Fix user-facing typos (mainly in descriptions)

11 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/sselp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/sselp/default.nix
index 6ef7128dd4c..b0bf8a10169 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/sselp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/sselp/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://tools.suckless.org/sselp";
-    description = "Prints the X selection to stdout, usefull in scripts";
+    description = "Prints the X selection to stdout, useful in scripts";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.magnetophon ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/kzipmix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/kzipmix/default.nix
index bff8068db60..f768189040b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/kzipmix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/kzipmix/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A tool that agressively optimizes the sizes of Zip archives";
+    description = "A tool that aggressively optimizes the sizes of Zip archives";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.unfree;
     homepage = http://advsys.net/ken/utils.htm;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.sander ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/pngout/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/pngout/default.nix
index ff2a18c9fed..471823ed923 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/pngout/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/pngout/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A tool that agressively optimizes the sizes of PNG images";
+    description = "A tool that aggressively optimizes the sizes of PNG images";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.unfree;
     homepage = http://advsys.net/ken/utils.htm;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.sander ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/autojump/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/autojump/default.nix
index a92b4ae3b1b..a94ad14ca22 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/autojump/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/autojump/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ in
         works by maintaining a database of the directories you use the
         most from the command line.  The jstat command shows you the
         current contents of the database.  You need to work a little
-        bit before the database becomes useable.  Once your database
+        bit before the database becomes usable.  Once your database
         is reasonably complete, you can “jump” to a directory by
         typing "j dirspec", where dirspec is a few characters of the
         directory you want to jump to.  It will jump to the most used
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix
index 542530532de..d97ba727bae 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/unclutter/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     longDescription = ''
       Unclutter hides your X mouse cursor when you do not need it, to prevent
       it from getting in the way. You have only to move the mouse to restore
-      the mouse cursor. Unclutter is very usefull in tiling wm's where you do
+      the mouse cursor. Unclutter is very useful in tiling wm's where you do
       not need the mouse often.
 
       Just run it from your .bash_profile like that:
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/bwm-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/bwm-ng/default.nix
index 4d18c4adb37..c7376ad47b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/bwm-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/bwm-ng/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         Info
         This was influenced by the old bwm util written by Barney (barney@freewill.tzo.com) which had some issues with faster interfaces and was very simple. Since i had almost all code done anyway for other projects, i decided to create my own version.
 
-        I actually dont know if netstat input is usefull at all. I saw this elsewhere, so i added it. Its target is "netstat 1.42 (2001-04-15)" linux or Free/Open/netBSD. If there are other formats i would be happy to add them.
+        I actually don't know if netstat input is useful at all. I saw this elsewhere, so i added it. Its target is "netstat 1.42 (2001-04-15)" linux or Free/Open/netBSD. If there are other formats i would be happy to add them.
         
         (from homepage)
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/20.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/20.nix
index 58a7cb7e34c..7bace2ef1c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/20.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/20.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       GnuPG is the GNU project's complete and free implementation of
       the OpenPGP standard as defined by RFC4880.  GnuPG allows to
       encrypt and sign your data and communication, features a
-      versatile key managment system as well as access modules for all
+      versatile key management system as well as access modules for all
       kind of public key directories.  GnuPG, also known as GPG, is a
       command line tool with features for easy integration with other
       applications.  A wealth of frontend applications and libraries
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/haveged/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/haveged/default.nix
index 91949cf0893..8f332a53007 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/haveged/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/haveged/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       random number generator based upon an adaptation of the HAVEGE algorithm.
       Haveged was created to remedy low-entropy conditions in the Linux random device
       that can occur under some workloads, especially on headless servers. Current development
-      of haveged is directed towards improving overall reliablity and adaptability while minimizing
+      of haveged is directed towards improving overall reliability and adaptability while minimizing
       the barriers to using haveged for other tasks.
     '';
     homepage = http://www.issihosts.com/haveged/;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/opensc-dnie-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/opensc-dnie-wrapper/default.nix
index b36d99f8ebf..8003073159a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/opensc-dnie-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/opensc-dnie-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Access to the opensc tools and firefox using the Spanish national ID SmartCard";
     longDescription = ''
       Opensc needs a special configuration and special drivers to use the SmartCard
-      the Spanish governement provides to the citizens as ID card.
+      the Spanish government provides to the citizens as ID card.
       Some wrapper scripts take care for the proper opensc configuration to be used, in order
       to access the certificates in the SmartCard through the opensc tools or firefox.
       Opensc will require a pcscd daemon running, managing the access to the card reader.
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/multitran/mtutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/multitran/mtutils/default.nix
index b03b1b110c4..ca65c567c66 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/multitran/mtutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/multitran/mtutils/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://multitran.sourceforge.net/;
-    description = "Multitran: simple command line utilities for dictionary maintainance";
+    description = "Multitran: simple command line utilities for dictionary maintenance";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
     platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/latex2html/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/latex2html/default.nix
index 1d1746e9a4b..f6fc640eb3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/latex2html/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/latex2html/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.latex2html.org/";
-    description = "Convertor written in Perl that converts LaTeX documents to HTML";
+    description = "Converter written in Perl that converts LaTeX documents to HTML";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
   };