) of the Xymon server(s) to report
+   One or more IP adresses (space separated) of the Xymon server(s) to report
    to. While DNS-names are ok it is discouraged, defaults to 127.0.0.1.
 
 
-BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
-------------------
-msgcache
-    Enable xymon `msgcache`. Note: XYMONSERVER has to be `127.0.0.1` for using
-    `msgcache` (see `msgcache (8)` of the xymon documentation for details).
-
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-    # minimal, report to 127.0.0.1
+    # minmal, report to 127.0.0.1
     __xymon_client
 
     # specify server:
     __xymon_client --servers "192.168.1.1"
 
-    # activate `msgcache` for passive client:
-    __xymon_client --msgcache
-
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
-:strong:`cdist__xymon_server`\ (7), :strong:`xymon`\ (7), :strong:`msgcache`\ (8)
+:strong:`cdist__xymon_server`\ (7), :strong:`xymon`\ (7)
 
 
 AUTHORS
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/manifest
index 88293a12..92ad079e 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/manifest
@@ -34,18 +34,13 @@ esac
 
 __package xymon-client --state "$state"
 
-if [ -f "$__object/parameter/msgcache" ]; then
-	require="__package/xymon-client" __line /etc/xymon/clientlaunch.cfg \
-		--regex DISABLED --state absent
-fi
-
 require="__package/xymon-client" __key_value CLIENTHOSTNAME \
-	--file /etc/default/xymon-client \
+       	--file /etc/default/xymon-client \
 	--value "'$__target_hostname'" \
 	--delimiter '=' \
 	--state "$state"
 require="__package/xymon-client" __key_value XYMONSERVERS \
-	--file /etc/default/xymon-client \
+       	--file /etc/default/xymon-client \
 	--value "'$servers'" \
 	--delimiter '=' \
 	--state "$state"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/parameter/boolean b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/parameter/boolean
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dd7839d..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_client/parameter/boolean
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-msgcache
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/man.rst
index 8adfbe1f..8b427ca0 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/man.rst
@@ -23,21 +23,6 @@ confdir
    deployed.
 
 
-OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
--------------------
-owner
-   passed as-is as `--owner` to `__rsync`
-
-group
-   passed as-is as `--group` to `__rsync`
-
-
-OPTIONAL MULTIPLE PARAMETERS
-----------------------------
-rsync-opts
-   identical to __rsync type, only `--`-options are supported
-
-
 REQUIRED FILES
 --------------
 The directory specified by `confdir` has to contain a valid xymon-configuration
@@ -54,16 +39,10 @@ EXAMPLES
     # this will replace /etc/xymon/ on the target host with
     # the contents from __xymon_config/files/xymon.example.com/
 
-    ## the same but set ownership to `xymon:xymon` and exclude
-    ## the `netrc`-file:
-    __xymon_config --confdir=xymon.example.com \
-       --owner xymon --group xymon \
-       --rsync-opts "exclude=netrc"
-
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
-:strong:`cdist__xymon_server`\ (7), :strong:`cdist__rsync`\ (7), :strong:`xymon`\ (7)
+:strong:`cdist__xymon_server`\ (7), :strong:`xymon`\ (7)
 
 AUTHORS
 -------
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/manifest
index 4a5fb6c9..fb1bce54 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/manifest
@@ -18,26 +18,7 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 confdir=$(cat "$__object/parameter/confdir")
-set --
-if [ -f "$__object/parameter/owner" ]; then
-	owner=$(cat "$__object/parameter/owner")
-	set -- "$@" "--owner $owner"
-fi
-if [ -f "$__object/parameter/group" ]; then
-	group=$(cat "$__object/parameter/group")
-	set -- "$@" "--group $group"
-fi
 
