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diff --git a/yocto-poky/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-start.xml b/yocto-poky/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-start.xml
index fbdb5ecb9..daefa7909 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-start.xml
+++ b/yocto-poky/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-start.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
<title>Setting Up the Basic System Requirements</title>
<para>
- You first need to be sure your build system is set up to run
- the Yocto Project.
- See the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#yp-resources'>Setting Up to Use the Yocto Project</ulink>"
- section in the Yocto Project Quick Start for information on how
- to set up your system for the Yocto Project.
+ Before you can use Toaster, you need to first set up your
+ build system to run the Yocto Project.
+ To do this, follow the instructions in the
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Build Host Packages</ulink>"
+ and
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#releases'>Yocto Project Release</ulink>"
+ sections in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
</para>
</section>
@@ -41,16 +42,21 @@
install-compatible format.
</para>
- <section id='toaster-optional-virtual-environment'>
- <title>Optionally Setting Up a Python Virtual Environment</title>
+ <section id='toaster-virtual-environment'>
+ <title>Set Up a Python Virtual Environment</title>
<para>
- It is highly recommended that you use a Python virtual
- environment that allows you to maintain a dedicated Python
- executable and its own set of installed modules.
- Doing so separates the executable from the Python and modules
- provided by the operating system and therefore avoids any
- version conflicts.
+ Set up a Python virtual environment that allows you
+ to maintain a dedicated Python executable and its own
+ set of installed modules.
+ Doing so separates the executable from Python and the
+ modules provided by the operating system.
+ This separation avoids any version conflicts.
+ <note>
+ Creating a virtual environment is not absolutely
+ necessary.
+ However, doing so is highly recommended.
+ </note>
</para>
<para>
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
<note>
- If you do choose to set up a virtual environment in
+ After setting up a virtual environment in
which to run Toaster, you must initialize that
virtual environment each time you want to start
Toaster.