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authorAlexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net>2024-06-07 10:04:29 +0200
committerAlexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net>2024-06-09 23:08:46 +0200
commitf8c4a98e8e138e21353a2c33b90db3359f539b37 (patch)
tree9f5458336198a99baa44de8f8a4ffc264c1515d3
parent755b915a158c9d588f08e9b08da9f7f3422070cc (diff)
treewide: Remove the definite article from meta.description
nix run nixpkgs#silver-searcher -- -G '\.nix$' -0l 'description.*"([Tt]he)? ' pkgs \
  | xargs -0 nix run nixpkgs#gnused -- -i '' -Ee 's/(description.*")[Tt]he (.)/\1\U\2/'
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diff --git a/pkgs/README.md b/pkgs/README.md
index 3b441625f4234..0087439d04d4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/README.md
+++ b/pkgs/README.md
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ All versions of a package _must_ be included in `all-packages.nix` to make sure
 * `meta.description` must:
   * Be short, just one sentence.
   * Be capitalized.
-  * Not start with an indefinite article.
+  * Not start with the definite or an indefinite article.
   * Not start with the package name.
     * More generally, it should not refer to the package name.
   * Not end with a period (or any punctuation for that matter).
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/aucatctl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/aucatctl/default.nix
index 2914d3f343884..dce352a866885 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/aucatctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/aucatctl/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The aucatctl utility sends MIDI messages to control sndiod and/or aucat volumes";
+    description = "Utility that allows to send MIDI messages to control sndiod and/or aucat volumes";
     homepage = "http://www.sndio.org";
     license = licenses.isc;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sna ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/csound/csound-manual/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/csound/csound-manual/default.nix
index ffb4821d767d1..bb4db74e22ab4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/csound/csound-manual/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/csound/csound-manual/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Csound Canonical Reference Manual";
+    description = "Csound Canonical Reference Manual";
     homepage = "https://github.com/csound/manual";
     license = licenses.fdl12Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hlolli ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/faustPhysicalModeling/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/faustPhysicalModeling/default.nix
index bf9ab68f9e888..0b451211dc49f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/faustPhysicalModeling/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/faustPhysicalModeling/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The physical models included with faust compiled as jack standalone and lv2 instruments";
+    description = "Physical models included with faust compiled as jack standalone and lv2 instruments";
     homepage = "https://github.com/grame-cncm/faust/tree/master-dev/examples/physicalModeling";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/freac/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/freac/default.nix
index 226a26b6c138a..464709eee718a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/freac/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/freac/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fre:ac audio converter project";
+    description = "Fre:ac audio converter project";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     homepage = "https://www.freac.org/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ shamilton ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ladspa-sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ladspa-sdk/default.nix
index 34f7be934c2ec..de0f07b64fddb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ladspa-sdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ladspa-sdk/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The SDK for the LADSPA audio plugin standard";
+    description = "SDK for the LADSPA audio plugin standard";
     longDescription = ''
       The LADSPA SDK, including the ladspa.h API header file,
       ten example LADSPA plugins and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/zexy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/zexy/default.nix
index 13944c8a01b25..3e5285fbba406 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/zexy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/zexy/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The swiss army knife for puredata";
+    description = "Swiss army knife for puredata";
     homepage = "http://puredata.info/downloads/zexy";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.magnetophon ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix
index 82909a6296bff..76edc412a3921 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://picard.musicbrainz.org";
     changelog = "https://picard.musicbrainz.org/changelog";
-    description = "The official MusicBrainz tagger";
+    description = "Official MusicBrainz tagger";
     mainProgram = "picard";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/tauon/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/tauon/default.nix
index 2d7a3f441e4c6..990f0601c51dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/tauon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/tauon/default.nix
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Linux desktop music player from the future";
+    description = "Linux desktop music player from the future";
     mainProgram = "tauon";
     homepage = "https://tauonmusicbox.rocks/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Taiko2k/TauonMusicBox/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/tidal-hifi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/tidal-hifi/default.nix
index d1e2e392bc5f3..e432560524faf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/tidal-hifi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/tidal-hifi/default.nix
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/Mastermindzh/tidal-hifi/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
-    description = "The web version of Tidal running in electron with hifi support thanks to widevine";
+    description = "Web version of Tidal running in electron with hifi support thanks to widevine";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Mastermindzh/tidal-hifi";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ qbit spikespaz ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/vocal/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/vocal/default.nix
index eeea9a73f1e69..ee97a92ac3283 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/vocal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/vocal/default.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The podcast client for the modern free desktop";
+    description = "Podcast client for the modern free desktop";
     longDescription = ''
       Vocal is a powerful, fast, and intuitive application that helps users find new podcasts, manage their libraries, and enjoy the best that independent audio and video publishing has to offer. Vocal features full support for both episode downloading and streaming, native system integration, iTunes store search and top 100 charts (with international results support), iTunes link parsing, OPML importing and exporting, and so much more. Plus, it has great smart features like automatically keeping your library clean from old files, and the ability to set custom skip intervals.
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/zynaddsubfx/mruby-zest/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/zynaddsubfx/mruby-zest/default.nix
index f490e452b51c0..7f33e10f74208 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/zynaddsubfx/mruby-zest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/zynaddsubfx/mruby-zest/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Zest Framework used in ZynAddSubFX's UI";
+    description = "Zest Framework used in ZynAddSubFX's UI";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mruby-zest";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ kira-bruneau ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/backup/proxmox-backup-client/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/backup/proxmox-backup-client/default.nix
index 41060b725110b..fde70e9a8f9ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/backup/proxmox-backup-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/backup/proxmox-backup-client/default.nix
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The command line client for Proxmox Backup Server";
+    description = "Command line client for Proxmox Backup Server";
     homepage = "https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/backup-client.html";
     changelog = "https://git.proxmox.com/?p=proxmox-backup.git;a=blob;f=debian/changelog;hb=refs/tags/v${version}";
     license = licenses.agpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix
index 291a280bdf0f2..f0863b771eba7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ in runCommand
       unwrapped = androidStudio;
     };
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "The Official IDE for Android (${channel} channel)";
+      description = "Official IDE for Android (${channel} channel)";
       longDescription = ''
         Android Studio is the official IDE for Android app development, based on
         IntelliJ IDEA.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/codeblocks/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/codeblocks/default.nix
index 4c53fbb2a4b7c..235fef97d0836 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/codeblocks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/codeblocks/default.nix
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     maintainers = [ maintainers.linquize ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
-    description = "The open source, cross platform, free C, C++ and Fortran IDE";
+    description = "Open source, cross platform, free C, C++ and Fortran IDE";
     longDescription =
       ''
         Code::Blocks is a free C, C++ and Fortran IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/plugins.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/plugins.nix
index 378cdaf8f2b79..b40b08c97e5fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse/plugins.nix
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ rec {
 
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "http://scala-ide.org/";
-      description = "The Scala IDE for Eclipse";
+      description = "Scala IDE for Eclipse";
       sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
       license = licenses.bsd3;
       platforms = platforms.all;
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ rec {
 
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://www.eclipse.org/gef/zest/";
-      description = "The Eclipse Visualization Toolkit";
+      description = "Eclipse Visualization Toolkit";
       sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
       platforms = platforms.all;
       maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/sources.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/sources.nix
index de20aa1bf8a7f..6601876c88b09 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/sources.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/sources.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 let
   meta = {
-    description = "The GNU implementation of the standard Unix editor";
+    description = "GNU implementation of the standard Unix editor";
     longDescription = ''
       GNU ed is a line-oriented text editor. It is used to create, display,
       modify and otherwise manipulate text files, both interactively and via
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/manual-packages/tsc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/manual-packages/tsc/default.nix
index c275661d9984b..018299650a9a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/manual-packages/tsc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/manual-packages/tsc/default.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ in symlinkJoin {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The core APIs of the Emacs binding for tree-sitter";
+    description = "Core APIs of the Emacs binding for tree-sitter";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ pimeys ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/sources.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/sources.nix
index c8f80ef9fe6c9..aecd0b1fd66dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/sources.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/sources.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ let
         "mainline" = "https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/";
         "macport" = "https://bitbucket.org/mituharu/emacs-mac/";
       }.${variant};
-      description = "The extensible, customizable GNU text editor"
+      description = "Extensible, customizable GNU text editor"
                     + lib.optionalString (variant == "macport") " - macport variant";
       longDescription = ''
       GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/ne/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/ne/default.nix
index 017354222e824..7a3244dba84ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/ne/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/ne/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The nice editor";
+    description = "Nice editor";
     homepage = "https://ne.di.unimi.it/";
     longDescription = ''
       ne is a free (GPL'd) text editor based on the POSIX standard that runs
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix
index c749000533e2d..2001ba2497d17 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [ "vi_cv_path_preserve=/tmp" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Berkeley Vi Editor";
+    description = "Berkeley Vi Editor";
     license = licenses.free;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # never built on Hydra https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/nvi.x86_64-darwin
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/common.nix
index 8b38e1c6e6e4a..9ab413ef9104d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/common.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The most popular clone of the VI editor";
+    description = "Most popular clone of the VI editor";
     homepage    = "http://www.vim.org";
     license     = licenses.vim;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ das_j equirosa philiptaron ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/chenglou92.rescript-vscode/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/chenglou92.rescript-vscode/default.nix
index f84f1ef957314..77f122eb2c58b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/chenglou92.rescript-vscode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/chenglou92.rescript-vscode/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The official VSCode plugin for ReScript";
+    description = "Official VSCode plugin for ReScript";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode";
     maintainers = [
       lib.maintainers.dlip
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
index 475bd4af5cc62..a9e838e623c46 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
@@ -2799,7 +2799,7 @@ let
 
         meta = {
           changelog = "https://github.com/moshfeu/vscode-compare-folders/releases";
-          description = "The extension allows you to compare folders, show the diffs in a list and present diff in a splitted view side by side";
+          description = "Extension allows you to compare folders, show the diffs in a list and present diff in a splitted view side by side";
           downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=moshfeu.compare-folders";
           homepage = "https://github.com/moshfeu/vscode-compare-folders";
           license = lib.licenses.mit;
@@ -4182,7 +4182,7 @@ let
         };
         meta = {
           changelog = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/thorerik.hacker-theme/changelog";
-          description = "The perfect theme for writing IP tracers in Visual Basic and reverse-proxying a UNIX-system firewall";
+          description = "Perfect theme for writing IP tracers in Visual Basic and reverse-proxying a UNIX-system firewall";
           downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=thorerik.hacker-theme";
           homepage = "https://github.com/thorerik/vscode-hacker-theme";
           license = lib.licenses.mit;
@@ -4635,7 +4635,7 @@ let
         };
         meta = {
           changelog = "https://github.com/vuejs/language-tools/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md";
-          description = "The official Vue VSCode extension";
+          description = "Official Vue VSCode extension";
           downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Vue.volar";
           homepage = "https://github.com/vuejs/language-tools";
           license = lib.licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/equinusocio.vsc-material-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/equinusocio.vsc-material-theme/default.nix
index ba20cb5b3bbe4..c85d7c271280b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/equinusocio.vsc-material-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/equinusocio.vsc-material-theme/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/Equinusocio.vsc-material-theme/changelog";
-    description = "The most epic theme now for Visual Studio Code";
+    description = "Most epic theme now for Visual Studio Code";
     downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Equinusocio.vsc-material-theme";
     homepage = "https://github.com/material-theme/vsc-material-theme";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/eugleo.magic-racket/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/eugleo.magic-racket/default.nix
index 81b0520a53d71..f9165e7da0d94 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/eugleo.magic-racket/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/eugleo.magic-racket/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
   '';
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/evzen-wybitul.magic-racket/changelog";
-    description = "The best coding experience for Racket in VS Code";
+    description = "Best coding experience for Racket in VS Code";
     downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=evzen-wybitul.magic-racket";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Eugleo/magic-racket";
     license = lib.licenses.agpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/kamadorueda.alejandra/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/kamadorueda.alejandra/default.nix
index a3658346147e3..a9c07334c7b0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/kamadorueda.alejandra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/kamadorueda.alejandra/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
     | sponge package.json
   '';
   meta = {
-    description = "The Uncompromising Nix Code Formatter";
+    description = "Uncompromising Nix Code Formatter";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kamadorueda/alejandra";
     license = lib.licenses.unlicense;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.kamadorueda ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csdevkit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csdevkit/default.nix
index 50480e3460a95..b98c35a3f078b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csdevkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csdevkit/default.nix
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/ms-dotnettools.csdevkit/changelog";
-    description = "The official Visual Studio Code extension for C# from Microsoft";
+    description = "Official Visual Studio Code extension for C# from Microsoft";
     downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit";
     license = lib.licenses.unfree;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ggg ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools/default.nix
index f01d643e7f553..13684518a302c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools/default.nix
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
     '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The C/C++ extension adds language support for C/C++ to Visual Studio Code, including features such as IntelliSense and debugging";
+    description = "C/C++ extension adds language support for C/C++ to Visual Studio Code, including features such as IntelliSense and debugging";
     homepage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools";
     license = lib.licenses.unfree;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/sumneko.lua/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/sumneko.lua/default.nix
index 2696bda62eeb4..3f27cb681fe0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/sumneko.lua/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/sumneko.lua/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Lua language server provides various language features for Lua to make development easier and faster";
+    description = "Lua language server provides various language features for Lua to make development easier and faster";
     homepage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sumneko.lua";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.lblasc ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/openmsx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/openmsx/default.nix
index 1c34c0025c8e1..cc6992f7bcccb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/openmsx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/openmsx/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://openmsx.org";
-    description = "The MSX emulator that aims for perfection";
+    description = "MSX emulator that aims for perfection";
     longDescription = ''
       OpenMSX is an emulator for the MSX home computer system. Its goal is
       to emulate all aspects of the MSX with 100% accuracy.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/avocode/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/avocode/default.nix
index c10f85a99dcec..2bd13de7d5d63 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/avocode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/avocode/default.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://avocode.com/";
-    description = "The bridge between designers and developers";
+    description = "Bridge between designers and developers";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.unfree;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/fstl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/fstl/default.nix
index a004c2dd8d77d..c3d1f5eb655ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/fstl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/fstl/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fastest STL file viewer";
+    description = "Fastest STL file viewer";
     mainProgram = "fstl";
     homepage = "https://github.com/fstl-app/fstl";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
index 33ddbd9159fef..fe89869809e99 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GNU Image Manipulation Program";
+    description = "GNU Image Manipulation Program";
     homepage = "https://www.gimp.org/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jtojnar ];
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
index b628cf8166311..fe4904ee254a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ in
     };
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "The GIMP Animation Package";
+      description = "GIMP Animation Package";
       homepage = "https://www.gimp.org";
       # The main code is given in GPLv3, but it has ffmpeg in it, and I think ffmpeg license
       # falls inside "free".
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/grafx2/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/grafx2/default.nix
index cd2d89d0e99c2..fa80fe718ce4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/grafx2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/grafx2/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://grafx2.eu/";
-    description = "The ultimate 256-color painting program";
+    description = "Ultimate 256-color painting program";
     longDescription = ''
       GrafX2 is a bitmap paint program inspired by the Amiga programs ​Deluxe
       Paint and Brilliance. Specialized in 256-color drawing, it includes a very
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/pbrt/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/pbrt/default.nix
index 962f6dc97acd0..07483df7e4d77 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/pbrt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/pbrt/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://pbrt.org/";
-    description = "The renderer described in the third edition of the book 'Physically Based Rendering: From Theory To Implementation'";
+    description = "Renderer described in the third edition of the book 'Physically Based Rendering: From Theory To Implementation'";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.juliendehos ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/pymeshlab/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/pymeshlab/default.nix
index 5bf8339797b42..255b14f09211e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/pymeshlab/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/pymeshlab/default.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The open source mesh processing python library";
+    description = "Open source mesh processing python library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/PyMeshLab";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ nim65s ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-heaven/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-heaven/default.nix
index 1677e4d65eef4..0e259e4c8181c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-heaven/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-heaven/default.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation
 
