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.TH PROKIT-INSTALL 8 \
-"2019-04-27" "@PACKAGE_NAME@ @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "@MANUAL@"
+"2021-01-17" "@PACKAGE_NAME@ @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "@MANUAL@"
.SH NAME
-prokit-install \- Install a system into a directory
+prokit-install \- Install a system
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBprokit install\fP [\fB-a\fP \fIarch\fP] [\fB-p\fP \fIplat\fP]
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ prokit-install \- Install a system into a directory
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBprokit install\fP installs a basic system of \fIsuite\fP into \fIroot\fP.
.P
-If \fIroot\fP is a block device node, the block device is mounted and a system
-is installed into its file system.
+For platforms intended to run under \fBchroot\fP(8), \fIroot\fP must be a
+non-existent or empty directory. For PC platforms, including those packed into
+RAM-based file systems, \fIroot\fP must be a block device file representing a
+whole storage device, not a partition.
.P
\fIsuite\fP can be a distribution like \fItrunk\fP; a channel and distribution
like \fIdev/trunk\fP; a profile and distribution like \fIproteanos:trunk\fP; or