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diff --git a/gnu/packages/networking.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
index b07a0e170e..b43c281b15 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
@@ -1653,28 +1653,36 @@ intended as a substitute for the PPPStatus and EthStatus projects.")
(("if build_ping == true")
"if false")))))))
(native-inputs
- (list gettext-minimal
- pkg-config
- docbook-xsl
- docbook-xml-5.0.1
- libxml2 ;for XML_CATALOG_FILES
- libxslt))
+ (list docbook-xsl docbook-xml-5.0.1
+ gettext-minimal
+ libxml2 ;for XML_CATALOG_FILES
+ libxslt pkg-config))
(inputs
(list libcap libidn2 openssl))
(synopsis "Collection of network utilities")
(description
"This package contains a variety of tools for dealing with network
configuration, troubleshooting, or servers. Utilities included are:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item @command{arping}: Ping hosts using the @dfn{Address Resolution Protocol}.
-@item @command{clockdiff}: Compute time difference between network hosts
-using ICMP TSTAMP messages.
-@item @command{ping}: Use ICMP ECHO messages to measure round-trip delays
-and packet loss across network paths.
-@item @command{tracepath}: Trace network path to an IPv4 or IPv6 address and
-discover MTU along the way.
-@end itemize")
+@table @command
+@item arping
+Ping hosts using @acronym{ARP, Address Resolution Protocol}.
+@item clockdiff
+Compute time difference between network hosts using ICMP TSTAMP messages.
+@item ninfod
+Daemon that responds to IPv6 Node Information Queries.
+@item ping
+Use ICMP ECHO messages to measure round-trip delays and packet loss across
+network paths.
+@item rarpd
+Answer RARP requests from clients.
+@item rdisc
+Populate network routing tables with information from the ICMP router
+discovery protocol.
+@item tftpd
+Trivial file transfer protocol server.
+@item tracepath
+Trace network path to an IPv4 or IPv6 address and discover MTU along the way.
+@end table")
;; The various utilities are covered by different licenses, see LICENSE
;; for details.
(license (list license:gpl2+ ;arping, tracepath