diff --git a/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_file.sh b/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_file.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 63f883a5..00000000
--- a/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_file.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# 2010 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/>.
-#
-#
-
-cdist_file()
-{
-   src="$1"; shift
-   dst="$1"; shift
-
-   # FIXME later: ownership, permissions
-   cp "${src}" "${dst}"
-
-}
diff --git a/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_package.sh b/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_package.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 65378ac9..00000000
--- a/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_package.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# 2010 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
-#
-# This file is part of cdist.
-#
-# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-#
-
-cdist_package()
-{
-   # select backend
-   backend="$(cdist_package_select_backend)"
-
-   case "$1" in
-      install|is_installed|uninstall)
-         operation="$1"; shift
-         ${backend}_${operation} "$@"
-      ;;
-      
-      *)
-         echo "Unsupported operation"
-      ;;
-   esac
-}
diff --git a/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_package_backend_pacman_install.sh b/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_package_backend_pacman_install.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b716b83..00000000
--- a/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_package_backend_pacman_install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# 2010 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
-#
-# This file is part of cdist.
-#
-# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-#
-# Install a package
-#
-#
-
-cdist_package_backend_pacman_install()
-{
-   pacman --noconfirm --noprogressbar -S "$@"
-}
diff --git a/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_package_select_backend.sh b/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_package_select_backend.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index f4cd4bc4..00000000
--- a/conf/lib.obsoleted/cdist_package_select_backend.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# 2010 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/>.
-#
-#
-# Select correct package management system
-#
-#
-
-cdist_package_select_backend()
-{
-   echo "cdist_package_backend_$(cdist_explore_pkg_system)"
-}
diff --git a/conf/types/package/hints b/conf/types/package/hints
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76fbcae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/types/package/hints
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+install/pacman:
+pacman --noconfirm --noprogressbar -S