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diff --git a/Debian_Jessie_with_eudev_instead_of_udev_from_systemd.mdwn b/Debian_Jessie_with_eudev_instead_of_udev_from_systemd.mdwn
index 0e9fad9..6d88328 100644
--- a/Debian_Jessie_with_eudev_instead_of_udev_from_systemd.mdwn
+++ b/Debian_Jessie_with_eudev_instead_of_udev_from_systemd.mdwn
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Mate](http://www.opopop.net/Avoid_systemd_on_Debian_Jessie_with_Mate/),
 I noticed that eliminating *systemd* won't be fully accomplished
 without also using an alternative to *udev*.
 
-I will show here that it is possible to use *eudev* to reach that
-goal. *eudev* is originally a Gentoo project, and it has been packaged
+I will show here that it is possible to use  [*eudev*](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Eudev)
+to reach that goal. *eudev* has been packaged
 for the latest Devuan distribution, see that
 [announcement](https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=1888). So it
 should be easy to port that for straight Debian.
@@ -18,14 +18,29 @@ goal is to obtain a smooth upgrade from the *udev* and *libudev*
 packages in Jessie (as it is what I am using). To ensure that, the new
 packages will provide the old names.
 
+My modifications were aimed at redusing the number of dependencies of the packages
+and to correct the Devuanisms present in the installation/removal scripts.
+
 For your convenience, all of the source files and the .deb packages
 (for i386) are here:
 
+[[eudev_3.2.5-1bu1.dsc]]
+
+[[eudev_3.2.5.orig.tar.gz]]
+
+[[eudev_3.2.5-1bu1.debian.tar.xz]]
+
+[[eudev_3.2.5-1bu1_i386.changes]]
+
+[[libeudev1_3.2.5-1bu1_i386.deb]]
+
+[[eudev_3.2.5-1bu1_i386.deb]]
+
 If you have installed the needed development packages, it's easy to
 rebuild files "libeudev1_3.2.5-1bu1_i386.deb" and
 "eudev_3.2.5-1bu1_i386.deb" with these simple commands:
 
-    # the 4 source files have to be downloaded in your current working directory
+    # the 3 source files have to be downloaded in your current working directory
     dpkg-source -x eudev_3.2.5-1bu1.dsc
     cd eudev-3.2.5
     dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
@@ -60,8 +75,9 @@ hard with the package versioning system, but they are harmless.
 ## Final remarks
 
 It should be obvious, but the process above is intended for a Jessie
-system without systemd as the init process. Actually it has only be
-tested in that framework.
+installation without systemd as the init process, as the one described 
+[here](http://www.opopop.net/Avoid_systemd_on_Debian_Jessie_with_Mate/). 
+Actually it has only be tested in that framework.
 
 The only issue encountered was about firmare loading. The Jessie
 kernel 3.16 handles radeon uvd in a way which makes me loose
@@ -73,13 +89,11 @@ firmware loading, this leads to a 60s delay in the boot process.
 I will not add user-space firmware loading to *eudev*, as it is
 considered obsolete by the kernel people. Instead, you can either:
 
-1) reduce the 60s delay by inserting for instance:
-
+1. Reduce the 60s delay by inserting for instance before the 'udevadm settle' command in /etc/init.d/eudev:
     echo 5 > /lib/class/firmware/timeout
 
-before the 'udevadm settle' command in /etc/init.d/eudev
-
-2) upgrade to a better radeon driver, for instance the one of kernel
+2. Upgrade to a better radeon driver, for instance the one of kernel
 4.9 from jessie-backport
 
 I have finally chosen solution 2).
+