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diff --git a/chapter06/ed-inst.xml b/chapter06/ed-inst.xml index ba774a895..40f9a20af 100644 --- a/chapter06/ed-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/ed-inst.xml @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Ed</title> -<para>Ed is an optional package. The only program on a normal LFS system -that uses ed is patch. But these days, ed patch files are quite rare in -favour of the diff format patch files. So, if you personally have no -need to use ed, you can skip it.</para> +<para>Ed isn't something you would personally use. It's installed here +because it can be used by the patch program if you encounter an ed-based patch +file. This happens rarely because diff-based patches are preferred these +days.</para> <para>Install Ed by running the following commands:</para> |