   meta =
     {
-      description = "The Unigine Heaven GPU benchmarking tool";
+      description = "Unigine Heaven GPU benchmarking tool";
       homepage = "https://benchmark.unigine.com/heaven";
       sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
       license = lib.licenses.unfree;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-sanctuary/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-sanctuary/default.nix
index b62df6f56eea0..15565aa4083d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-sanctuary/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-sanctuary/default.nix
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec{
   dontUnpack = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Unigine Heaven GPU benchmarking tool";
+    description = "Unigine Heaven GPU benchmarking tool";
     homepage = "https://benchmark.unigine.com/sanctuary";
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = lib.licenses.unfree;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-superposition/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-superposition/default.nix
index 07813cbc415e7..926fe1a1d744c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-superposition/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-superposition/default.nix
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ buildFHSEnv {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Unigine Superposition GPU benchmarking tool";
+    description = "Unigine Superposition GPU benchmarking tool";
     homepage = "https://benchmark.unigine.com/superposition";
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = lib.licenses.unfree;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-tropics/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-tropics/default.nix
index f75aa81e45f53..6053db7a3f6e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-tropics/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-tropics/default.nix
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   dontUnpack = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Unigine Heaven GPU benchmarking tool";
+    description = "Unigine Heaven GPU benchmarking tool";
     homepage = "https://benchmark.unigine.com/tropics";
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = lib.licenses.unfree;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-valley/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-valley/default.nix
index 6d73cf82cd66e..ff6f30b6c5e9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-valley/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/unigine-valley/default.nix
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   stripDebugList = [ "${instPath}/bin" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Unigine Valley GPU benchmarking tool";
+    description = "Unigine Valley GPU benchmarking tool";
     homepage = "https://unigine.com/products/benchmarks/valley/";
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = lib.licenses.unfree; # see also: $out/$instPath/documentation/License.pdf
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/ArchiSteamFarm/web-ui/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/ArchiSteamFarm/web-ui/default.nix
index 535f161e24723..26c3cc5d2d7a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/ArchiSteamFarm/web-ui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/ArchiSteamFarm/web-ui/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official web interface for ASF";
+    description = "Official web interface for ASF";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     homepage = "https://github.com/JustArchiNET/ASF-ui";
     inherit (ArchiSteamFarm.meta) maintainers platforms;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/activate-linux/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/activate-linux/default.nix
index 3515f190fe770..143e8cf0809f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/activate-linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/activate-linux/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The \"Activate Windows\" watermark ported to Linux";
+    description = "\"Activate Windows\" watermark ported to Linux";
     homepage = "https://github.com/MrGlockenspiel/activate-linux";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ alexnortung donovanglover ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/cointop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/cointop/default.nix
index ca96bd3d2eec8..99841742786e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/cointop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/cointop/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fastest and most interactive terminal based UI application for tracking cryptocurrencies";
+    description = "Fastest and most interactive terminal based UI application for tracking cryptocurrencies";
     longDescription = ''
       cointop is a fast and lightweight interactive terminal based UI
       application for tracking and monitoring cryptocurrency coin stats in
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/djvulibre/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/djvulibre/default.nix
index 073a6e348c2be..584ede1831fb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/djvulibre/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/djvulibre/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The big set of CLI tools to make/modify/optimize/show/export DJVU files";
+    description = "Big set of CLI tools to make/modify/optimize/show/export DJVU files";
     homepage = "https://djvu.sourceforge.net";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ Anton-Latukha ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/done/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/done/default.nix
index cbc23dc9eb4f1..47238cd9cb9cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/done/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/done/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The ultimate task management solution for seamless organization and efficiency";
+    description = "Ultimate task management solution for seamless organization and efficiency";
     homepage = "https://done.edfloreshz.dev/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/done-devs/done/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGES.md";
     license = licenses.mpl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/geek-life/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/geek-life/default.nix
index 0e8e3899bb2a6..4ab016067f478 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/geek-life/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/geek-life/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/ajaxray/geek-life";
-    description = "The Todo List / Task Manager for Geeks in command line";
+    description = "Todo List / Task Manager for Geeks in command line";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ noisersup ];
     license = licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "geek-life";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/gsctl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/gsctl/default.nix
index 1e88b837f4a8d..b2b9c7b67b06c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/gsctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/gsctl/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Giant Swarm command line interface";
+    description = "Giant Swarm command line interface";
     homepage = "https://github.com/giantswarm/gsctl";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ joesalisbury ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/keepass-plugins/keepassrpc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/keepass-plugins/keepassrpc/default.nix
index 09331665a7f82..0cd8d6b7ed80f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/keepass-plugins/keepassrpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/keepass-plugins/keepassrpc/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let
     };
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "The KeePassRPC plugin that needs to be installed inside KeePass in order for Kee to be able to connect your browser to your passwords";
+      description = "KeePassRPC plugin that needs to be installed inside KeePass in order for Kee to be able to connect your browser to your passwords";
       homepage    = "https://github.com/kee-org/keepassrpc";
       platforms   = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
       license     = licenses.gpl2;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/kjv/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/kjv/default.nix
index dca694bf29792..6408168d67838 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/kjv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/kjv/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Bible, King James Version";
+    description = "Bible, King James Version";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bontibon/kjv";
     license = licenses.unlicense;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jtobin cafkafk ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/notable/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/notable/default.nix
index c8958950db9d4..0021cc7221250 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/notable/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/notable/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ appimageTools.wrapType2 rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck";
+    description = "Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck";
     homepage = "https://github.com/notable/notable";
     license = licenses.unfree;
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/octoprint/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/octoprint/default.nix
index 98f210dbe5d3a..9857865478a0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/octoprint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/octoprint/default.nix
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ let
 
               meta = with lib; {
                 homepage = "https://octoprint.org/";
-                description = "The snappy web interface for your 3D printer";
+                description = "Snappy web interface for your 3D printer";
                 mainProgram = "octoprint";
                 license = licenses.agpl3Only;
                 maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar gebner WhittlesJr gador ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/omegat.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/omegat.nix
index 5349add035ae6..48756794b94f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/omegat.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/omegat.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The free computer aided translation (CAT) tool for professionals";
+    description = "Free computer aided translation (CAT) tool for professionals";
     mainProgram = "omegat";
     longDescription = ''
       OmegaT is a free and open source multiplatform Computer Assisted Translation
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/todoist-electron/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/todoist-electron/default.nix
index 16e266619ff44..2e74f2fe3e0bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/todoist-electron/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/todoist-electron/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ in appimageTools.wrapAppImage {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://todoist.com";
-    description = "The official Todoist electron app";
+    description = "Official Todoist electron app";
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     license = licenses.unfree;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ kylesferrazza pokon548 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/transifex-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/transifex-cli/default.nix
index 295e32addf40d..05b344fc3e774 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/transifex-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/transifex-cli/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Transifex command-line client";
+    description = "Transifex command-line client";
     homepage = "https://github.com/transifex/transifex-cli";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ thornycrackers ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/wtf/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/wtf/default.nix
index a32527de7dabb..5c130bb069821 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/wtf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/wtf/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The personal information dashboard for your terminal";
+    description = "Personal information dashboard for your terminal";
     homepage = "https://wtfutil.com/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/wtfutil/wtf/raw/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mpl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/ephemeral/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/ephemeral/default.nix
index 41ae308ff0312..0cd58bbd25a2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/ephemeral/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/ephemeral/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The always-incognito web browser";
+    description = "Always-incognito web browser";
     homepage = "https://github.com/cassidyjames/ephemeral";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ xiorcale ] ++ teams.pantheon.members;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/microsoft-edge/browser.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/microsoft-edge/browser.nix
index a142ced14bdfb..71791ac711806 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/microsoft-edge/browser.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/microsoft-edge/browser.nix
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge";
-    description = "The web browser from Microsoft";
+    description = "Web browser from Microsoft";
     license = licenses.unfree;
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/cloudfoundry-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/cloudfoundry-cli/default.nix
index d510549f767be..e1bbb48ea9655 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/cloudfoundry-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/cloudfoundry-cli/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official command line client for Cloud Foundry";
+    description = "Official command line client for Cloud Foundry";
     homepage = "https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ris ];
     mainProgram = "cf";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/func/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/func/default.nix
index 7ddb89d1c0482..c31f5c9b06e1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/func/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/func/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Knative client library and CLI for creating, building, and deploying Knative Functions";
+    description = "Knative client library and CLI for creating, building, and deploying Knative Functions";
     mainProgram = "func";
     homepage = "https://github.com/knative/func";
     changelog = "https://github.com/knative/func/releases/tag/knative-v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-git.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-git.nix
index 032ccfe8f96a5..2619e8bd40788 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-git.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/plugins/helm-git.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Helm downloader plugin that provides GIT protocol support";
+    description = "Helm downloader plugin that provides GIT protocol support";
     homepage = "https://github.com/aslafy-z/helm-git";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ flokli ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix
index 431e73ece66c9..52754219efbfd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ let
     '';
 
     meta = baseMeta // {
-      description = "The various binaries that get packaged into the final k3s binary";
+      description = "Various binaries that get packaged into the final k3s binary";
     };
   };
   # Only used for the shim since
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kluctl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kluctl/default.nix
index 601be5ff6d1d7..7f8664fd81741 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kluctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kluctl/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The missing glue to put together large Kubernetes deployments";
+    description = "Missing glue to put together large Kubernetes deployments";
     mainProgram = "kluctl";
     homepage = "https://kluctl.io/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kn/default.nix
index 3face97137cca..5f7f7ad160b99 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kn/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Knative client kn is your door to the Knative world. It allows you to create Knative resources interactively from the command line or from within scripts";
+    description = "Knative client kn is your door to the Knative world. It allows you to create Knative resources interactively from the command line or from within scripts";
     mainProgram = "kn";
     homepage = "https://github.com/knative/client";
     changelog = "https://github.com/knative/client/releases/tag/v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeshark/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeshark/default.nix
index 7deec4c184dd2..1d4c38bdff30c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeshark/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeshark/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases/tag/${version}";
-    description = "The API Traffic Viewer for Kubernetes";
+    description = "API Traffic Viewer for Kubernetes";
     mainProgram = "kubeshark";
     homepage = "https://kubeshark.co/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kuttl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kuttl/default.nix
index 0171ed2c0be15..3e5b25a16faa7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kuttl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kuttl/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The KUbernetes Test TooL (KUTTL) provides a declarative approach to testing production-grade Kubernetes operators";
+    description = "KUbernetes Test TooL (KUTTL) provides a declarative approach to testing production-grade Kubernetes operators";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ diegolelis ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/lens/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/lens/default.nix
index 3e32f8778f74e..3e59a1fc23df7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/lens/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/lens/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Kubernetes IDE";
+    description = "Kubernetes IDE";
     homepage = "https://k8slens.dev/";
     license = licenses.lens;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dbirks RossComputerGuy starkca90 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/openlens/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/openlens/default.nix
index ef6dfea2d6675..4581aef00e2d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/openlens/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/openlens/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ appimageTools.wrapType2 {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Kubernetes IDE";
+    description = "Kubernetes IDE";
     homepage = "https://github.com/MuhammedKalkan/OpenLens";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ benwbooth sebtm ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rancher/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rancher/default.nix
index 309b806a88700..ab781a71ec7e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rancher/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/rancher/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Rancher Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool for interacting with your Rancher Server";
+    description = "Rancher Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool for interacting with your Rancher Server";
     mainProgram = "rancher";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rancher/cli";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/waagent/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/waagent/default.nix
index 94aba4b3b5672..f921f6ec2f87c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/waagent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/waagent/default.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   dontWrapPythonPrograms = false;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Microsoft Azure Linux Agent (waagent)";
+    description = "Microsoft Azure Linux Agent (waagent)";
     mainProgram = "waagent";
     longDescription = ''
       The Microsoft Azure Linux Agent (waagent)
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/flent/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/flent/default.nix
index 35ca72c5eee12..8aa1f9809c262 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/flent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/flent/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The FLExible Network Tester";
+    description = "FLExible Network Tester";
     homepage = "https://flent.org";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ftp/taxi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ftp/taxi/default.nix
index b29ee472f146b..4b3303ecd0acd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ftp/taxi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ftp/taxi/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/Alecaddd/taxi";
-    description = "The FTP Client that drives you anywhere";
+    description = "FTP Client that drives you anywhere";
     license = licenses.lgpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ] ++ teams.pantheon.members;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-facebook/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-facebook/default.nix
index e5a45a1e9f529..707e7ffd9e469 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-facebook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-facebook/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Facebook protocol plugin for bitlbee";
+    description = "Facebook protocol plugin for bitlbee";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee-facebook";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ toonn ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jami/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jami/default.nix
index 91a0b539d3d77..c16f8d4c2aa59 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jami/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jami/default.nix
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://jami.net/";
-    description = "The free and universal communication platform that respects the privacy and freedoms of its users";
+    description = "Free and universal communication platform that respects the privacy and freedoms of its users";
     mainProgram = "jami";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client.nix
index 45197d2d70866..53f4338ac4d8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   dontPatchELF = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The TeamSpeak voice communication tool";
+    description = "TeamSpeak voice communication tool";
     homepage = "https://teamspeak.com/";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client5.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client5.nix
index 0f2e33e7446c2..86136dbb36d6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client5.nix
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The TeamSpeak voice communication tool (beta version)";
+    description = "TeamSpeak voice communication tool (beta version)";
     homepage = "https://teamspeak.com/";
     license = {
       fullName = "Teamspeak client license";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/webex/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/webex/default.nix
index 7ec3f73926129..979a6abd7f3c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/webex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/webex/default.nix
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The all-in-one app to call, meet, message, and get work done";
+    description = "All-in-one app to call, meet, message, and get work done";
     homepage = "https://webex.com/";
     downloadPage = "https://www.webex.com/downloads.html";
     license = licenses.unfree;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/claws-mail/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/claws-mail/default.nix
index db98db2b3397d..8cd1f7de2553f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/claws-mail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/claws-mail/default.nix
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The user-friendly, lightweight, and fast email client";
+    description = "User-friendly, lightweight, and fast email client";
     mainProgram = "claws-mail";
     homepage = "https://www.claws-mail.org/";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/slrn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/slrn/default.nix
index f105b5059b0b8..9819f2a9ceb4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/slrn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/newsreaders/slrn/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ slang ncurses openssl ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The slrn (S-Lang read news) newsreader";
+    description = "Slrn (S-Lang read news) newsreader";
     homepage = "https://slrn.sourceforge.net/index.html";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = with platforms; linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/seahub/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/seahub/default.nix
index 0e92e996aaa66..20cdf386257ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/seahub/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/seahub/default.nix
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The web end of seafile server";
+    description = "Web end of seafile server";
     homepage = "https://github.com/haiwen/seahub";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ greizgh schmittlauch ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/soapui/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/soapui/default.nix
index df54826608b66..38032509c95dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/soapui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/soapui/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) soapui; };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Most Advanced REST & SOAP Testing Tool in the World";
+    description = "Most Advanced REST & SOAP Testing Tool in the World";
     homepage = "https://www.soapui.org/";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
     license = "SoapUI End User License Agreement";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/documenso/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/documenso/default.nix
index 36fe813e3d436..cca2c86c55844 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/documenso/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/documenso/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ buildNpmPackage {
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {};
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Open Source DocuSign Alternative";
+    description = "Open Source DocuSign Alternative";
     homepage = "https://github.com/documenso/documenso";
     license = licenses.agpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ happysalada ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/gnumeric/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/gnumeric/default.nix
index a3c16d5d86fe1..d9b376a1962e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/gnumeric/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/gnumeric/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GNOME Office Spreadsheet";
+    description = "GNOME Office Spreadsheet";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     homepage = "http://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/tryton/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/tryton/default.nix
index ee8f067b339f4..aa742bce4f73c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/tryton/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/tryton/default.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The client of the Tryton application platform";
+    description = "Client of the Tryton application platform";
     mainProgram = "tryton";
     longDescription = ''
       The client for Tryton, a three-tier high-level general purpose
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/pothos/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/pothos/default.nix
index 6691ffe2dd459..93613cb5faa76 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/pothos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/pothos/default.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Pothos data-flow framework";
+    description = "Pothos data-flow framework";
     homepage = "https://github.com/pothosware/PothosCore/wiki";
     license = licenses.boost;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/emboss/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/emboss/default.nix
index d590a5da8a674..90fe611209f5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/emboss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/emboss/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite";
+    description = "European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite";
     longDescription = ''EMBOSS is a free Open Source software analysis package
     specially developed for the needs of the molecular biology (e.g. EMBnet)
     user community, including libraries. The software automatically copes with
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/jbrowse/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/jbrowse/default.nix
index c1025d0b1919a..46a2d118471be 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/jbrowse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/jbrowse/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ appimageTools.wrapType2 {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The next-generation genome browser";
+    description = "Next-generation genome browser";
     mainProgram = "jbrowse-desktop";
     homepage = "https://jbrowse.org/jb2/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/platypus/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/platypus/default.nix
index d602395b87572..56e1852213961 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/platypus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/platypus/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Platypus variant caller";
+    description = "Platypus variant caller";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     homepage = "https://github.com/andyrimmer/Platypus";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jbedo ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/sratoolkit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/sratoolkit/default.nix
index 93d0da3854d32..62c21a23eb66a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/sratoolkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/sratoolkit/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/ncbi/sra-tools";
-    description = "The SRA Toolkit and SDK from NCBI is a collection of tools and libraries for using data in the INSDC Sequence Read Archives";
+    description = "SRA Toolkit and SDK from NCBI is a collection of tools and libraries for using data in the INSDC Sequence Read Archives";
     license = licenses.ncbiPd;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ thyol ];
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/element/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/element/default.nix
index c3c4a0fe582ed..cc80cb058d92c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/element/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/element/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = "sha256-A4g2rQTaYrA4/0rqldUv7iuibzNINEvx9StUnaN2/Yg=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The periodic table on the command line";
+    description = "Periodic table on the command line";
     mainProgram = "element";
     homepage = "https://github.com/gennaro-tedesco/element";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/flopoco/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/flopoco/default.nix
index 7ce1087209e2c..2da80512e2b2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/flopoco/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/flopoco/default.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The FloPoCo arithmetic core generator";
+    description = "FloPoCo arithmetic core generator";
     homepage = "https://flopoco.org/";
     license = licenses.unfree;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/systemc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/systemc/default.nix
index c5ed88b8c65a8..8e47ef9606566 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/systemc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/systemc/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The language for System-level design, modeling and verification";
+    description = "Language for System-level design, modeling and verification";
     homepage    = "https://systemc.org/";
     license     = licenses.asl20;
     platforms   = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/vampire/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/vampire/default.nix
index 62427e2ee4554..e86f22613ad47 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/vampire/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/vampire/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://vprover.github.io/";
-    description = "The Vampire Theorem Prover";
+    description = "Vampire Theorem Prover";
     mainProgram = "vampire";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/form/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/form/default.nix
index c56ee432bdae0..3c5569f116d81 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/form/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/form/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ gmp zlib ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The FORM project for symbolic manipulation of very big expressions";
+    description = "FORM project for symbolic manipulation of very big expressions";
     homepage = "https://www.nikhef.nl/~form/";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.veprbl ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/nota/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/nota/default.nix
index 810d7d6d72bcb..eae11806d7254 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/nota/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/nota/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     time
   ];
 
