diff --git a/conf/type/__package/hints b/conf/type/__package/hints
deleted file mode 100644
index 86282e3b..00000000
--- a/conf/type/__package/hints
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-install/pacman:
-pacman --noconfirm --noprogressbar -S
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-ensure: What state the package should be in: present | absent | latest | versionstring (1.0.3)
-name: The package name as used by the packaging system
-
diff --git a/conf/type/__package/manifest b/conf/type/__package/manifest
index 5ac1ae7b..89b3f179 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package/manifest
+++ b/conf/type/__package/manifest
@@ -23,21 +23,28 @@
 # system.
 #
 
-. cdist-config
-
-object_id="$1"; shift
-
-if [ -f type ]; then
-   type="$(cat type)"
+type="$__object/parameter/type"
+if [ -f "$type" ]; then
+   type="$(cat "$type")"
 else
-   # Default to value taken from explorer
-   type="$(cat $__cdist_out_explorers/pkg_system)"
+   # By default determine package manager based on operating system
+   os="$(cat "out/explorer/os")"
+   case "$os" in
+         archlinux) type="pacman" ;;
+         debian|ubuntu) type="apt" ;;
+         gentoo) type="emerge" ;;
+         *)
+            echo "Don't know how to manage packages on: $os" >&2
+            exit 1
+         ;;
+   esac
 fi
 
-set -- "$@" "$object_id"
+set -- "$@" "$__object_id"
+cd "$__object/parameter"
 for property in $(ls .); do
    if [ "$property" != "type" ]; then
-      set -- "$@" "--$property" "$(cat $property)"
+      set -- "$@" "--$property" "$(cat "$property")"
    fi
 done
 
diff --git a/conf/type/__package/parameter/optional b/conf/type/__package/parameter/optional
index d3598a51..712ea892 100644
--- a/conf/type/__package/parameter/optional
+++ b/conf/type/__package/parameter/optional
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 name
+version
 type
diff --git a/conf/type/__package/parameter/required b/conf/type/__package/parameter/required
index 5f0c1c12..ff72b5c7 100644
--- a/conf/type/__package/parameter/required
+++ b/conf/type/__package/parameter/required
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ensure
+state