From 57bc85f227d91d9a765dcd97085bfc2c027a5f9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: P. J. McDermott Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 09:11:15 -0400 Subject: README: Rewrite description --- (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 924919e..dd7569d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ ProteanOS Development Kit This is prokit, the ProteanOS Development Kit. -prokit can install a ProteanOS system and run commands within an -isolated file system environment using the chroot utility. It is -similar in function to the debootstrap program of Debian and -derivatives. +prokit can install a ProteanOS system, run a ProteanOS shell and other +commands, manage software packages in an installed ProteanOS system, and +build packages for ProteanOS (with build dependencies automatically +installed and removed). + +prokit is similar in function to the debootstrap, pbuilder, and sbuild +programs of Debian and derivatives. After being built with configure and make, prokit can be installed to the system or run in place without installation. -- cgit v0.9.1