diff --git a/tasks/devel.yml b/tasks/devel.yml
index 7f86d86..7871900 100644
--- a/tasks/devel.yml
+++ b/tasks/devel.yml
@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@
 # VS Code - Python Development Tools
 - name: devel - Python - Install python dev packages
   when: user_lang_python == true
-  ansible.builtin.pip:
+  ansible.builtin.package:
     name:
-      - autopep8
+      - python-autopep8 # TODO: not available in arch
       # - pylint # must be installed in each venv individually!
-    executable: "{{ override_pip_exe | default(default_pip3_exe) }}"
 - name: vscode - Python
   when: user_vscode == true and user_lang_python == true
   block:
diff --git a/tasks/usersettings.yml b/tasks/usersettings.yml
index e6e7f93..30df802 100644
--- a/tasks/usersettings.yml
+++ b/tasks/usersettings.yml
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@
       vars:
         packages:
           - python3-pip
-    - name: usersettings - Install pip virtualenvwrapper (Debian)
-      when: (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) == "Debian"
+    - name: usersettings - Install pip virtualenvwrapper (Debian, Archlinux)
+      when:
+        (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) == "Debian" or
+        (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) == "Archlinux"
       become: true
-      ansible.builtin.pip:
-        name: virtualenvwrapper
-        extra_args: --system
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name: python-virtualenvwrapper
     - name: usersettings - Install pip virtualenvwrapper (macOS)
       when: (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) == "Darwin"
       environment:
@@ -55,8 +56,7 @@
         name: virtualenvwrapper
     - name: usersettings - Install pip virtualenvwrapper (CentOS, ArchLinux)
       when:
-        (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) == "Centos" or
-        (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) == "Archlinux"
+        (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) == "Centos"
       become: true
       ansible.builtin.pip:
         name: virtualenvwrapper