diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
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@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
Common Tasks
- This chapter describes standard tasks such as adding new
- software packages, extending or customizing images, and porting work to
- new hardware (adding a new machine).
- The chapter also describes how to combine multiple
- versions of library files into a single image, how to handle a package name alias, and
- gives advice about how to make changes to the Yocto Project to achieve the best results.
+ This chapter describes fundamental procedures such as creating layers,
+ adding new software packages, extending or customizing images,
+ porting work to new hardware (adding a new machine), and so forth.
+ You will find the procedures documented here occur often in the
+ develop cycle using the Yocto Project.