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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 9252ca8504..6ffd7e1864 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -447,8 +447,9 @@ providing the system administrator with some help in common tasks.")
("net-base" ,net-base))) ;for tests
(home-page "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/")
(synopsis "Collection of utilities for the Linux kernel")
- (description
- "Util-linux is a random collection of utilities for the Linux kernel.")
+ (description "Util-linux is a diverse collection of Linux kernel
+utilities. It provides dmesg and includes tools for working with filesystems,
+block devices, UUIDs, TTYs, and many other tools.")
;; Note that util-linux doesn't use the same license for all the
;; code. GPLv2+ is the default license for a code without an