diff --git a/chapter06/python.xml b/chapter06/python.xml
index f2063ffc7..d33dd10f2 100644
--- a/chapter06/python.xml
+++ b/chapter06/python.xml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ tar --strip-components=1  \
         <listitem>
           <para>
             The package installer for Python. You can use pip to install
-            pacakges from Python Package Index and other indexes.
+            packages from Python Package Index and other indexes.
           </para>
           <indexterm zone="ch-system-Python">
             <primary sortas="b-pip3">pip3</primary>
diff --git a/chapter06/systemd.xml b/chapter06/systemd.xml
index e9a6e0163..0537c6fac 100644
--- a/chapter06/systemd.xml
+++ b/chapter06/systemd.xml
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ chmod 755 /lib/systemd/systemd-user-sessions</userinput></screen>
         <term><command>resolvconf</command></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Register DNS server and domain configuration with
-          <command>systemd-resolved</command>)</para>
+          <command>systemd-resolved</command></para>
           <indexterm zone="ch-system-systemd resolvconf">
             <primary sortas="b-resolvconf">resolvconf</primary>
           </indexterm>
diff --git a/chapter07/consoled.xml b/chapter07/consoled.xml
index d9ea00ab1..baddc1277 100644
--- a/chapter07/consoled.xml
+++ b/chapter07/consoled.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   <para>An example for a German keyboard and console is given below:</para>
 <!-- This is what is used by jhalfs for creating the vconsole.conf file.
      Whenever you want to change the following, please inform the jhalfs
-     maintianer(s). -->
+     maintainer(s). -->
 <screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/vconsole.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
 <literal>KEYMAP=de-latin1
 FONT=Lat2-Terminus16</literal>
diff --git a/chapter07/network.xml b/chapter07/network.xml
index cebf4c973..e523ce35d 100644
--- a/chapter07/network.xml
+++ b/chapter07/network.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <para>The following command creates a sample file for the
     <emphasis>eth0</emphasis> device with a static IP address:</para>
 <!-- jhalfs relies on the values for IFACE, IP, etc. If you want to change
-     them, please inform the jhalfs maintainer. -->
+     them, please inform the jhalfs maintainer(s). -->
 <screen><userinput>cd /etc/sysconfig/
 cat &gt; ifconfig.<replaceable>eth0</replaceable> &lt;&lt; "EOF"
 <literal>ONBOOT=<replaceable>yes</replaceable>
diff --git a/chapter07/networkd.xml b/chapter07/networkd.xml
index 83b99a1ea..206f35f7a 100644
--- a/chapter07/networkd.xml
+++ b/chapter07/networkd.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
       Static IP setup (using both systemd-networkd and
       systemd-resolved):</para>
 <!-- jhalfs relies on the values for Name, Address, etc. If you want to change
-     them, please inform the jhalfs maintainer. -->
+     them, please inform the jhalfs maintainer(s). -->
 <screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/systemd/network/10-eth-static.network &lt;&lt; "EOF"
 <literal>[Match]
 Name=<replaceable>&lt;network-device-name&gt;</replaceable>