-  description = "The most beautiful command line calculator";
+  description = "Most beautiful command line calculator";
   homepage = "https://kary.us/nota";
   license = lib.licenses.mpl20;
   maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dtzWill ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/perseus/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/perseus/default.nix
index 9a37eeac66daa..63836b7dc76ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/perseus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/perseus/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Persistent Homology Software";
+    description = "Persistent Homology Software";
     mainProgram = "perseus";
     longDescription = ''
       Persistent homology - or simply, persistence - is an algebraic
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/qalculate-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/qalculate-gtk/default.nix
index ab11d833f70c5..e4fc506516fdd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/qalculate-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/qalculate-gtk/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The ultimate desktop calculator";
+    description = "Ultimate desktop calculator";
     homepage = "http://qalculate.github.io";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ gebner doronbehar alyaeanyx ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/qalculate-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/qalculate-qt/default.nix
index a830c7ddd00ec..3c4e19d56ebd7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/qalculate-qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/qalculate-qt/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The ultimate desktop calculator";
+    description = "Ultimate desktop calculator";
     homepage = "http://qalculate.github.io";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ _4825764518 ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmodelica/omsimulator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmodelica/omsimulator/default.nix
index 3cbe1a6a55f10..9e28e3f21f26d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmodelica/omsimulator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmodelica/omsimulator/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ mkOpenModelicaDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The OpenModelica FMI & SSP-based co-simulation environment";
+    description = "OpenModelica FMI & SSP-based co-simulation environment";
     homepage = "https://openmodelica.org";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ balodja smironov ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/networking/sumo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/networking/sumo/default.nix
index 16ce24ca3e8a4..6f5be3df816eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/networking/sumo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/networking/sumo/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]);
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The SUMO traffic simulator";
+    description = "SUMO traffic simulator";
     longDescription = ''
       Eclipse SUMO is an open source, highly
       portable, microscopic and continuous traffic simulation package
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/physics/xfitter/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/physics/xfitter/default.nix
index 77b57e08e2bbe..8a92c85a13830 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/physics/xfitter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/physics/xfitter/default.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The xFitter project is an open source QCD fit framework ready to extract PDFs and assess the impact of new data";
+    description = "XFitter project is an open source QCD fit framework ready to extract PDFs and assess the impact of new data";
     license     = licenses.gpl3;
     homepage    = "https://www.xfitter.org/xFitter";
     platforms   = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/programming/fdr/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/programming/fdr/default.nix
index f7b12342a6659..2237d9528701e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/programming/fdr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/programming/fdr/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://cocotec.io/fdr/";
-    description = "The CSP refinement checker";
+    description = "CSP refinement checker";
     license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/betaflight-configurator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/betaflight-configurator/default.nix
index 84f94102da136..a6cfb99d492b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/betaflight-configurator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/betaflight-configurator/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Betaflight flight control system configuration tool";
+    description = "Betaflight flight control system configuration tool";
     mainProgram = "betaflight-configurator";
     longDescription = ''
       A crossplatform configuration tool for the Betaflight flight control system.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/emuflight-configurator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/emuflight-configurator/default.nix
index 62592b0cc3fc9..9669d48e744e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/emuflight-configurator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/emuflight-configurator/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Emuflight flight control system configuration tool";
+    description = "Emuflight flight control system configuration tool";
     mainProgram = "emuflight-configurator";
     longDescription = ''
       A crossplatform configuration tool for the Emuflight flight control system.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/inav-configurator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/inav-configurator/default.nix
index 1a6f5951ed348..364f5185d00a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/inav-configurator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/inav-configurator/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The iNav flight control system configuration tool";
+    description = "INav flight control system configuration tool";
     mainProgram = "inav-configurator";
     longDescription = ''
       A crossplatform configuration tool for the iNav flight control system.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/lxterminal/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/lxterminal/default.nix
index 76f375e43f62e..0dd83caee86e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/lxterminal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/lxterminal/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.tests.test = nixosTests.terminal-emulators.lxterminal;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The standard terminal emulator of LXDE";
+    description = "Standard terminal emulator of LXDE";
     longDescription = ''
       LXTerminal is the standard terminal emulator of LXDE. The terminal is a
       desktop-independent VTE-based terminal emulator for LXDE without any
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/cz-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/cz-cli/default.nix
index d87b6d48c221f..e268b6d164f83 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/cz-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/cz-cli/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-zQ0T/1khnn+CXm/3yc9nANL0ROEEE03U5fV57btEmPg=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The commitizen command line utility";
+    description = "Commitizen command line utility";
     homepage = "https://commitizen.github.io/cz-cli";
     changelog = "https://github.com/commitizen/cz-cli/releases/tag/v${version}";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy natsukium ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-octopus/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-octopus/default.nix
index 7b8b5fed90f44..877c795e205dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-octopus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-octopus/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/lesfurets/git-octopus";
-    description = "The continuous merge workflow";
+    description = "Continuous merge workflow";
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [maintainers.mic92];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/gitlab-container-registry/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/gitlab-container-registry/default.nix
index 747e5ba1b811e..d14246d7a6b44 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/gitlab-container-registry/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitlab/gitlab-container-registry/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GitLab Docker toolset to pack, ship, store, and deliver content";
+    description = "GitLab Docker toolset to pack, ship, store, and deliver content";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ yayayayaka xanderio ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/filebot/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/filebot/default.nix
index 738bd9418f000..acc3e9571ca0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/filebot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/filebot/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The ultimate TV and Movie Renamer";
+    description = "Ultimate TV and Movie Renamer";
     longDescription = ''
       FileBot is the ultimate tool for organizing and renaming your Movies, TV
       Shows and Anime as well as fetching subtitles and artwork. It's smart and
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/addons/future/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/addons/future/default.nix
index 8812fbd8f5b39..91b7d3996c577 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/addons/future/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/addons/future/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildKodiAddon rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://python-future.org";
-    description = "The missing compatibility layer between Python 2 and Python 3";
+    description = "Missing compatibility layer between Python 2 and Python 3";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = teams.kodi.members;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/addons/osmc-skin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/addons/osmc-skin/default.nix
index 71e0e1744b787..2cf5f8784dc1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/addons/osmc-skin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/kodi/addons/osmc-skin/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ buildKodiAddon rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/osmc/skin.osmc";
-    description = "The default skin for OSMC";
+    description = "Default skin for OSMC";
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
     license = licenses.cc-by-nc-sa-30;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/losslesscut-bin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/losslesscut-bin/default.nix
index ebab149ab1a89..745f481c6d5d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/losslesscut-bin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/losslesscut-bin/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let
   pname = "losslesscut";
   version = "3.58.0";
   metaCommon = with lib; {
-    description = "The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing";
+    description = "Swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing";
     homepage = "https://mifi.no/losslesscut/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ShamrockLee ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/distribution.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/distribution.nix
index 8c2fec16186c3..1a22aa0fafbff 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/distribution.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/distribution.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Docker toolset to pack, ship, store, and deliver content";
+    description = "Docker toolset to pack, ship, store, and deliver content";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = [];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/ecs-agent/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/ecs-agent/default.nix
index 3ea9b7901675a..e5fe625cdf9f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/ecs-agent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/ecs-agent/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The agent that runs on AWS EC2 container instances and starts containers on behalf of Amazon ECS";
+    description = "Agent that runs on AWS EC2 container instances and starts containers on behalf of Amazon ECS";
     homepage = "https://github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-agent";
     changelog = "https://github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-agent/raw/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lkl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lkl/default.nix
index 9bdb21dffd265..c889dc5ff50af 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lkl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lkl/default.nix
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Linux kernel as a library";
+    description = "Linux kernel as a library";
     longDescription = ''
       LKL (Linux Kernel Library) aims to allow reusing the Linux kernel code as
       extensively as possible with minimal effort and reduced maintenance
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/rvvm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/rvvm/default.nix
index 718446d1ce1f6..ce90b686bcb0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/rvvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/rvvm/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/LekKit/RVVM";
-    description = "The RISC-V Virtual Machine";
+    description = "RISC-V Virtual Machine";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl3 /* or */ mpl20 ];
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ kamillaova ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/focus-request.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/focus-request.nix
index 41d5314172504..4c885c7a42fdc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/focus-request.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/focus-request.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/wayfireplugins/focus-request";
-    description = "The wayfire plugin provides a mechanism to grant focus to views that make a focus self-request";
+    description = "Wayfire plugin provides a mechanism to grant focus to views that make a focus self-request";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ rewine ];
     inherit (wayfire.meta) platforms;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/al/alephone-evil/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/al/alephone-evil/package.nix
index a0120348c14e5..cf12f471a179f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/al/alephone-evil/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/al/alephone-evil/package.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ alephone.makeWrapper rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The first conversion for Marathon Infinity";
+    description = "First conversion for Marathon Infinity";
     homepage = "https://alephone.lhowon.org/scenarios.html";
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/au/authentik/ldap.nix b/pkgs/by-name/au/authentik/ldap.nix
index 244210e4c734e..2d74c3911aa21 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/au/authentik/ldap.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/au/authentik/ldap.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildGoModule {
   subPackages = [ "cmd/ldap" ];
 
