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-# OpenWRT packages feed
+# OpenWrt packages feed
 
 ## Description
 
-This is the OpenWrt "packages"-feed containing community-maintained packages.
+This is the OpenWrt "packages"-feed containing community-maintained build scripts, options and patches for applications, modules and libraries used within OpenWrt.
+
+Installation of pre-built packages is handled directly by the **opkg** utility within your running OpenWrt system or by using the [OpenWrt SDK](http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/obtain.firmware.sdk) on a build system.
 
 ## Usage
 
-This feed is enabled by default. To install all its package definitions:
+This repository is intended to be layered on-top of an OpenWrt buildroot. If you do not have an OpenWrt buildroot installed, see the documentation at: [OpenWrt Buildroot – Installation](http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/buildroot.exigence) on the OpenWrt support site.
 
-Run: ./scripts/feeds update packages
-Run: ./scripts/feeds install -a -p packages
+This feed is enabled by default. To install all its package definitions, run:
+```
+./scripts/feeds update packages
+./scripts/feeds install -a -p packages
+```
 
 ## License