-## pass `--rsync-opts` as-is to `__rsync`:
-if [ -f "$__object/parameter/rsync-opts" ]; then
-	while read -r opts; do
-		# shellcheck disable=SC2089
-		set -- "$@" "--rsync-opts '$opts'"
-	done < "$__object/parameter/rsync-opts"
-fi
-
-# shellcheck disable=SC2068,SC2090
 __rsync /etc/xymon/ \
 	--source "$__type/files/$confdir/" \
-	--rsync-opts "delete" \
-	$@
+	--rsync-opts "delete"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/parameter/optional
deleted file mode 100644
index 866b4bde..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/parameter/optional
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-owner
-group
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/parameter/optional_multiple b/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/parameter/optional_multiple
deleted file mode 100644
index fdb7cd88..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__xymon_config/parameter/optional_multiple
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-rsync-opts
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index 71509004..8e6e56ca 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -1,23 +1,6 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
-next:
-	* Type __xymon_config: Add parameters for ownership and generic rsync options (Thomas Eckert)
-	* Type __xymon_client: Add msgcache parameter to support passive clients (Thomas Eckert)
-	* Type __apt_key: Use mktemp for unique temporary gpg home (Ander Punnar)
-
-6.1.0: 2019-11-19
-	* Explorer hostname, type __hostname: Support more operating systems, rewrite type and hostname explorer (Dennis Camera)
-
-6.0.4: 2019-11-19
-	* Doc: Fix typos (Kirill Miazine)
-
-6.0.3: 2019-10-31
-	* Type __letsencrypt_cert: Add Alpine support (Nico Schottelius)
-	* Type __xymon_client: Fix spelling error in manpage (Dmitry Bogatov)
-	* Build: Support pip from git (Darko Poljak, Ľubomír Kučera)
-	* Type __package_update_index: Add Alpine support (Ahmed Bilal Khalid)
-
 6.0.2: 2019-10-17
 	* New types: __xymon_server, __xymon_apache, __xymon_config, __xymon_client (Thomas Eckert)
 	* Type __letsencrypt_cert: Add Arch Linux support (Nico Schottelius)
diff --git a/docs/src/cdist-real-world.rst b/docs/src/cdist-real-world.rst
index ba118d63..8ccb0fc9 100644
--- a/docs/src/cdist-real-world.rst
+++ b/docs/src/cdist-real-world.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ for that. This type will:
 - configure nginx.
 
 Our type will not create the actual python application. Its intention is only
-to configure hosting for specified user and project. It is up to the user to
+to configure hosing for specified user and project. It is up to the user to
 create his/her applications.
 
 So let's start.
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ Creating python bottle application
 
 We now need to create Bottle application. As you remember from the beginning
 of this walkthrough our type does not create the actual python application,
-its intention is only to configure hosting for specified user and project.
+its intention is only to configure hosing for specified user and project.
 It is up to the user to create his/her applications.
 
 Become app user::
diff --git a/docs/src/cdist-upgrade.rst b/docs/src/cdist-upgrade.rst
index 67fd4934..e57ed63c 100644
--- a/docs/src/cdist-upgrade.rst
+++ b/docs/src/cdist-upgrade.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To upgrade cdist in the current branch use
     git pull
 
     # Also update the manpages
-    make man
+    ./build man
     export MANPATH=$MANPATH:$(pwd -P)/doc/man
 
 If you stay on a version branche (i.e. 1.0, 1.1., ...), nothing should break.
diff --git a/hacking/timing-tests/benchmark-files.sh b/hacking/timing-tests/benchmark-files.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index c71d1c7e..00000000
--- a/hacking/timing-tests/benchmark-files.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-num=50000
-dsthost=localhost
-
-tmp=$(mktemp -d)
-remote_tmp=${tmp}-remote
-
-cd "$tmp"
-
-create_files() {
-    i=0
-    while [ $i -lt $num ]; do
-        echo $i > file-${i}
-        i=$((i+1))
-    done
-}
-
-delete_remote() {
-    ssh "${dsthost}" "rm -rf ${remote_tmp}"
-}
-
-
-tar_remote() {
-    cd "${tmp}"
-    tar c . | ssh "${dsthost}" "mkdir ${remote_tmp}; cd ${remote_tmp}; tar x"
-}
-
-cdist_remote()
-{
-    (
-        while [ $i -lt $num ]; do
-            echo __file ${remote_tmp}/file-${i} --source "${tmp}/file-${i}"
-            i=$((i+1))
-        done
-    ) | cdist config -i - -vv "${dsthost}"
-
-}
-
-cdist_remote_parallel()
-{
-    (
-        while [ $i -lt $num ]; do
-            echo __file ${remote_tmp}/file-${i} --source "${tmp}/file-${i}"
-            i=$((i+1))
-        done
-    ) | cdist config -j10 -i - -vv "${dsthost}"
-
-}
-
-echo "Creating ${num} files"
-time create_files
-
-echo "scping files"
-time scp -r "${tmp}" "${dsthost}:$remote_tmp" >/dev/null
-
-echo "delete remote"
-time delete_remote
-
-echo "taring files"
-time tar_remote
-
-echo "delete remote"
-time delete_remote
-
-echo "cdisting files"
-time cdist_remote
-
-echo "delete remote"
-time delete_remote
-
-echo "cdisting files (parallel)!"
-time cdist_remote
-
-echo "delete remote"
-time delete_remote
-
-echo "delete local"
-rm -rf "$tmp"