   meta = authentik.meta // {
-    description = "The authentik ldap outpost. Needed for the extendal ldap API";
+    description = "Authentik ldap outpost. Needed for the extendal ldap API";
     homepage = "https://goauthentik.io/docs/providers/ldap/";
     mainProgram = "ldap";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/au/authentik/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/au/authentik/package.nix
index 9f8299e985ce4..3b0132ee0a5ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/au/authentik/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/au/authentik/package.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The authentication glue you need";
+    description = "Authentication glue you need";
     changelog = "https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/releases/tag/version%2F${version}";
     homepage = "https://goauthentik.io/";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ba/banana-cursor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ba/banana-cursor/package.nix
index c9275d43f54b9..73d26048b7eac 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ba/banana-cursor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ba/banana-cursor/package.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Banana Cursor";
+    description = "Banana Cursor";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ful1e5/banana-cursor";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ getpsyched yrd ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bo/boehmgc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bo/boehmgc/package.nix
index 213d0ec9e3e32..f54e559bc5d23 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bo/boehmgc/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bo/boehmgc/package.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://hboehm.info/gc/";
-    description = "The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector for C and C++";
+    description = "Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector for C and C++";
     longDescription = ''
       The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector can be used as a
       garbage collecting replacement for C malloc or C++ new.  It allows you
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bq/bqn/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bq/bqn/package.nix
index ca9a99c67e630..5d96a2cbbf904 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bq/bqn/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bq/bqn/package.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/mlochbaum/BQN/";
-    description = "The original BQN implementation in Javascript";
+    description = "Original BQN implementation in Javascript";
     license = lib.licenses.isc;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
     inherit (nodejs.meta) platforms;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/br/brill/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/br/brill/package.nix
index d933979d1205a..f5ed5d0882dc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/br/brill/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/br/brill/package.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The in-house serif typeface for the publishing house Brill, designed by John Hudson; free for non-commercial use";
+    description = "In-house serif typeface for the publishing house Brill, designed by John Hudson; free for non-commercial use";
     longDescription = ''
       Brill has “a neo-classical design geared towards optimum legibility”.
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cr/crawley/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cr/crawley/package.nix
index 94db41c1e946c..7dd8cd598d1a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cr/crawley/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cr/crawley/package.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The unix-way web crawler";
+    description = "Unix-way web crawler";
     homepage = "https://github.com/s0rg/crawley";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ltstf1re ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/da/daytona-bin/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/da/daytona-bin/package.nix
index 0c3fa458c7be5..0dbebf98949ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/da/daytona-bin/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/da/daytona-bin/package.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/daytonaio/daytona/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    description = "The Open Source Dev Environment Manager";
+    description = "Open Source Dev Environment Manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/daytonaio/daytona";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     mainProgram = "daytona";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/do/doppler/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/do/doppler/package.nix
index cdeb12f08de2c..5fc87846ba4b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/do/doppler/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/do/doppler/package.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official CLI for interacting with your Doppler Enclave secrets and configuration";
+    description = "Official CLI for interacting with your Doppler Enclave secrets and configuration";
     mainProgram = "doppler";
     homepage = "https://doppler.com";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/dy/dyalog/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/dy/dyalog/package.nix
index fc4b6696c26ba..9bca553b0d94f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/dy/dyalog/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/dy/dyalog/package.nix
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://dyalog.com/dyalog/dyalog-versions/${lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "" ] finalAttrs.shortVersion}.htm";
-    description = "The Dyalog APL interpreter";
+    description = "Dyalog APL interpreter";
     homepage = "https://www.dyalog.com";
     license = {
       fullName = "Dyalog License";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ec/ecc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ec/ecc/package.nix
index 40597fe0fd994..cf91d52875ccb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ec/ecc/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ec/ecc/package.nix
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://eunomia.dev";
-    description = "the eBPF compile toolchain for eunomia-bpf";
+    description = "EBPF compile toolchain for eunomia-bpf";
     mainProgram = "ecc-rs";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ oluceps ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/em/emocli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/em/emocli/package.nix
index 7139dcfecfbe4..edf6b8dfc24d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/em/emocli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/em/emocli/package.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildNimPackage (finalAttrs: {
   env.EMOCLI_DATAFILE = "${unicode-emoji}/share/unicode/emoji/emoji-test.txt";
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/AsbjornOlling/emocli";
-    description = "The emoji picker for your command line";
+    description = "Emoji picker for your command line";
     license = lib.licenses.eupl12;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ asbjornolling ];
     mainProgram = "emocli";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fr/frankenphp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fr/frankenphp/package.nix
index ce9bcb4d08985..e33a259bd207c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fr/frankenphp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fr/frankenphp/package.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ in buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/dunglas/frankenphp/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    description = "The modern PHP app server";
+    description = "Modern PHP app server";
     homepage = "https://github.com/dunglas/frankenphp";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "frankenphp";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/go/go-critic/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/go/go-critic/package.nix
index 2ef85f6621412..1c00655c78130 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/go/go-critic/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/go/go-critic/package.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The most opinionated Go source code linter for code audit";
+    description = "Most opinionated Go source code linter for code audit";
     homepage = "https://go-critic.com/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/go-critic/go-critic/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprcursor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprcursor/package.nix
index 42885f20376f1..5b8480dc20cd0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprcursor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprcursor/package.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprcursor";
-    description = "The hyprland cursor format, library and utilities";
+    description = "Hyprland cursor format, library and utilities";
     changelog = "https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprcursor/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ iynaix ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlang/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlang/package.nix
index 729a4284b3957..d856d5879d570 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlang/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlang/package.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprlang";
-    description = "The official implementation library for the hypr config language";
+    description = "Official implementation library for the hypr config language";
     license = licenses.lgpl3Only;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ iogamaster fufexan ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ii/iina/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ii/iina/package.nix
index d2c19a077ff92..0cf97bcbf9e13 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ii/iina/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ii/iina/package.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The modern media player for macOS";
+    description = "Modern media player for macOS";
     homepage = "https://iina.io/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/it/itch/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/it/itch/package.nix
index 3ba0c6cb43503..3f5337f04cf13 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/it/itch/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/it/itch/package.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The best way to play itch.io games";
+    description = "Best way to play itch.io games";
     homepage = "https://github.com/itchio/itch";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ko/komac/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ko/komac/package.nix
index b15fc902b2563..53dcc93d7b140 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ko/komac/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ko/komac/package.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Community Manifest Creator for WinGet";
+    description = "Community Manifest Creator for WinGet";
     homepage = "https://github.com/russellbanks/Komac";
     changelog = "https://github.com/russellbanks/Komac/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/la/laravel/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/la/laravel/package.nix
index 37f37c8fffbfa..67ba3b2594cb8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/la/laravel/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/la/laravel/package.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ php.buildComposerProject (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Laravel application installer";
+    description = "Laravel application installer";
     homepage = "https://laravel.com/docs#creating-a-laravel-project";
     changelog = "https://github.com/laravel/installer/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldc/bootstrap.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldc/bootstrap.nix
index 4355277e8863b..2a23e755c7cf6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldc/bootstrap.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldc/bootstrap.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The LLVM-based D Compiler";
+    description = "LLVM-based D Compiler";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc";
     # from https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc/blob/master/LICENSE
     license = with licenses; [ bsd3 boost mit ncsa gpl2Plus ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldc/package.nix
index 77be57e836322..a807831ec4350 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldc/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldc/package.nix
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The LLVM-based D compiler";
+    description = "LLVM-based D compiler";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc";
     changelog = "https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     # from https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc/blob/master/LICENSE
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmamba/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmamba/package.nix
index af87959a2e5f8..8db98ea2b664a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmamba/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmamba/package.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The library for the fast Cross-Platform Package Manager";
+    description = "Library for the fast Cross-Platform Package Manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/lx/lxgw-wenkai-tc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/lx/lxgw-wenkai-tc/package.nix
index 533fff5b9d05f..d4b2d8969597e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/lx/lxgw-wenkai-tc/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/lx/lxgw-wenkai-tc/package.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwWenKaiTC";
-    description = "The Traditional Chinese Edition of LXGW WenKai";
+    description = "Traditional Chinese Edition of LXGW WenKai";
     license = licenses.ofl;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lebensterben ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/my/mysql84/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/my/mysql84/package.nix
index d7081f6141414..908b3e00ae8ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/my/mysql84/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/my/mysql84/package.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.mysql.com/";
-    description = "The world's most popular open source database";
+    description = "World's most popular open source database";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ orivej shyim ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix
index bb93e778922e9..f05cd3cd3de0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://awk.dev";
-    description = "The one, true implementation of AWK";
+    description = "One, true implementation of AWK";
     longDescription = ''
       This is the version of awk described in "The AWK Programming Language",
       Second Edition, by Al Aho, Brian Kernighan, and Peter Weinberger
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/neocities-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/neocities-cli/package.nix
index 9ec0bb2739976..546c29918082c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/neocities-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/neocities-cli/package.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bundlerApp {
   passthru.updateScript = bundlerUpdateScript "neocities";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Neocities Gem - A CLI and library for using the Neocities web site API";
+    description = "Neocities Gem - A CLI and library for using the Neocities web site API";
     homepage = "https://github.com/neocities/neocities-ruby";
     license = licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "neocities";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nimlangserver/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nimlangserver/package.nix
index 634b6831330ce..2a5f7d36e14de 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nimlangserver/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nimlangserver/package.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildNimPackage (final: prev: {
   meta = with lib;
     final.src.meta
     // {
-      description = "The Nim language server implementation (based on nimsuggest)";
+      description = "Nim language server implementation (based on nimsuggest)";
       homepage = "https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver";
       license = licenses.mit;
       mainProgram = "nimlangserver";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/no/nomnatong/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/no/nomnatong/package.nix
index e17d9c7f0c361..5f2b3f69b7196 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/no/nomnatong/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/no/nomnatong/package.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://nomfoundation.org/nom-tools/Nom-Font";
-    description = "The Hán-Nôm Coded Character Set and Nom Na Tong Regular Reference Font";
+    description = "Hán-Nôm Coded Character Set and Nom Na Tong Regular Reference Font";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ eclairevoyant ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/oh/oh-my-fish/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/oh/oh-my-fish/package.nix
index ff6d0a69b321b..60448748c320c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/oh/oh-my-fish/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/oh/oh-my-fish/package.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish";
-    description = "The Fish Shell Framework";
+    description = "Fish Shell Framework";
     longDescription = ''
       Oh My Fish provides core infrastructure to allow you to install packages
       which extend or modify the look of your shell. It's fast, extensible and
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ol/olvid/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ol/olvid/package.nix
index ec90fcb72fe9f..48e26c57466e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ol/olvid/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ol/olvid/package.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The secure french messenger";
+    description = "Secure french messenger";
     homepage = "https://www.olvid.io";
     license = licenses.agpl3Only;
     mainProgram = "olvid";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/om/omniorbpy/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/om/omniorbpy/package.nix
index 66254cdaba21d..a288dc34c6481 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/om/omniorbpy/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/om/omniorbpy/package.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The python backend for omniorb";
+    description = "Python backend for omniorb";
     homepage = "http://omniorb.sourceforge.net";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl21Plus ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nim65s ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/openapi-changes/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/openapi-changes/package.nix
index efeee6ce34131..0020856ee9751 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/openapi-changes/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/openapi-changes/package.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = "sha256-gaBVwrSaIwe1eh8voq928cxM/d0urVUF0OUwWZb2fR8=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The world's sexiest OpenAPI breaking changes detector";
+    description = "World's sexiest OpenAPI breaking changes detector";
     homepage = "https://pb33f.io/openapi-changes/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/pb33f/openapi-changes/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/opentelemetry-cpp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/opentelemetry-cpp/package.nix
index 5bc1a46ad6ce7..dcb01890a0c32 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/opentelemetry-cpp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/opentelemetry-cpp/package.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The OpenTelemetry C++ Client Library";
+    description = "OpenTelemetry C++ Client Library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp";
     license = [ lib.licenses.asl20 ];
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jfroche ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/or/ory/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/or/ory/package.nix
index d4fb9aa9e7d8b..01c6424513af5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/or/ory/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/or/ory/package.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     mainProgram = "ory";
-    description = "The Ory CLI";
+    description = "Ory CLI";
     homepage = "https://www.ory.sh/cli";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ luleyleo nicolas-goudry ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pg/pget/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pg/pget/package.nix
index 3c6c2dd2380fc..d4c5a702fe05b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pg/pget/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pg/pget/package.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fast, resumable file download client";
+    description = "Fast, resumable file download client";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Code-Hex/pget?tab=readme-ov-file";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ Ligthiago ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ph/photonvision/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ph/photonvision/package.nix
index 0efd253e147e4..408dfb123f30c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ph/photonvision/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ph/photonvision/package.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The free, fast, and easy-to-use computer vision solution for the FIRST Robotics Competition";
+    description = "Free, fast, and easy-to-use computer vision solution for the FIRST Robotics Competition";
     homepage = "https://photonvision.org/";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ max-niederman ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pl/platformsh/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pl/platformsh/package.nix
index 6bf7a9a9c9b4a..2b0387ad1b89d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pl/platformsh/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pl/platformsh/package.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The unified tool for managing your Platform.sh services from the command line";
+    description = "Unified tool for managing your Platform.sh services from the command line";
     homepage = "https://github.com/platformsh/cli";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "platform";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pm/pmtiles/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pm/pmtiles/package.nix
index f4fa1ab07fc98..459eba87fb48c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pm/pmtiles/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pm/pmtiles/package.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The single-file utility for creating and working with PMTiles archives";
+    description = "Single-file utility for creating and working with PMTiles archives";
     homepage = "https://github.com/protomaps/go-pmtiles";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.theaninova ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rc/rc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rc/rc/package.nix
index 1e1e968e73330..6484269c924b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rc/rc/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rc/rc/package.nix
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/rakitzis/rc";
-    description = "The Plan 9 shell";
+    description = "Plan 9 shell";
     license = [ lib.licenses.zlib ];
     mainProgram = "rc";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ramkromberg AndersonTorres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ro/roslyn-ls/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ro/roslyn-ls/package.nix
index d4ea8136d21c2..bc50c7f10cda9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ro/roslyn-ls/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ro/roslyn-ls/package.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dotnet/vscode-csharp";
-    description = "The language server behind C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code";
+    description = "Language server behind C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code";
     changelog = "https://github.com/dotnet/vscode-csharp/releases/tag/v${vsVersion}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ konradmalik ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/st/stanc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/st/stanc/package.nix
index 93f8c383f6e7f..9fd2e5af9b316 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/st/stanc/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/st/stanc/package.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ocamlPackages.buildDunePackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/stan-dev/stanc3";
-    description = "The Stan compiler and utilities";
+    description = "Stan compiler and utilities";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ wegank ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sv/svix-server/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sv/svix-server/package.nix
index 7ccdf1f6b3f22..9bf33694e2a90 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sv/svix-server/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sv/svix-server/package.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     mainProgram = "svix-server";
-    description = "The enterprise-ready webhooks service";
+    description = "Enterprise-ready webhooks service";
     homepage = "https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks";
     changelog =
       "https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks/releases/tag/v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/te/textlint/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/te/textlint/package.nix
index 8fea962d8e720..4a4eb75c50554 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/te/textlint/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/te/textlint/package.nix
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The pluggable natural language linter for text and markdown";
+    description = "Pluggable natural language linter for text and markdown";
     homepage = "https://github.com/textlint/textlint";
     changelog = "https://github.com/textlint/textlint/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ti/tiny-dfr/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ti/tiny-dfr/package.nix
index ab1d5298ec8ae..d7a0c08af3e77 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ti/tiny-dfr/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ti/tiny-dfr/package.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/WhatAmISupposedToPutHere/tiny-dfr";
-    description = "The most basic dynamic function row daemon possible";
+    description = "Most basic dynamic function row daemon possible";
     license = [ licenses.asl20 licenses.mit ];
     mainProgram = "tiny-dfr";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.qyliss ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/up/upsun/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/up/upsun/package.nix
index 97b32c03fe951..b81390ffc9c18 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/up/upsun/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/up/upsun/package.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The unified tool for managing your Upsun services from the command line";
+    description = "Unified tool for managing your Upsun services from the command line";
     homepage = "https://github.com/platformsh/cli";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "upsun";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vi/vikunja/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vi/vikunja/package.nix
index 8b352e7b0a229..36a443f3625b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vi/vikunja/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vi/vikunja/package.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ buildGoModule {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://kolaente.dev/vikunja/api/src/tag/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "The Todo-app to organize your life";
+    description = "Todo-app to organize your life";
     homepage = "https://vikunja.io/";
     license = lib.licenses.agpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ leona ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vm/vms-empire/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vm/vms-empire/package.nix
index 157d834ef9146..a43c61e30a26b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vm/vms-empire/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vm/vms-empire/package.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://catb.org/~esr/vms-empire/";
-    description = "The ancestor of all expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games";
+    description = "Ancestor of all expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games";
     longDescription = ''
       Empire is a simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors, the
       computer and you. Naturally, there is only room for one, so the object of
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wa/waf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wa/waf/package.nix
index 9dd0e9339d873..812c6dd9b8d73 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wa/waf/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wa/waf/package.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://waf.io";
-    description = "The meta build system";
+    description = "Meta build system";
     changelog  = "https://gitlab.com/ita1024/waf/blob/${finalAttrs.version}/ChangeLog";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     mainProgram = "waf";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wh/where-is-my-sddm-theme/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wh/where-is-my-sddm-theme/package.nix
index d5de0f41141a7..bc3ff4646af61 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wh/where-is-my-sddm-theme/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wh/where-is-my-sddm-theme/package.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
     );
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The most minimalistic SDDM theme among all themes";
+    description = "Most minimalistic SDDM theme among all themes";
     homepage = "https://github.com/stepanzubkov/where-is-my-sddm-theme";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wi/wizer/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wi/wizer/package.nix
index 7a46d673af9c9..7ef6a9790600e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wi/wizer/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wi/wizer/package.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The WebAssembly pre-initializer";
+    description = "WebAssembly pre-initializer";
     mainProgram = "wizer";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wizer";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ws/wslay/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ws/wslay/package.nix
index 294a98f9d6a08..45054f8130f15 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ws/wslay/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ws/wslay/package.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://tatsuhiro-t.github.io/wslay/";
-    description = "The WebSocket library in C";
+    description = "WebSocket library in C";
     license = with licenses; [ mit ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pingiun ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/x1/x16/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/x1/x16/package.nix
index c6e0183a196bf..5f53898b338cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/x1/x16/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/x1/x16/package.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://cx16forum.com/";
-    description = "The official emulator of CommanderX16 8-bit computer";
+    description = "Official emulator of CommanderX16 8-bit computer";
     changelog = "https://github.com/X16Community/x16-emulator/blob/r${finalAttrs.version}/RELEASES.md";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/efont-unicode/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/efont-unicode/default.nix
index e45bdab7a4d8e..cc41646a1263f 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/efont-unicode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/efont-unicode/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   outputs = [ "out" "bdf" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The /efont/ Unicode bitmap font";
+    description = "/efont/ Unicode bitmap font";
     homepage = "http://openlab.ring.gr.jp/efont/unicode/";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/et-book/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/et-book/default.nix
index 2468476cc8b54..6dfa369d606df 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/et-book/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/et-book/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The typeface used in Edward Tufte’s books";
+    description = "Typeface used in Edward Tufte’s books";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jethro ];
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/fg-virgil/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/fg-virgil/default.nix
index da9ecb235005b..d7c04d9b9e883 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/fg-virgil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/fg-virgil/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/excalidraw/virgil";
-    description = "The font that powers Excalidraw";
+    description = "Font that powers Excalidraw";
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ drupol ];
     license = lib.licenses.ofl;
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/go-font/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/go-font/default.nix
index 63d62ec2e82e3..db96e3183e262 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/go-font/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/go-font/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://blog.golang.org/go-fonts";
-    description = "The Go font family";
+    description = "Go font family";
     changelog = "https://go.googlesource.com/image/+log/refs/heads/master/font/gofont";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sternenseemann ];
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/joypixels/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/joypixels/default.nix
index 12558f7d87e3f..29e4eb118888f 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/joypixels/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/joypixels/default.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The finest emoji you can use legally (formerly EmojiOne)";
+    description = "Finest emoji you can use legally (formerly EmojiOne)";
     longDescription = ''
       Updated for 2023! JoyPixels 8.0 includes 3,702 originally crafted icon
       designs and is 100% Unicode 15.0 compatible. We offer the largest
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/libertinus/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/libertinus/default.nix
index cc60f80965319..4d942c7e2b97d 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/libertinus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/libertinus/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Libertinus font family";
+    description = "Libertinus font family";
     longDescription = ''
       The Libertinus font project began as a fork of the Linux Libertine and
       Linux Biolinum fonts. The original impetus was to add an OpenType math
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/lmmath/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/lmmath/default.nix
index 3881f0f0f4e76..b2b468e2bb413 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/lmmath/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/lmmath/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Latin Modern Math (LM Math) font completes the modernization of the Computer Modern family of typefaces designed and programmed by Donald E. Knuth";
+    description = "Latin Modern Math (LM Math) font completes the modernization of the Computer Modern family of typefaces designed and programmed by Donald E. Knuth";
     homepage = "http://www.gust.org.pl/projects/e-foundry/lm-math";
     # "The Latin Modern Math font is licensed under the GUST Font License (GFL),
     # which is a free license, legally equivalent to the LaTeX Project Public
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/rictydiminished-with-firacode/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/rictydiminished-with-firacode/default.nix
index c8d8ca42f9e46..ad1b450618801 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/rictydiminished-with-firacode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/rictydiminished-with-firacode/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/hakatashi/RictyDiminished-with-FiraCode";
-    description = "The best Japanese programming font meets the awesome ligatures of Firacode";
+    description = "Best Japanese programming font meets the awesome ligatures of Firacode";
     license = licenses.ofl;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mt-caret ];
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/roboto-serif/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/roboto-serif/default.nix
index 99e8ea58b4e4b..ba8aa7a831e09 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/roboto-serif/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/roboto-serif/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Roboto family of fonts";
+    description = "Roboto family of fonts";
     longDescription = ''
       Google’s signature family of fonts, the default font on Android and
       Chrome OS, and the recommended font for Google’s visual language,
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/roboto/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/roboto/default.nix
index 02ca82edf10f0..b9e287945a4c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/roboto/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/roboto/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/google/roboto";
-    description = "The Roboto family of fonts";
+    description = "Roboto family of fonts";
     longDescription = ''
       Google’s signature family of fonts, the default font on Android and
       Chrome OS, and the recommended font for Google’s visual language,
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/ultimate-oldschool-pc-font-pack/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/ultimate-oldschool-pc-font-pack/default.nix
index 27933b5b139d4..4a1dfa00916a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/ultimate-oldschool-pc-font-pack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/ultimate-oldschool-pc-font-pack/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack (TTF Fonts)";
+    description = "Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack (TTF Fonts)";
     homepage = "https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/";
     changelog = "https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/readme/#history";
     license = licenses.cc-by-sa-40;
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/vollkorn/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/vollkorn/default.nix
index deeeac19c9394..466d16b086a42 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/vollkorn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/vollkorn/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://vollkorn-typeface.com/";
-    description = "The free and healthy typeface for bread and butter use";
+    description = "Free and healthy typeface for bread and butter use";
     license = licenses.ofl;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.schmittlauch ];
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/xkcd-font/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/xkcd-font/default.nix
index b9ef9f0cda07d..003ddcc7da90f 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/xkcd-font/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/xkcd-font/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The xkcd font";
+    description = "Xkcd font";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ipython/xkcd-font";
     license = licenses.cc-by-nc-30;
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/yanone-kaffeesatz/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/yanone-kaffeesatz/default.nix
index 99cd30f3dfa73..8fced0b73a63d 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/yanone-kaffeesatz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/yanone-kaffeesatz/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The free font classic";
+    description = "Free font classic";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mt-caret ];
     platforms = with lib.platforms; all;
     homepage = "https://yanone.de/fonts/kaffeesatz/";
diff --git a/pkgs/data/icons/comixcursors/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/comixcursors/default.nix
index 735ff686b49cf..be1fa347535b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/icons/comixcursors/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/icons/comixcursors/default.nix
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   outputsToInstall = [];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Comix Cursors mouse themes";
+    description = "Comix Cursors mouse themes";
     longDescription = ''
       There are many (${toString ((length outputs) - 1)}) variants of color,
       opacity, edge thickness, and right- or left-handedness, for this cursor
diff --git a/pkgs/data/icons/faba-mono-icons/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/faba-mono-icons/default.nix
index 47eeab40acb78..efd91a5f53fda 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/icons/faba-mono-icons/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/icons/faba-mono-icons/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The full set of Faba monochrome panel icons";
+    description = "Full set of Faba monochrome panel icons";
     homepage = "https://snwh.org/moka";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     # moka-icon-theme dependency is restricted to linux
diff --git a/pkgs/data/icons/phinger-cursors/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/phinger-cursors/default.nix
index 26b729b268c93..8baec5add0350 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/icons/phinger-cursors/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/icons/phinger-cursors/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The most over-engineered cursor theme";
+    description = "Most over-engineered cursor theme";
     homepage = "https://github.com/phisch/phinger-cursors";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.cc-by-sa-40;
diff --git a/pkgs/data/icons/tau-hydrogen/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/tau-hydrogen/default.nix
index 026120634702e..cbd9bf1f663cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/icons/tau-hydrogen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/icons/tau-hydrogen/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GTK icon theme for tauOS";
+    description = "GTK icon theme for tauOS";
     homepage = "https://github.com/tau-OS/tau-hydrogen";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/dbip-country-lite/default.nix b/pkgs/data/misc/dbip-country-lite/default.nix
index 0c835babc1740..861a00f3a63bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/dbip-country-lite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/dbip-country-lite/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   passthru.mmdb = "${finalAttrs.finalPackage}/share/dbip/dbip-country-lite.mmdb";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The free IP to Country Lite database by DB-IP";
+    description = "Free IP to Country Lite database by DB-IP";
     homepage = "https://db-ip.com/db/download/ip-to-country-lite";
     license = licenses.cc-by-40;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nickcao ];
diff --git a/pkgs/data/themes/adw-gtk3/default.nix b/pkgs/data/themes/adw-gtk3/default.nix
index b00e71a5f16cc..fd73f1cf4d4d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/themes/adw-gtk3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/themes/adw-gtk3/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The theme from libadwaita ported to GTK-3";
+    description = "Theme from libadwaita ported to GTK-3";
     homepage = "https://github.com/lassekongo83/adw-gtk3";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Only;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/data/themes/chili-sddm/default.nix b/pkgs/data/themes/chili-sddm/default.nix
index a1b26248b8dba..ccbbbfba5bf51 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/themes/chili-sddm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/themes/chili-sddm/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ sents ];
     homepage = "https://github.com/MarianArlt/sddm-chili";
-    description = "The chili login theme for SDDM";
+    description = "Chili login theme for SDDM";
     longDescription = ''
       Chili is hot, just like a real chili!
       Spice up the login experience for your users, your family and yourself.
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-backgrounds/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-backgrounds/default.nix
index 230e4fd97e989..f46a330247d6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-backgrounds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-backgrounds/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The default background set for the Budgie Desktop";
+    description = "Default background set for the Budgie Desktop";
     homepage = "https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-backgrounds";
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = lib.teams.budgie.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-desktop-view/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-desktop-view/default.nix
index b7be5ff42c16d..d2653e775d6c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-desktop-view/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/budgie-desktop-view/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   mesonFlags = [ (lib.mesonBool "werror" false) ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The official Budgie desktop icons application/implementation";
+    description = "Official Budgie desktop icons application/implementation";
     homepage = "https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-desktop-view";
     mainProgram = "org.buddiesofbudgie.budgie-desktop-view";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-common/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-common/default.nix
index 957af3062422d..35a7a2247f5a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-common/default.nix
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon";
-    description = "The Cinnamon desktop environment";
+    description = "Cinnamon desktop environment";
     license = [ licenses.gpl2 ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = teams.cinnamon.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-screensaver/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-screensaver/default.nix
index 6ed8c0247ba25..f08a242d4665c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-screensaver/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-screensaver/default.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver";
-    description = "The Cinnamon screen locker and screensaver program";
+    description = "Cinnamon screen locker and screensaver program";
     license = [ licenses.gpl2 licenses.lgpl2 ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = teams.cinnamon.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-session/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-session/default.nix
index bb8a4f192cf93..47cedfa0a6f5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-session/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-session/default.nix
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-session";
-    description = "The Cinnamon session manager";
+    description = "Cinnamon session manager";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = teams.cinnamon.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings-daemon/default.nix
index 1c948d6224303..115ffcdece190 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings-daemon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings-daemon/default.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-settings-daemon";
-    description = "The settings daemon for the Cinnamon desktop";
+    description = "Settings daemon for the Cinnamon desktop";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = teams.cinnamon.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/mint-y-icons/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/mint-y-icons/default.nix
index 3ac2792546cf5..a5b9911045c8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/mint-y-icons/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/mint-y-icons/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/linuxmint/mint-y-icons";
-    description = "The Mint-Y icon theme";
+    description = "Mint-Y icon theme";
     license = licenses.gpl3; # from debian/copyright
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = teams.cinnamon.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/muffin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/muffin/default.nix
index fa054f1eaeec7..08a9d3bf91b6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/muffin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/muffin/default.nix
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/linuxmint/muffin";
-    description = "The window management library for the Cinnamon desktop (libmuffin) and its sample WM binary (muffin)";
+    description = "Window management library for the Cinnamon desktop (libmuffin) and its sample WM binary (muffin)";
     mainProgram = "muffin";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/artwork/deepin-sound-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/artwork/deepin-sound-theme/default.nix
index f311339b6be01..f779a77c3234d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/artwork/deepin-sound-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/artwork/deepin-sound-theme/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The freedesktop sound theme for Deepin";
+    description = "Freedesktop sound theme for Deepin";
     homepage = "https://github.com/linuxdeepin/deepin-sound-theme";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/core/dde-launchpad/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/core/dde-launchpad/default.nix
index 3e3b15f3a250f..f531418750d4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/core/dde-launchpad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/core/dde-launchpad/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The 'launcher' or 'start menu' component for DDE";
+    description = "'launcher' or 'start menu' component for DDE";
     mainProgram = "dde-launchpad";
     homepage = "https://github.com/linuxdeepin/dde-launchpad";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment/default.nix
index 9b5abbd8a564c..25faa26687ae4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/enlightenment/default.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.updateScript = directoryListingUpdater { };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Compositing Window Manager and Desktop Shell";
+    description = "Compositing Window Manager and Desktop Shell";
     homepage = "https://www.enlightenment.org";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-terminal/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-terminal/default.nix
index 89448159287e4..7cfde6e911ae2 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-terminal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-terminal/default.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GNOME Terminal Emulator";
+    description = "GNOME Terminal Emulator";
     mainProgram = "gnome-terminal";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/default.nix
index 874190417a3c5..f8d650b4648a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/nautilus/default.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The file manager for GNOME";
+    description = "File manager for GNOME";
     homepage = "https://apps.gnome.org/Nautilus/";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/yelp/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/yelp/default.nix
index 217c6afab05f3..c5bb44b46f015 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/yelp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/yelp/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://apps.gnome.org/Yelp/";
-    description = "The help viewer in Gnome";
+    description = "Help viewer in Gnome";
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnustep/systempreferences/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnustep/systempreferences/default.nix
index c08ad0fc8dbc2..079653c1983b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnustep/systempreferences/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnustep/systempreferences/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   buildInputs = [ back base gui ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The settings manager for the GNUstep environment and its applications";
+    description = "Settings manager for the GNUstep environment and its applications";
     homepage = "https://gnustep.github.io/";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;
     mainProgram = "SystemPreferences";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lximage-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lximage-qt/default.nix
index e5972344abcba..6d0248e3e5944 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lximage-qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lximage-qt/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/lxqt/lximage-qt";
-    description = "The image viewer and screenshot tool for lxqt";
+    description = "Image viewer and screenshot tool for lxqt";
     mainProgram = "lximage-qt";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = with platforms; unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-notificationd/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-notificationd/default.nix
index df5f6ed911ca7..70cb087fcc15e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-notificationd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-notificationd/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-notificationd";
-    description = "The LXQt notification daemon";
+    description = "LXQt notification daemon";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = teams.lxqt.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-panel/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-panel/default.nix
index a2072702ad7c1..7d6da7e65f9fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-panel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-panel/default.nix
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-panel";
-    description = "The LXQt desktop panel";
+    description = "LXQt desktop panel";
     mainProgram = "lxqt-panel";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-policykit/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-policykit/default.nix
index 601987b93ee80..9484a8e4b16dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-policykit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-policykit/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-policykit";
-    description = "The LXQt PolicyKit agent";
+    description = "LXQt PolicyKit agent";
     mainProgram = "lxqt-policykit-agent";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/obconf-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/obconf-qt/default.nix
index bf4d89a1e020f..3b7c5f55f5483 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/obconf-qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/obconf-qt/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/lxqt/obconf-qt";
-    description = "The Qt port of obconf, the Openbox configuration tool";
+    description = "Qt port of obconf, the Openbox configuration tool";
     mainProgram = "obconf-qt";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = with platforms; unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
index 6ddd142a3fa54..077abca208f2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname; };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The MATE panel";
+    description = "MATE panel";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl2Plus fdl11Plus ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix
index 42a782f9e8418..e4f59428f400c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname; };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The MATE Power Manager";
+    description = "MATE Power Manager";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus fdl11Plus ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel/default.nix
index 7c4d8d93b6316..3734a0dcc07f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/wingpanel/default.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The extensible top panel for Pantheon";
+    description = "Extensible top panel for Pantheon";
     longDescription = ''
       Wingpanel is an empty container that accepts indicators as extensions,
       including the applications menu.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/beam-modules/erlang-ls/default.nix b/pkgs/development/beam-modules/erlang-ls/default.nix
index ea8ab0c5ecfdb..95b991cc7d822 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/beam-modules/erlang-ls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/beam-modules/erlang-ls/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ rebar3Relx {
   installFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/erlang-ls/erlang_ls";
-    description = "The Erlang Language Server";
+    description = "Erlang Language Server";
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.asl20;
     mainProgram = "erlang_ls";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/alan/2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/alan/2.nix
index a80b6ab35cb0a..ce175dba687a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/alan/2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/alan/2.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.alanif.se/";
-    description = "The Alan interactive fiction language (legacy version)";
+    description = "Alan interactive fiction language (legacy version)";
     license = licenses.artistic2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ neilmayhew ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/alan/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/alan/default.nix
index 61f7b1c0f7b81..296f9331c8152 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/alan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/alan/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.alanif.se/";
-    description = "The Alan interactive fiction language";
+    description = "Alan interactive fiction language";
     license = licenses.artistic2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ neilmayhew ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/cmucl/binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/cmucl/binary.nix
index 7ad50a369c62e..130b757856a09 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/cmucl/binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/cmucl/binary.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://www.cons.org/cmucl/";
-    description = "The CMU implementation of Common Lisp";
+    description = "CMU implementation of Common Lisp";
     longDescription = ''
       CMUCL is a free implementation of the Common Lisp programming language
       which runs on most major Unix platforms.  It mainly conforms to the
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/ghc9_6/ansi-wl-pprint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/ghc9_6/ansi-wl-pprint/default.nix
index 392ca5ab31b1b..272f0c520e526 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/ghc9_6/ansi-wl-pprint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/ghc9_6/ansi-wl-pprint/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ mkDerivation {
   isExecutable = true;
   libraryHaskellDepends = [ ansi-terminal base ];
   homepage = "http://github.com/ekmett/ansi-wl-pprint";
-  description = "The Wadler/Leijen Pretty Printer for colored ANSI terminal output";
+  description = "Wadler/Leijen Pretty Printer for colored ANSI terminal output";
   license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/ghc9_6/elm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/ghc9_6/elm/default.nix
index 1071d50a84c95..65f9ffe40bda4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/ghc9_6/elm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/ghc9_6/elm/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mkDerivation {
     vector zip-archive
   ];
   homepage = "https://elm-lang.org";
-  description = "The `elm` command line interface";
+  description = "`elm` command line interface";
   license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
   mainProgram = "elm";
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/flix/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/flix/default.nix
index 3499b7390f699..3aeb169a0c27f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/flix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/flix/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Flix Programming Language";
+    description = "Flix Programming Language";
     mainProgram = "flix";
     homepage = "https://github.com/flix/flix";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gforth/boot-forth.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gforth/boot-forth.nix
index 74a267687b8f2..657847164bb07 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gforth/boot-forth.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gforth/boot-forth.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   configureFlags = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ "--build=x86_64-apple-darwin" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Forth implementation of the GNU project (outdated version used to bootstrap)";
+    description = "Forth implementation of the GNU project (outdated version used to bootstrap)";
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/gforth/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gforth/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gforth/default.nix
index b76482ba5963d..56d89fd628f21 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gforth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gforth/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Forth implementation of the GNU project";
+    description = "Forth implementation of the GNU project";
     homepage = "https://github.com/forthy42/gforth";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
     broken = stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isAarch64; # segfault when running ./gforthmi
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7-binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7-binary.nix
index 16642e56bfd92..c29b3c89f4b87 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7-binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7-binary.nix
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = rec {
     homepage = "http://haskell.org/ghc";
-    description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
+    description = "Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     # HACK: since we can't encode the libc / abi in platforms, we need
     # to make the platform list dependent on the evaluation platform
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
index cc819ff8dcbfd..cf867408dd315 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://haskell.org/ghc";
-    description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
+    description = "Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       guibou
     ] ++ lib.teams.haskell.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.4-binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.4-binary.nix
index 77d70d2950707..920b63ce4eab0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.4-binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.4-binary.nix
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = rec {
     homepage = "http://haskell.org/ghc";
-    description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
+    description = "Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     # HACK: since we can't encode the libc / abi in platforms, we need
     # to make the platform list dependent on the evaluation platform
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.6.3-binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.6.3-binary.nix
index b8ad3c1192eb4..65ed655e57974 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.6.3-binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.6.3-binary.nix
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = rec {
     homepage = "http://haskell.org/ghc";
-    description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
+    description = "Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     # HACK: since we can't encode the libc / abi in platforms, we need
     # to make the platform list dependent on the evaluation platform
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
index 2ebb552ec6097..fcb5d43de7c0d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://haskell.org/ghc";
-    description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
+    description = "Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       guibou
     ] ++ lib.teams.haskell.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-make-native-bignum.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-make-native-bignum.nix
index 44b67357f1158..6142c76f64078 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-make-native-bignum.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-make-native-bignum.nix
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://haskell.org/ghc";
-    description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
+    description = "Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       guibou
     ] ++ lib.teams.haskell.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.21.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.21.nix
index 3351616233009..312106f6388c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.21.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.21.nix
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://go.dev/doc/devel/release#go${lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.version}";
-    description = "The Go Programming language";
+    description = "Go Programming language";
     homepage = "https://go.dev/";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = teams.golang.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.22.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.22.nix
index aad242c886069..d3b8982118aeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.22.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.22.nix
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://go.dev/doc/devel/release#go${lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.version}";
-    description = "The Go Programming language";
+    description = "Go Programming language";
     homepage = "https://go.dev/";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = teams.golang.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/intercal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/intercal/default.nix
index 1fde0f320c405..6e6fd63fa5b2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/intercal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/intercal/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The original esoteric programming language";
+    description = "Original esoteric programming language";
     longDescription = ''
       INTERCAL, an abbreviation for "Compiler Language With No
       Pronounceable Acronym", is a famously esoterical programming
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common/lld/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common/lld/default.nix
index be296be91e770..99bb150a817dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common/lld/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common/lld/default.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   meta = llvm_meta // {
     homepage = "https://lld.llvm.org/";
-    description = "The LLVM linker (unwrapped)";
+    description = "LLVM linker (unwrapped)";
     longDescription = ''
       LLD is a linker from the LLVM project that is a drop-in replacement for
       system linkers and runs much faster than them. It also provides features
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/lobster/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/lobster/default.nix
index ec961a22cb1b3..645e7019aa73b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/lobster/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/lobster/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   meta = with lib; {
     broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
     homepage = "https://strlen.com/lobster/";
-    description = "The Lobster programming language";
+    description = "Lobster programming language";
     mainProgram = "lobster";
     longDescription = ''
       Lobster is a programming language that tries to combine the advantages of
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/open-watcom/v2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/open-watcom/v2.nix
index ac529c7de4ef0..ddd62872d4510 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/open-watcom/v2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/open-watcom/v2.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The v2 fork of the Open Watcom suite of compilers and tools";
+    description = "V2 fork of the Open Watcom suite of compilers and tools";
     longDescription = ''
       A fork of Open Watcom: A C/C++/Fortran compiler and assembler suite
       targeting a multitude of architectures (x86, IA-32, Alpha AXP, MIPS,
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
index 093050be5b801..70561d83f3088 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/8.nix
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ let
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "http://openjdk.java.net/";
       license = licenses.gpl2;
-      description = "The open-source Java Development Kit";
+      description = "Open-source Java Development Kit";
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ edwtjo ];
       platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
       mainProgram = "java";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/meta.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/meta.nix
index 5078b77bfdd8c..04ed684eefab5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/meta.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/meta.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 lib: version: with lib; {
   homepage = "https://openjdk.java.net/";
   license = licenses.gpl2Only;
-  description = "The open-source Java Development Kit";
+  description = "Open-source Java Development Kit";
   maintainers = with maintainers; [ edwtjo infinidoge ];
   platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" "armv7l-linux" "armv6l-linux" "powerpc64le-linux" ];
   mainProgram = "java";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/11.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/11.nix
index 463e0e2d7cac7..22b844bb1d67c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/11.nix
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ in makePackage {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://openjdk.java.net/projects/openjfx/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    description = "The next-generation Java client toolkit";
+    description = "Next-generation Java client toolkit";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/15.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/15.nix
index 1fb48f460d2fd..77c8e4678d6c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/15.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/15.nix
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ in makePackage {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://openjdk.java.net/projects/openjfx/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    description = "The next-generation Java client toolkit";
+    description = "Next-generation Java client toolkit";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
     knownVulnerabilities = [
       "This OpenJFX version has reached its end of life."
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/17.nix
index fab6ca5e7df83..00fa6af725e5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/17.nix
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ in makePackage {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://openjdk.java.net/projects/openjfx/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    description = "The next-generation Java client toolkit";
+    description = "Next-generation Java client toolkit";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/19.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/19.nix
index 2100f962917ad..38720efaba545 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/19.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/19.nix
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ in makePackage {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://openjdk.org/projects/openjfx/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Classpath;
-    description = "The next-generation Java client toolkit";
+    description = "Next-generation Java client toolkit";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     knownVulnerabilities = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/20.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/20.nix
index 648f470a004d5..0aa7b262e834e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/20.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/20.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ in makePackage {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://openjdk.org/projects/openjfx/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Classpath;
-    description = "The next-generation Java client toolkit";
+    description = "Next-generation Java client toolkit";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     knownVulnerabilities = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/21.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/21.nix
index 34693b3f921cf..d4092a99f363c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/21.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/21.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ in makePackage {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://openjdk.org/projects/openjfx/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Classpath;
-    description = "The next-generation Java client toolkit";
+    description = "Next-generation Java client toolkit";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/22.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/22.nix
index 0ff861ed125d6..c34ff04668954 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/22.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/openjfx/22.nix
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ makePackage {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://openjdk.org/projects/openjfx/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Classpath;
-    description = "The next-generation Java client toolkit";
+    description = "Next-generation Java client toolkit";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/opensmalltalk-vm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/opensmalltalk-vm/default.nix
index 275ae4ee63250..ef238ebaf306f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/opensmalltalk-vm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/opensmalltalk-vm/default.nix
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ let
       '';
 
