diff --git a/chapter06/attr.xml b/chapter06/attr.xml
index 1497ebfdb..f81df844c 100644
--- a/chapter06/attr.xml
+++ b/chapter06/attr.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libattr.so) /usr/lib/libattr.so</userinput
       <varlistentry id="libattr">
         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libattr</filename></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Contains the libbrary functions for manipulating extended attributes</para>
+          <para>Contains the library functions for manipulating extended attributes</para>
           <indexterm zone="ch-system-attr libattr">
             <primary sortas="c-libattr">libattr</primary>
           </indexterm>
diff --git a/chapter06/expat.xml b/chapter06/expat.xml
index 7b71c8481..e8450e674 100644
--- a/chapter06/expat.xml
+++ b/chapter06/expat.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
 
     <para>Prepare Expat for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr    \
+            --disable-static \
+            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/expat-&expat-version;</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
@@ -63,8 +65,7 @@
 
     <para>If desired, install the documentation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">install -v -dm755 /usr/share/doc/expat-&expat-version;
-install -v -m644 doc/*.{html,png,css} /usr/share/doc/expat-&expat-version;</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">install -v -m644 doc/*.{html,png,css} /usr/share/doc/expat-&expat-version;</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/flex.xml b/chapter06/flex.xml
index 4055d4857..2e12dabac 100644
--- a/chapter06/flex.xml
+++ b/chapter06/flex.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
       <seglistitem>
         <seg>flex, flex++ (link to flex), and lex (link to flex)</seg>
-        <seg>libfl.so and libfl_pic.so</seg>
+        <seg>libfl.so</seg>
         <seg>/usr/share/doc/flex-&flex-version;</seg>
       </seglistitem>
     </segmentedlist>
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
       <varlistentry id="lex">
         <term><command>lex</command></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>A script that runs <command>flex</command> in
+          <para>A symbolic link that runs <command>flex</command> in
           <command>lex</command> emulation mode</para>
           <indexterm zone="ch-system-flex lex">
             <primary sortas="b-lex">lex</primary>