Stop assuming the reader has already used the tools being replaced.

The page opened by promising what each tool replaces and what Debian calls it
once installed. Both land only if you have already used grep and already been
bitten by a renamed binary. Someone a week into Ubuntu has done neither, and
three quarters of the traffic here arrives from a search engine.

Descriptions now lead with what the tool does and keep the classic command in
parentheses, so bat reads as colour and line numbers first and a nicer cat
second. That costs the experienced reader nothing.

Also: 'Debian-family' named as Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and Pop!_OS; 'on any box'
and 'reference-only' replaced with plain wording; and the eget paragraph now
explains what eget is for before requiring it.

Author: Stew Alexander

README.md

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 # Linux Tools: 2026 Edition
 
-Sixty-four command-line tools for Debian and Ubuntu: what each one replaces,
-and what Debian actually calls it once installed.
+Sixty-four command-line tools for Debian and Ubuntu. Each entry says what the
+tool does, the command that installs it, and what you type to run it — which is
+not always the same word.
 
-- **Start with —** [the seven essentials](#start-here) · [replacing a command you already use](#looking-for-a-replacement-for-something) · [why a command isn't found](#installed-it-but-the-command-isnt-found)
+- **Start with —** [the seven essentials](#start-here) · [a better tool for a classic command](#looking-for-a-replacement-for-something) · [when the command isn't found](#installed-it-but-the-command-isnt-found)
 - **Browse by job —** [Files, search, disk](#files-search-and-disk-8) · [Shell & prompt](#shell-and-prompt-4) · [`ls` replacements](#ls-replacements-2) · [Editors](#text-editors-and-viewers-7) · [Monitors](#process-and-system-monitors-5) · [Network](#network-10) · [Git](#git-3) · [Data & documents](#data-and-documents-5) · [System & packages](#system-and-packages-6) · [Docs & benchmarks](#docs-containers-and-benchmarks-6) · [File explorers](#terminal-file-explorers-3) · [Desktop GUI](#desktop-gui-apps-5)
 
 ## Or install all of them at once ...
 
 [`Lazy-Linux-Tool-Installer.py`](Lazy-Linux-Tool-Installer.py) skips anything you
-already have. Debian-family only; needs `sudo` and `curl`.
+already have. Works on Debian, Ubuntu, and anything built on them such as Mint
+or Pop!_OS. You need `sudo` and `curl`.
 
 ```bash
 curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StewAlexander-com/Linux-Tools/main/Lazy-Linux-Tool-Installer.py
@@ -24,15 +26,15 @@ Flags, pinning to a release, and the security notes are
 
 ## Start here
 
-The seven worth having on any box:
+If you install nothing else, install these seven:
 
-- **[bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)** — `cat` with syntax highlighting and paging
-- **[fd](https://github.com/sharkdp/fd)** — `find` with sane defaults, and far less typing
-- **[ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep)** — `grep`, dramatically faster
-- **[fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf)** — fuzzy-find anything; pipe any list into it
-- **[htop](https://htop.dev)** — a `top` you can actually read
-- **[ncdu](https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu)** — find what filled the disk
-- **[tldr](https://tldr.sh)** — man pages as practical examples
+- **[bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)** — read a file with colour and line numbers (a nicer `cat`)
+- **[fd](https://github.com/sharkdp/fd)** — find files by name, quickly (a nicer `find`)
+- **[ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep)** — search inside files, very fast (a nicer `grep`)
+- **[fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf)** — type a few letters to pick from any list
+- **[htop](https://htop.dev)** — see what is using CPU and memory (a nicer `top`)
+- **[ncdu](https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu)** — find what is filling up the disk
+- **[tldr](https://tldr.sh)** — short worked examples instead of long manual pages
 
 ```bash
 sudo apt install bat fd-find ripgrep fzf htop ncdu tealdeer
@@ -43,9 +45,10 @@ sudo apt install bat fd-find ripgrep fzf htop ncdu tealdeer
 #   tldr     is what tealdeer installs
 ```
 
-Four more worth having. These are single binaries rather than apt packages, so
-they need [eget](https://github.com/zyedidia/eget), which is not in apt. Get it
-once, checksum-verified:
+Four more worth having. These are not in apt, so you fetch them straight from
+the project's own downloads using a helper called
+[eget](https://github.com/zyedidia/eget). eget is not in apt either, so install
+it once, verifying the download against its published checksum:
 
 ```bash
 curl -o eget.sh https://zyedidia.github.io/eget.sh
@@ -67,10 +70,10 @@ for r in eza-community/eza ajeetdsouza/zoxide bootandy/dust micro-editor/micro;
 
 ## Looking for a replacement for something?
 
-Most people arrive here wanting a better version of a command they already use,
-so this is sorted by the command you already know. One recommendation per row;
-alternatives are in the notes. The [full list](#the-full-list) below
-is grouped by category instead, for browsing.
+Sorted by the older command being replaced, so you can look up whichever one
+you have run into. One recommendation per row, with alternatives in the notes.
+The [full list](#the-full-list) below is grouped by category instead, for
+browsing.
 
 | You already use | Try instead | Notes |
 |---|---|---|
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ source ~/.bashrc
 ## The full list
 
 Sixty-four tools in twelve groups. Every group starts with the command that
-installs it. A few entries are reference-only and marked as such.
+installs it. A few are listed for reference only, and say so.
 
 The `eget` lines fetch a binary straight from a project's GitHub releases and
 drop it on your PATH. They need eget itself, which is