       meta = {
-        description = "The cross-platform virtual machine for Squeak, Pharo, Cuis, and Newspeak";
+        description = "Cross-platform virtual machine for Squeak, Pharo, Cuis, and Newspeak";
         mainProgram = scriptName;
         homepage = "https://opensmalltalk.org/";
         license = with lib.licenses; [ mit ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/orc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/orc/default.nix
index 9841fd94f2d01..fbd808184156d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/orc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/orc/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Oil Runtime Compiler";
+    description = "Oil Runtime Compiler";
     homepage = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/projects/orc.html";
     changelog = "https://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/orc/plain/RELEASE?h=${version}";
     # The source code implementing the Marsenne Twister algorithm is licensed
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/binary.nix
index a69dc78d3d26c..d1df1c542e982 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/binary.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ rec {
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/";
       sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
-      description = "The Rust package manager";
+      description = "Rust package manager";
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ qknight ];
       license = [ licenses.mit licenses.asl20 ];
     };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/compiler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/compiler/default.nix
index cef1358aed735..3576735d9dc71 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/compiler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/compiler/default.nix
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Swift Programming Language";
+    description = "Swift Programming Language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/apple/swift";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dtzWill trepetti dduan trundle stephank ];
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/swiftpm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/swiftpm/default.nix
index 2f3cb9530cfe5..ff4f5f1e1b10c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/swiftpm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/swiftpm/default.nix
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (commonAttrs // {
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Package Manager for the Swift Programming Language";
+    description = "Package Manager for the Swift Programming Language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/apple/swift-package-manager";
     platforms = with lib.platforms; linux ++ darwin;
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/HoTT/default.nix b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/HoTT/default.nix
index 426880940070b..6bc8ad9bb1804 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/HoTT/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/HoTT/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ mkCoqDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://homotopytypetheory.org/";
-    description = "The Homotopy Type Theory library";
+    description = "Homotopy Type Theory library";
     longDescription = ''
       Homotopy Type Theory is an interpretation of Martin-Löf’s intensional
       type theory into abstract homotopy theory. Propositional equality is
diff --git a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/coqide/default.nix b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/coqide/default.nix
index 449e81040dfa9..a4b85cdd7fbbe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/coqide/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/coqide/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ mkCoqDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://coq.inria.fr";
-    description = "The CoqIDE user interface for the Coq proof assistant";
+    description = "CoqIDE user interface for the Coq proof assistant";
     mainProgram = "coqide";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.Zimmi48 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/goedel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/goedel/default.nix
index 1b16f8c3948a5..2dae5941197d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/goedel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/goedel/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mkCoqDerivation {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ hydra-battles pocklington ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Gödel-Rosser 1st incompleteness theorem in Coq";
+    description = "Gödel-Rosser 1st incompleteness theorem in Coq";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ siraben ];
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/iris/default.nix b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/iris/default.nix
index ae6798243b6ac..a39e8a99509c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/iris/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/iris/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ mkCoqDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Coq development of the Iris Project";
+    description = "Coq development of the Iris Project";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.vbgl maintainers.ineol ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cudatoolkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cudatoolkit/default.nix
index e5606f9395129..24e41d3318956 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cudatoolkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cudatoolkit/default.nix
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ backendStdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The deprecated runfile-based CUDAToolkit installation (a compiler for NVIDIA GPUs, math libraries, and tools)";
+    description = "Deprecated runfile-based CUDAToolkit installation (a compiler for NVIDIA GPUs, math libraries, and tools)";
     homepage = "https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit";
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     license = licenses.nvidiaCuda;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/cudnn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/cudnn/default.nix
index b9fe238e2587b..36a9a26bda523 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/cudnn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/cudnn/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   # to the generic release.
   # {
   #   url = options.mkOption {
-  #     description = "The URL to download the tarball from";
+  #     description = "URL to download the tarball from";
   #     type = types.str;
   #   };
   # }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/manifest.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/manifest.nix
index cf5ea68820749..b6f765a38a078 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/manifest.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/manifest.nix
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ options.mkOption {
     freeformType = types.attrsOf Release.type;
     options = {
       release_date = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The release date of the manifest";
+        description = "Release date of the manifest";
         type = types.nullOr types.str;
         default = null;
         example = "2023-08-29";
       };
       release_label = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The release label of the manifest";
+        description = "Release label of the manifest";
         type = types.nullOr types.str;
         default = null;
         example = "12.2.2";
       };
       release_product = options.mkOption {
         example = "cuda";
-        description = "The release product of the manifest";
+        description = "Release product of the manifest";
         type = types.nullOr types.str;
         default = null;
       };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/package.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/package.nix
index 6f5b148908b01..bf3bd478a1239 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/package.nix
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@ options.mkOption {
   type = types.submodule {
     options = {
       relative_path = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The relative path to the package";
+        description = "Relative path to the package";
         example = "cuda_cccl/linux-x86_64/cuda_cccl-linux-x86_64-11.5.62-archive.tar.xz";
         type = types.str;
       };
       sha256 = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The sha256 hash of the package";
+        description = "Sha256 hash of the package";
         example = "bbe633d6603d5a96a214dcb9f3f6f6fd2fa04d62e53694af97ae0c7afe0121b0";
         type = types.str;
       };
       md5 = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The md5 hash of the package";
+        description = "Md5 hash of the package";
         example = "e5deef4f6cb71f14aac5be5d5745dafe";
         type = types.str;
       };
       size = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The size of the package as a string";
+        description = "Size of the package as a string";
         type = types.str;
         example = "960968";
       };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/release.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/release.nix
index a319f9ce79fcf..0165ecbb08bc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/manifests/redistrib/release.nix
@@ -11,23 +11,23 @@ options.mkOption {
     freeformType = types.attrsOf Package.type;
     options = {
       name = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The full name of the package";
+        description = "Full name of the package";
         example = "CXX Core Compute Libraries";
         type = types.str;
       };
       license = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The license of the package";
+        description = "License of the package";
         example = "CUDA Toolkit";
         type = types.str;
       };
       license_path = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The path to the license of the package";
+        description = "Path to the license of the package";
         example = "cuda_cccl/LICENSE.txt";
         default = null;
         type = types.nullOr types.str;
       };
       version = options.mkOption {
-        description = "The version of the package";
+        description = "Version of the package";
         example = "11.5.62";
         type = types.str;
       };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/releases/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/releases/default.nix
index 1ab0d35f106c6..87985ef08134f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/releases/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/releases/default.nix
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ in
             freeformType = types.attrsOf types.anything;
             options = {
               version = options.mkOption {
-                description = "The version of the package";
+                description = "Version of the package";
                 type = majorMinorPatchBuildVersion;
               };
               minCudaVersion = options.mkOption {
-                description = "The minimum CUDA version supported";
+                description = "Minimum CUDA version supported";
                 type = majorMinorVersion;
               };
               maxCudaVersion = options.mkOption {
-                description = "The maximum CUDA version supported";
+                description = "Maximum CUDA version supported";
                 type = majorMinorVersion;
               };
               hash = options.mkOption {
-                description = "The hash of the tarball";
+                description = "Hash of the tarball";
                 type = types.str;
               };
             };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/types/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/types/default.nix
index 4011024799dfc..31e0a4403e810 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/types/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/generic/types/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ in
     # https://github.com/ConnorBaker/cuda-redist-find-features/blob/c841980e146f8664bbcd0ba1399e486b7910617b/cuda_redist_find_features/types/_lib_so_name.py
     libSoName = types.strMatching ".*\\.so(\\.[[:digit:]]+)*$" // {
       name = "libSoName";
-      description = "The name of a shared object file";
+      description = "Name of a shared object file";
     };
 
