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@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
     located in the directory <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>
     and the local administration directory <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>.
     All files are collectively sorted and executed in lexical order, regardless of the directory in
-    which they live. However, files with identical file names replace each other.
+    which they live. However, files with identical filenames replace each other.
     Files in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> take precedence over files with the same name
     in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>. This can be used to override a system-supplied
     executables with a local file if needed; a symbolic link in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>
     with the same name as an executable in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>,
     pointing to /dev/null, disables the executable entirely. Executables must have the
-    extension .install; other extensions are ignored.</para>
+    extension <literal>.install</literal>; other extensions are ignored.</para>
 
   </refsect1>
 
@@ -84,42 +84,42 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
       <varlistentry>
         <term><command>add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable></command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>calls every executable
+          <para><command>kernel-install</command> creates the directory
+          <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
+          and calls every executable
           <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> and
           <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with
           the arguments
-          <programlisting>
-add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
-          </programlisting>
+          <programlisting>add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></programlisting>
           </para>
 
-          <para><command>kernel-install</command> copies
+          <para>The kernel-install plugin <filename>50-depmod.install</filename> runs depmod for the <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.</para>
+
+          <para>The kernel-install plugin <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> copies
           <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable> to
           <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/linux</filename>.
-          </para>
-
-          <para><command>kernel-install</command> also creates a boot
-          loader entry according to the boot loader specification in
+          It also creates a boot loader entry according to the boot loader specification in
           <filename>/boot/loader/entries/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
+          The title of the entry is the <replaceable>PRETTY_NAME</replaceable> parameter specified in <filename>/etc/os-release</filename>,
+          or "Linux <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>", if unset.
           If the file <filename>initrd</filename> is found next to the
           <filename>linux</filename> file, the initrd will be added to
           the configuration.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><command>remove</command> <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable></term>
+        <term><command>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>calls every executable <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
+          <para>Calls every executable <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
           and <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with the arguments
-          <programlisting>
-remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
-          </programlisting>
+          <programlisting>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></programlisting>
           </para>
 
           <para><command>kernel-install</command> removes the entire directory
-          <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
-          and the file
-          <filename>/boot/loader/entries/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename></para>
+          <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename> afterwards.</para>
+
+          <para>The kernel-install plugin <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> removes the file
+          <filename>/boot/loader/entries/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MA
           <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
         </term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>Drop-in files, which are executed by kernel-install.</para>
+            <para>Drop-in files which are executed by kernel-install.</para>
           </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MA
           <filename>/etc/os-release</filename>
         </term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>The content of the file specifies the operating system id <replaceable>OS-ID</replaceable>.</para>
+            <para>The content of the file specifies the operating system title <replaceable>PRETTY_NAME</replaceable>.</para>
           </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>