     majorMinorVersion = types.strMatching "^([[:digit:]]+)\\.([[:digit:]]+)$" // {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/tensorrt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/tensorrt/default.nix
index 0d5f035a17128..a214a26e434be 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/tensorrt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/modules/tensorrt/default.nix
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
   # to the generic release.
   # {
   #   cudnnVersion = lib.options.mkOption {
-  #     description = "The CUDNN version supported";
+  #     description = "CUDNN version supported";
   #     type = types.nullOr majorMinorVersion;
   #   };
   #   filename = lib.options.mkOption {
-  #     description = "The tarball name";
+  #     description = "Tarball name";
   #     type = types.str;
   #   };
   # }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/cling/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/cling/default.nix
index 2f3327b0554a0..2b6d2c26c09f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/cling/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/cling/default.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ let
     dontStrip = debug;
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "The Interactive C++ Interpreter";
+      description = "Interactive C++ Interpreter";
       mainProgram = "cling";
       homepage = "https://root.cern/cling/";
       license = with licenses; [ lgpl21 ncsa ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lfe/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lfe/generic-builder.nix
index 1589121d998d9..908417f7c7089 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lfe/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lfe/generic-builder.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ buildRebar3 {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description     = "The best of Erlang and of Lisp; at the same time!";
+    description     = "Best of Erlang and of Lisp; at the same time!";
     longDescription = ''
       LFE, Lisp Flavoured Erlang, is a lisp syntax front-end to the Erlang
       compiler. Code produced with it is compatible with "normal" Erlang
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/interpreter.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/interpreter.nix
index 95ddc5a543cf8..fb835b22f1de9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/interpreter.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/interpreter.nix
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.perl.org/";
-    description = "The standard implementation of the Perl 5 programming language";
+    description = "Standard implementation of the Perl 5 programming language";
     license = licenses.artistic1;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/snobol4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/snobol4/default.nix
index d5970c4ab873b..2d276e6a03629 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/snobol4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/snobol4/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Macro Implementation of SNOBOL4 in C";
+    description = "Macro Implementation of SNOBOL4 in C";
     longDescription = ''
       An open source port of Macro SNOBOL4 (The original Bell Telephone Labs implementation, written in SIL macros) by Phil Budne.
       Supports full SNOBOL4 language plus SPITBOL, [Blocks](https://www.regressive.org/snobol4/blocks/) and other extensions.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/tcl/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/tcl/generic.nix
index 5ee967161f832..63eafd9c3e81c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/tcl/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/tcl/generic.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ let
       '';
 
       meta = with lib; {
-        description = "The Tcl scripting language";
+        description = "Tcl scripting language";
         homepage = "https://www.tcl.tk/";
         license = licenses.tcltk;
         platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasm3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasm3/default.nix
index 6dd68462d1be4..ab7ed45dcc711 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasm3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasm3/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/wasm3/wasm3";
-    description = "The fastest WebAssembly interpreter, and the most universal runtime";
+    description = "Fastest WebAssembly interpreter, and the most universal runtime";
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ malbarbo ];
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmer/default.nix
index ed9139af17b8e..030aa67fc2e37 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmer/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Universal WebAssembly Runtime";
+    description = "Universal WebAssembly Runtime";
     mainProgram = "wasmer";
     longDescription = ''
       Wasmer is a standalone WebAssembly runtime for running WebAssembly outside
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/apr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/apr/default.nix
index dfa97d200e913..11bdd53945d06 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/apr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/apr/default.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://apr.apache.org/";
-    description = "The Apache Portable Runtime library";
+    description = "Apache Portable Runtime library";
     mainProgram = "apr-1-config";
     platforms = platforms.all;
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/zita-alsa-pcmi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/zita-alsa-pcmi/default.nix
index fc5162b34e8d4..64113993f1eaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/zita-alsa-pcmi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/zita-alsa-pcmi/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The successor of clalsadrv, provides easy access to ALSA PCM devices";
+    description = "Successor of clalsadrv, provides easy access to ALSA PCM devices";
     version = version;
     homepage = "http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/downloads/index.html";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/basu/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/basu/default.nix
index 4665c4c2d158b..a3bd836ee83fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/basu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/basu/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://sr.ht/~emersion/basu";
-    description = "The sd-bus library, extracted from systemd";
+    description = "Sd-bus library, extracted from systemd";
     mainProgram = "basuctl";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl21Only;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cgreen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cgreen/default.nix
index 921eb6c797247..c6394a456efd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cgreen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cgreen/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/cgreen-devs/cgreen";
-    description = "The Modern Unit Test and Mocking Framework for C and C++";
+    description = "Modern Unit Test and Mocking Framework for C and C++";
     mainProgram = "cgreen-runner";
     license = lib.licenses.isc;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.AndersonTorres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/classads/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/classads/default.nix
index 6fef10fe5d24e..bbe342d98198b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/classads/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/classads/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/classad/";
-    description = "The Classified Advertisements library provides a generic means for matching resources";
+    description = "Classified Advertisements library provides a generic means for matching resources";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/comedilib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/comedilib/default.nix
index ab97ac09a57ec..95de887242bf5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/comedilib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/comedilib/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "man" "doc" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Linux Control and Measurement Device Interface Library";
+    description = "Linux Control and Measurement Device Interface Library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Linux-Comedi/comedilib";
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.doronbehar ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/doctest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/doctest/default.nix
index 642cfa3052f71..1acddbbd12ec6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/doctest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/doctest/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/doctest/doctest";
-    description = "The fastest feature-rich C++11/14/17/20 single-header testing framework";
+    description = "Fastest feature-rich C++11/14/17/20 single-header testing framework";
     platforms = platforms.all;
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ davidtwco ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/egl-wayland/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/egl-wayland/default.nix
index 626cd52df7a84..7291ff8f8e9d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/egl-wayland/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/egl-wayland/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The EGLStream-based Wayland external platform";
+    description = "EGLStream-based Wayland external platform";
     homepage = "https://github.com/NVIDIA/egl-wayland/";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/eglexternalplatform/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/eglexternalplatform/default.nix
index 2845faa9d0884..50e2763722740 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/eglexternalplatform/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/eglexternalplatform/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The EGL External Platform interface";
+    description = "EGL External Platform interface";
     homepage = "https://github.com/NVIDIA/eglexternalplatform";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/elf-header/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/elf-header/default.nix
index 72166bb38ce99..4953251d4af6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/elf-header/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/elf-header/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = libc.meta // {
     outputsToInstall = [ "out" ];
-    description = "The datastructures of ELF according to the target platform's libc";
+    description = "Datastructures of ELF according to the target platform's libc";
     longDescription = ''
       The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF, formerly named Extensible Linking
       Format), is usually defined in a header like this.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/exprtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/exprtk/default.nix
index 8dc4f7598abd6..1d917f6de6ed1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/exprtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/exprtk/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The C++ Mathematical Expression Toolkit Library";
+    description = "C++ Mathematical Expression Toolkit Library";
     homepage = "https://www.partow.net/programming/exprtk/index.html";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ anselmschueler ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdcm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdcm/default.nix
index 84e0686d5937d..bdfa576f23dfe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdcm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdcm/default.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # a number of additional but much slower tests are enabled
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The grassroots cross-platform DICOM implementation";
+    description = "Grassroots cross-platform DICOM implementation";
     longDescription = ''
       Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) is an implementation of the DICOM standard designed to be open source so that researchers may access clinical data directly.
       GDCM includes a file format definition and a network communications protocol, both of which should be extended to provide a full set of tools for a researcher or small medical imaging vendor to interface with an existing medical database.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
index 1dde7c44bd47d..25a83b1dc6d21 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/";
-    description = "The GNU C Library";
+    description = "GNU C Library";
 
     longDescription =
       '' Any Unix-like operating system needs a C library: the library which
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
index e07c354aa4e09..96a08178637df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
@@ -182,6 +182,6 @@ in
         inherit libgcc;
       };
 
-  meta = (previousAttrs.meta or {}) // { description = "The GNU C Library"; };
+  meta = (previousAttrs.meta or {}) // { description = "GNU C Library"; };
 })
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glpk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glpk/default.nix
index a78170909caa9..9fa8765f054ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glpk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glpk/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GNU Linear Programming Kit";
+    description = "GNU Linear Programming Kit";
 
     longDescription =
       '' The GNU Linear Programming Kit is intended for solving large
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix
index b527c0d3c3331..48e027f5246bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GNU Transport Layer Security Library";
+    description = "GNU Transport Layer Security Library";
 
     longDescription = ''
       GnuTLS is a project that aims to develop a library which
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/grpc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/grpc/default.nix
index bf9b58ec4a092..2110755a17197 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/grpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/grpc/default.nix
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The C based gRPC (C++, Python, Ruby, Objective-C, PHP, C#)";
+    description = "C based gRPC (C++, Python, Ruby, Objective-C, PHP, C#)";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lnl7 ];
     homepage = "https://grpc.io/";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/default.nix
index ffe168674e68f..7e3d11528a4f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform.system != "i686-linux";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The GNU Scientific Library, a large numerical library";
+    description = "GNU Scientific Library, a large numerical library";
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libb2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libb2/default.nix
index 9e507188aad39..39697b4af521a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libb2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libb2/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The BLAKE2 family of cryptographic hash functions";
+    description = "BLAKE2 family of cryptographic hash functions";
     homepage = "https://blake2.net/";
     pkgConfigModules = [ "libb2" ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libfreefare/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libfreefare/default.nix
index f1466dd5a9f53..b05ea5bbe2d5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libfreefare/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libfreefare/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ libnfc openssl ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libobjc IOKit Security ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The libfreefare project aims to provide a convenient API for MIFARE card manipulations";
+    description = "Libfreefare project aims to provide a convenient API for MIFARE card manipulations";
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
     homepage = "https://github.com/nfc-tools/libfreefare";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [bobvanderlinden];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libglvnd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libglvnd/default.nix
index a7480d6ffb95a..9a9c3b861d6d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libglvnd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libglvnd/default.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru = { inherit (addOpenGLRunpath) driverLink; };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GL Vendor-Neutral Dispatch library";
+    description = "GL Vendor-Neutral Dispatch library";
     longDescription = ''
       libglvnd is a vendor-neutral dispatch layer for arbitrating OpenGL API
       calls between multiple vendors. It allows multiple drivers from different
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libipfix/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libipfix/default.nix
index 96fd190e15bbb..e6ddb9b471c7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libipfix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libipfix/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://libipfix.sourceforge.net/";
-    description = "The libipfix C-library implements the IPFIX protocol defined by the IP Flow Information Export working group of the IETF";
+    description = "Libipfix C-library implements the IPFIX protocol defined by the IP Flow Information Export working group of the IETF";
     mainProgram = "ipfix_collector";
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libngspice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libngspice/default.nix
index 6da456b26ed66..eb6a057dcae35 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libngspice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libngspice/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Next Generation Spice (Electronic Circuit Simulator)";
+    description = "Next Generation Spice (Electronic Circuit Simulator)";
     mainProgram = "ngspice";
     homepage = "http://ngspice.sourceforge.net";
     license = with licenses; [ bsd3 gpl2Plus lgpl2Plus ]; # See https://sourceforge.net/p/ngspice/ngspice/ci/master/tree/COPYING
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/12.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/12.nix
index e94bd026a7a6b..9792447bcc888 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/12.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/12.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official reference implementation for the PNG file format";
+    description = "Official reference implementation for the PNG file format";
     homepage = "http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html";
     license = licenses.libpng;
     maintainers = [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/default.nix
index 34d7a3e580b79..4a8c52ae279dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpng/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official reference implementation for the PNG file format" + whenPatched " with animation patch";
+    description = "Official reference implementation for the PNG file format" + whenPatched " with animation patch";
     homepage = "http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html";
     changelog = "https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGES";
     license = licenses.libpng2;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor.nix
index 1dde9402f9026..2afdb5d32bede 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The RDF Parser Toolkit";
+    description = "RDF Parser Toolkit";
     homepage = "https://librdf.org/raptor";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ lgpl21 asl20 ];
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.marcweber ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor2.nix
index b9d5252215cc6..424022b7ab4bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librdf/raptor2.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libxml2 libxslt ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The RDF Parser Toolkit";
+    description = "RDF Parser Toolkit";
     mainProgram = "rapper";
     homepage = "https://librdf.org/raptor";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ lgpl21 asl20 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsixel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsixel/default.nix
index d4fa2a4d6ffe3..5bdaafc9f15c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsixel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsixel/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The SIXEL library for console graphics, and converter programs";
+    description = "SIXEL library for console graphics, and converter programs";
     homepage = "https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ vrthra ];
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsrs2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsrs2/default.nix
index 5cb0974af9f1d..e6fd748362e90 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsrs2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsrs2/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The next generation SRS library from the original designer of SRS";
+    description = "Next generation SRS library from the original designer of SRS";
     mainProgram = "srs";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2 bsd3 ];
     homepage = "https://www.libsrs2.org/";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libviperfx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libviperfx/default.nix
index 580329754b668..2778726a4bf7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libviperfx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libviperfx/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/vipersaudio/viperfx_core_binary";
-    description = "The ViPER FX core";
+    description = "ViPER FX core";
     license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ rewine ];
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwbxml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwbxml/default.nix
index 30e7a99e6f106..446735c5eec71 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwbxml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwbxml/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/libwbxml/libwbxml";
-    description = "The WBXML Library (aka libwbxml) contains a library and its associated tools to Parse, Encode and Handle WBXML documents";
+    description = "WBXML Library (aka libwbxml) contains a library and its associated tools to Parse, Encode and Handle WBXML documents";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mh ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mongoc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mongoc/default.nix
index 3c7e6124fe242..e99671b4fcfa7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mongoc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mongoc/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official C client library for MongoDB";
+    description = "Official C client library for MongoDB";
     homepage = "http://mongoc.org";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     mainProgram = "mongoc-stat";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mongocxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mongocxx/default.nix
index ad96e81159a70..a17e7f8d037f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mongocxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mongocxx/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official C++ client library for MongoDB";
+    description = "Official C++ client library for MongoDB";
     homepage = "http://mongocxx.org";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ adriandole ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/npth/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/npth/default.nix
index 1ca747048e332..815c3dff031ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/npth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/npth/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The New GNU Portable Threads Library";
+    description = "New GNU Portable Threads Library";
     mainProgram = "npth-config";
     longDescription = ''
       This is a library to provide the GNU Pth API and thus a non-preemptive
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/osip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/osip/default.nix
index f7cedc96b7c72..d552bedaa4f91 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/osip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/osip/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/osip/";
-    description = "The GNU oSIP library, an implementation of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)";
+    description = "GNU oSIP library, an implementation of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ raskin ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/packr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/packr/default.nix
index 1a5bacad59f87..43822d76aa197 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/packr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/packr/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ let p2 = buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The simple and easy way to embed static files into Go binaries";
+    description = "Simple and easy way to embed static files into Go binaries";
     homepage = "https://github.com/gobuffalo/packr";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut ];
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ p1 = buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The simple and easy way to embed static files into Go binaries";
+    description = "Simple and easy way to embed static files into Go binaries";
     homepage = "https://github.com/gobuffalo/packr";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/applgrid/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/applgrid/default.nix
index 105a6b4953f77..c2dbb1235b487 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/applgrid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/applgrid/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The APPLgrid project provides a fast and flexible way to reproduce the results of full NLO calculations with any input parton distribution set in only a few milliseconds rather than the weeks normally required to gain adequate statistics";
+    description = "APPLgrid project provides a fast and flexible way to reproduce the results of full NLO calculations with any input parton distribution set in only a few milliseconds rather than the weeks normally required to gain adequate statistics";
     license     = licenses.gpl3;
     homepage    = "http://applgrid.hepforge.org";
     platforms   = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hepmc2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hepmc2/default.nix
index e2ab42c418a09..870114ffcba48 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hepmc2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hepmc2/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The HepMC package is an object oriented event record written in C++ for High Energy Physics Monte Carlo Generators";
+    description = "HepMC package is an object oriented event record written in C++ for High Energy Physics Monte Carlo Generators";
     license     = licenses.lgpl21;
     homepage    = "http://hepmc.web.cern.ch/hepmc/";
     platforms   = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hepmc3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hepmc3/default.nix
index bf3ffe8425f89..7ec49da065140 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hepmc3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/hepmc3/default.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyHepMC3" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The HepMC package is an object oriented, C++ event record for High Energy Physics Monte Carlo generators and simulation";
+    description = "HepMC package is an object oriented, C++ event record for High Energy Physics Monte Carlo generators and simulation";
     mainProgram = "HepMC3-config";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     homepage = "http://hepmc.web.cern.ch/hepmc/";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ppl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ppl/default.nix
index d49f3e6bd5382..863ffed429328 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ppl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ppl/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Parma Polyhedra Library";
+    description = "Parma Polyhedra Library";
 
     longDescription = ''
       The Parma Polyhedra Library (PPL) provides numerical abstractions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pth/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pth/default.nix
index 7cb9046acf212..bbbc5017c410e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pth/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GNU Portable Threads library";
+    description = "GNU Portable Threads library";
     mainProgram = "pth-config";
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/pth";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/retro-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/retro-gtk/default.nix
index 1323bd98a43c6..7387e69130730 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/retro-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/retro-gtk/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GTK Libretro frontend framework";
+    description = "GTK Libretro frontend framework";
     mainProgram = "retro-demo";
     longDescription = ''
       Libretro is a plugin format design to implement video game
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/clblast/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/clblast/default.nix
index e4bbd09a7586b..a7c8d8faee4c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/clblast/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/clblast/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The tuned OpenCL BLAS library";
+    description = "Tuned OpenCL BLAS library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/CNugteren/CLBlast";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ Tungsten842 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/slib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/slib/default.nix
index c3c5965816f4f..84b21e2c4fa9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/slib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/slib/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The SLIB Portable Scheme Library";
+    description = "SLIB Portable Scheme Library";
     mainProgram = "slib";
 
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/smooth/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/smooth/default.nix
index 402500dc9528d..3cb227b12d3fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/smooth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/smooth/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The smooth Class Library";
+    description = "Smooth Class Library";
     mainProgram = "smooth-translator";
     license = licenses.artistic2;
     homepage = "http://www.smooth-project.org/";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix
index 1a289f7c2d618..387794dda8e3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   PYTHON_CONFIG = "/invalid";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The trivial database";
+    description = "Trivial database";
     longDescription = ''
       TDB is a Trivial Database. In concept, it is very much like GDBM,
       and BSD's DB except that it allows multiple simultaneous writers
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/default.nix
index c12178d833de4..9f22ae65d28cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/libtirpc/";
-    description = "The transport-independent Sun RPC implementation (TI-RPC)";
+    description = "Transport-independent Sun RPC implementation (TI-RPC)";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tkimg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tkimg/default.nix
index 90970a45602a2..8b66e195d5a5e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tkimg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tkimg/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ tcl.mkTclDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/tkimg/";
-    description = "The Img package adds several image formats to Tcl/Tk";
+    description = "Img package adds several image formats to Tcl/Tk";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ matthewcroughan ];
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/volk/2.5.0.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/volk/2.5.0.nix
index 35216cb7e31c2..3e15993efc39f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/volk/2.5.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/volk/2.5.0.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://libvolk.org/";
-    description = "The Vector Optimized Library of Kernels";
+    description = "Vector Optimized Library of Kernels";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ doronbehar ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/volk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/volk/default.nix
index 02240ac1febff..caf3c848a1ed8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/volk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/volk/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://libvolk.org/";
-    description = "The Vector Optimized Library of Kernels";
+    description = "Vector Optimized Library of Kernels";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ doronbehar ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/yyjson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/yyjson/default.nix
index e1d42ccce7b6b..96e075c02f4b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/yyjson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/yyjson/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The fastest JSON library in C";
+    description = "Fastest JSON library in C";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ibireme/yyjson";
     changelog = "https://github.com/ibireme/yyjson/blob/${finalAttrs.src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zeroc-ice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeroc-ice/default.nix
index 3ccb7c17f9c99..b41ec7f511745 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/zeroc-ice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeroc-ice/default.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.zeroc.com/ice.html";
-    description = "The internet communications engine";
+    description = "Internet communications engine";
     license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ abbradar ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zeromq/4.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeromq/4.x.nix
index 2a4119e0fe225..d8509c8fc3f4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/zeromq/4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeromq/4.x.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     branch = "4";
     homepage = "http://www.zeromq.org";
-    description = "The Intelligent Transport Layer";
+    description = "Intelligent Transport Layer";
     license = licenses.mpl20;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fpletz ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/default.nix
index 410475b6b5c00..6342184e805db 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = mirage-runtime.meta // {
-    description = "The MirageOS library operating system";
+    description = "MirageOS library operating system";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/runtime.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/runtime.nix
index 627e9432efb56..d3b847d6da477 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/runtime.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/runtime.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/mirage/mirage";
-    description = "The base MirageOS runtime library, part of every MirageOS unikernel";
+    description = "Base MirageOS runtime library, part of every MirageOS unikernel";
     license = licenses.isc;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sternenseemann ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ppx_bap/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ppx_bap/default.nix
index c0c5b9dfd13d0..13f9d3471fef2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ppx_bap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ppx_bap/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The set of ppx rewriters for BAP";
+    description = "Set of ppx rewriters for BAP";
     inherit (src.meta) homepage;
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.vbgl ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/deployer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/deployer/default.nix
index 6575338e4d649..5fc8cc5679df8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/deployer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/deployer/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ php.buildComposerProject (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    description = "The PHP deployment tool with support for popular frameworks out of the box";
+    description = "PHP deployment tool with support for popular frameworks out of the box";
     homepage = "https://deployer.org/";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "dep";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/mongodb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/mongodb/default.nix
index a9b99cf5150cb..c4b395369b398 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/mongodb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/mongodb/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ buildPecl rec {
     ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Official MongoDB PHP driver";
+    description = "Official MongoDB PHP driver";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = lib.teams.php.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/phive/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/phive/default.nix
index 82b5681cb1682..292728654c7ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/phive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/phive/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ php.buildComposerProject (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/phar-io/phive/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
-    description = "The Phar Installation and Verification Environment (PHIVE)";
+    description = "Phar Installation and Verification Environment (PHIVE)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/phar-io/phive";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     mainProgram = "phive";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/vld/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/vld/default.nix
index d980ecd839416..1771f7b21514c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/vld/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/vld/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildPecl {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/derickr/vld/releases/tag/${version}";
-    description = "The Vulcan Logic Dumper hooks into the Zend Engine and dumps all the opcodes (execution units) of a script";
+    description = "Vulcan Logic Dumper hooks into the Zend Engine and dumps all the opcodes (execution units) of a script";
     homepage = "https://github.com/derickr/vld";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ gaelreyrol ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ailment/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ailment/default.nix
index 4625ef8a73dbe..f11ffcde17494 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ailment/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ailment/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "ailment" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The angr Intermediate Language";
+    description = "Angr Intermediate Language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/angr/ailment";
     license = with licenses; [ bsd2 ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiomqtt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiomqtt/default.nix
index a67df0b943d9a..6e074397fac85 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiomqtt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiomqtt/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The idiomatic asyncio MQTT client, wrapped around paho-mqtt";
+    description = "Idiomatic asyncio MQTT client, wrapped around paho-mqtt";
     homepage = "https://github.com/sbtinstruments/aiomqtt";
     changelog = "https://github.com/sbtinstruments/aiomqtt/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aplpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aplpy/default.nix
index ab718a1840701..f786f70b0c8a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aplpy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aplpy/default.nix
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "aplpy" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Astronomical Plotting Library in Python";
+    description = "Astronomical Plotting Library in Python";
     homepage = "http://aplpy.github.io";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ smaret ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asterisk-mbox/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asterisk-mbox/default.nix
index d0a1b28536d0f..7b6af81ba0339 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asterisk-mbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asterisk-mbox/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "asterisk_mbox" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The client side of a client/server to interact with Asterisk voicemail mailboxes";
+    description = "Client side of a client/server to interact with Asterisk voicemail mailboxes";
     homepage = "https://github.com/PhracturedBlue/asterisk_mbox";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asteroid-filterbanks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asteroid-filterbanks/default.nix
index e01ecde83cce6..9c41816421752 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asteroid-filterbanks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asteroid-filterbanks/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "asteroid_filterbanks" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The PyTorch-based audio source separation toolkit for researchers";
+    description = "PyTorch-based audio source separation toolkit for researchers";
     homepage = "https://github.com/asteroid-team/asteroid-filterbanks";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ matthewcroughan ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beanhub-extract/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beanhub-extract/default.nix
index 66c0e76dd5987..31ca5b48bca0d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beanhub-extract/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beanhub-extract/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "beanhub_extract" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The simple library for extracting all kind of bank account transaction export files, mostly for beanhub-import to ingest and generate transactions";
+    description = "Simple library for extracting all kind of bank account transaction export files, mostly for beanhub-import to ingest and generate transactions";
     homepage = "https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-extract/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-extract/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ mit ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bidict/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bidict/default.nix
index ffd6f3d153dc6..f333f2f3dbca3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bidict/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bidict/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://bidict.readthedocs.io";
     changelog = "https://bidict.readthedocs.io/changelog.html";
-    description = "The bidirectional mapping library for Python";
+    description = "Bidirectional mapping library for Python";
     license = licenses.mpl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [
       jab
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/black/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/black/default.nix
index 158d0698aaef9..d9d1980ed2d0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/black/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/black/default.nix
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = !(stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64);
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The uncompromising Python code formatter";
+    description = "Uncompromising Python code formatter";
     homepage = "https://github.com/psf/black";
     changelog = "https://github.com/psf/black/blob/${version}/CHANGES.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chromadb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chromadb/default.nix
index f765aa767db97..976d2fb9a9cf0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chromadb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chromadb/default.nix
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The AI-native open-source embedding database";
+    description = "AI-native open-source embedding database";
     homepage = "https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma";
     changelog = "https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cleanlab/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cleanlab/default.nix
index 2e9087fdb6121..b7c2070ebcea3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cleanlab/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cleanlab/default.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The standard data-centric AI package for data quality and machine learning with messy, real-world data and labels";
+    description = "Standard data-centric AI package for data quality and machine learning with messy, real-world data and labels";
     homepage = "https://github.com/cleanlab/cleanlab";
     changelog = "https://github.com/cleanlab/cleanlab/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.agpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/clickgen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/clickgen/default.nix
index 237bef9a03661..c2630dacc5fbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/clickgen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/clickgen/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/ful1e5/clickgen";
-    description = "The hassle-free cursor building toolbox";
+    description = "Hassle-free cursor building toolbox";
     longDescription = ''
       clickgen is API for building X11 and Windows Cursors from
       .png files. clickgen is using anicursorgen and xcursorgen under the hood.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/conda-libmamba-solver/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/conda-libmamba-solver/default.nix
index 68b9d4db091f2..aff927bfc6a86 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/conda-libmamba-solver/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/conda-libmamba-solver/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonRemoveDeps = [ "conda" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The libmamba based solver for conda";
+    description = "Libmamba based solver for conda";
     homepage = "https://github.com/conda/conda-libmamba-solver";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ericthemagician ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/craft-application-1/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/craft-application-1/default.nix
index 49e1685e35f31..e47e502e09f25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/craft-application-1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/craft-application-1/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The basis for Canonical craft applications";
+    description = "Basis for Canonical craft applications";
     homepage = "https://github.com/canonical/craft-application";
     changelog = "https://github.com/canonical/craft-application/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/craft-application/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/craft-application/default.nix
index 61699d21d6aed..d37e4e4063bf2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/craft-application/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/craft-application/default.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The basis for Canonical craft applications";
+    description = "Basis for Canonical craft applications";
     homepage = "https://github.com/canonical/craft-application";
     changelog = "https://github.com/canonical/craft-application/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datadog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datadog/default.nix
index 87fde9f88a24e..5103cc4df9477 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datadog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datadog/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "datadog" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Datadog Python library";
+    description = "Datadog Python library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/DataDog/datadogpy";
     changelog = "https://github.com/DataDog/datadogpy/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dek/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dek/default.nix
index 23d7ce5bd1c1c..811c406480a15 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dek/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dek/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "dek" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The decorator-decorator";
+    description = "Decorator-decorator";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rec/dek";
     changelog = "https://github.com/rec/dek/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-contrib-comments/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-contrib-comments/default.nix
index 05ce09663aa9f..ae5872b120b73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-contrib-comments/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-contrib-comments/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/django/django-contrib-comments";
-    description = "The code formerly known as django.contrib.comments";
+    description = "Code formerly known as django.contrib.comments";
     license = licenses.bsd0;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-crispy-forms/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-crispy-forms/default.nix
index cc8191f34d9ab..3437a6474a1bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-crispy-forms/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-crispy-forms/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "crispy_forms" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The best way to have DRY Django forms";
+    description = "Best way to have DRY Django forms";
     homepage = "https://django-crispy-forms.readthedocs.io/en/latest/";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ambroisie ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docloud/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docloud/default.nix
index 3d6888a0c0c37..5c7c57811543e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docloud/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docloud/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "docloud" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The IBM Decision Optimization on Cloud Python client";
+    description = "IBM Decision Optimization on Cloud Python client";
     homepage = "https://onboarding-oaas.docloud.ibmcloud.com/software/analytics/docloud/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ drewrisinger ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eth-hash/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eth-hash/default.nix
index 81f483fed9a95..7d75ccf1655e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eth-hash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eth-hash/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Ethereum hashing function keccak256";
+    description = "Ethereum hashing function keccak256";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ethereum/eth-hash";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/face-recognition/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/face-recognition/default.nix
index 98d3ea63b6b98..ff50cce91dad0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/face-recognition/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/face-recognition/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     homepage = "https://github.com/ageitgey/face_recognition";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
-    description = "The world's simplest facial recognition api for Python and the command line";
+    description = "World's simplest facial recognition api for Python and the command line";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastai/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastai/default.nix
index e3c00f3948f77..884c51f65efc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastai/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastai/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/fastai/fastai";
-    description = "The fastai deep learning library";
+    description = "Fastai deep learning library";
     mainProgram = "configure_accelerate";
     changelog = "https://github.com/fastai/fastai/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fenics/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fenics/default.nix
index 3d164a96da8c8..a5b9902fecf8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fenics/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fenics/default.nix
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ let
       make runtests
     '';
     meta = {
-      description = "The FEniCS Problem Solving Environment in Python and C++";
+      description = "FEniCS Problem Solving Environment in Python and C++";
       homepage = "https://fenicsproject.org/";
       license = lib.licenses.lgpl3;
     };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/first/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/first/default.nix
index 195c996825e05..70edb11145427 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/first/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/first/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "first" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The function you always missed in Python";
+    description = "Function you always missed in Python";
     homepage = "https://github.com/hynek/first/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/hynek/first/blob/${version}/HISTORY.rst";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flake8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flake8/default.nix
index 489c7b7f87f8e..3d2938f9e6fd8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flake8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flake8/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The modular source code checker: pep8, pyflakes and co";
+    description = "Modular source code checker: pep8, pyflakes and co";
     homepage = "https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask/default.nix
index 897c179615382..d8effec2045e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flask/default.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "-" ] version
     }";
     homepage = "https://flask.palletsprojects.com/";
-    description = "The Python micro framework for building web applications";
+    description = "Python micro framework for building web applications";
     mainProgram = "flask";
     longDescription = ''
       Flask is a lightweight WSGI web application framework. It is
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flet-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flet-core/default.nix
index ce77c3a384569..dd65e60e13297 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flet-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flet-core/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/flet-dev/flet/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    description = "The library is the foundation of Flet framework and is not intended to be used directly";
+    description = "Library is the foundation of Flet framework and is not intended to be used directly";
     homepage = "https://flet.dev/";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/functiontrace/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/functiontrace/default.nix
index e0ca06ba0b483..0982baa619e27 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/functiontrace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/functiontrace/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://functiontrace.com";
-    description = "The Python module for Functiontrace";
+    description = "Python module for Functiontrace";
     license = licenses.prosperity30;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mathiassven ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gnureadline/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gnureadline/default.nix
index d2af97dc0839b..17f14f488944e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gnureadline/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gnureadline/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The standard Python readline extension statically linked against the GNU readline library";
+    description = "Standard Python readline extension statically linked against the GNU readline library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ludwigschwardt/python-gnureadline";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-api-python-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-api-python-client/default.nix
index e88ee4650f060..73ea6e3e57d18 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-api-python-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-api-python-client/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "googleapiclient" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official Python client library for Google's discovery based APIs";
+    description = "Official Python client library for Google's discovery based APIs";
     longDescription = ''
       These client libraries are officially supported by Google. However, the
       libraries are considered complete and are in maintenance mode. This means
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gradient/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gradient/default.nix
index be0c27eb49fde..36c3e2d82495d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gradient/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gradient/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The command line interface for Gradient";
+    description = "Command line interface for Gradient";
     mainProgram = "gradient";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Paperspace/gradient-cli";
     license = licenses.isc;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/httpx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/httpx/default.nix
index d63e874be0062..4d4c264ea015e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/httpx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/httpx/default.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/encode/httpx/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "The next generation HTTP client";
+    description = "Next generation HTTP client";
     mainProgram = "httpx";
     homepage = "https://github.com/encode/httpx";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hypercorn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hypercorn/default.nix
index 21e2f4f8d9498..2ac0cb8e381aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hypercorn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hypercorn/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/pgjones/hypercorn";
-    description = "The ASGI web server inspired by Gunicorn";
+    description = "ASGI web server inspired by Gunicorn";
     mainProgram = "hypercorn";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dgliwka ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/insteon-frontend-home-assistant/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/insteon-frontend-home-assistant/default.nix
index e52ce4a2ea18b..946e807c44c45 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/insteon-frontend-home-assistant/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/insteon-frontend-home-assistant/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/pyinsteon/insteon-panel/releases/tag/${version}";
-    description = "The Insteon frontend for Home Assistant";
+    description = "Insteon frontend for Home Assistant";
     homepage = "https://github.com/pyinsteon/insteon-panel";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-server/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-server/default.nix
index f13ff454e2c4d..8cb15e81cd509 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-server/default.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "The backend—i.e. core services, APIs, and REST endpoints—to Jupyter web applications";
+    description = "Backend—i.e. core services, APIs, and REST endpoints—to Jupyter web applications";
     mainProgram = "jupyter-server";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server";
     license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/kivy-garden/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/kivy-garden/default.nix
index cc78c53125eb2..34792e64d1444 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/kivy-garden/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/kivy-garden/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The kivy garden installation script, split into its own package for convenient use in buildozer";
+    description = "Kivy garden installation script, split into its own package for convenient use in buildozer";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kivy-garden/garden";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ risson ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/klaus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/klaus/default.nix
index 0ff646b59e2b0..73e9df8c0053f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/klaus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/klaus/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The first Git web viewer that Just Works";
+    description = "First Git web viewer that Just Works";
     mainProgram = "klaus";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jonashaag/klaus";
     license = licenses.isc;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lacuscore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lacuscore/default.nix
index 05cc3f1482870..37e1e76001b65 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lacuscore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lacuscore/default.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "lacuscore" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The modulable part of Lacus";
+    description = "Modulable part of Lacus";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ail-project/LacusCore";
     changelog = "https://github.com/ail-project/LacusCore/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libmambapy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libmambapy/default.nix
index 0466bebfe3099..73c31a259d9d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libmambapy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libmambapy/default.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The python library for the fast Cross-Platform Package Manager";
+    description = "Python library for the fast Cross-Platform Package Manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ericthemagician ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/misoc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/misoc/default.nix
index a008316e1243f..a7b2198041fb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/misoc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/misoc/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "misoc" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The original high performance and small footprint system-on-chip based on Migen";
+    description = "Original high performance and small footprint system-on-chip based on Migen";
     homepage = "https://github.com/m-labs/misoc";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ doronbehar ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mitmproxy-macos/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mitmproxy-macos/default.nix
index 34989f1655994..08228102cf1bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mitmproxy-macos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mitmproxy-macos/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "mitmproxy_macos" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The MacOS Rust bits in mitmproxy";
+    description = "MacOS Rust bits in mitmproxy";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy_rs/tree/main/mitmproxy-macos";
     changelog = "https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy_rs/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mitmproxy-rs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mitmproxy-rs/default.nix
index 5b7296d81c98e..79941e67fd7b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mitmproxy-rs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mitmproxy-rs/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "mitmproxy_rs" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Rust bits in mitmproxy";
+    description = "Rust bits in mitmproxy";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy_rs";
     changelog = "https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy_rs/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mmtf-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mmtf-python/default.nix
index 0cf01c7bc6fbb..9e40d8a76adc3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mmtf-python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mmtf-python/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "mmtf" ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The python implementation of the MMTF API, decoder and encoder";
+    description = "Python implementation of the MMTF API, decoder and encoder";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rcsb/mmtf-python";
     changelog = "https://github.com/rcsb/mmtf-python/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/msal-extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/msal-extensions/default.nix
index 09afbcdc13846..7d2cfd7a70237 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/msal-extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/msal-extensions/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "msal_extensions" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Microsoft Authentication Library Extensions (MSAL-Extensions) for Python";
+    description = "Microsoft Authentication Library Extensions (MSAL-Extensions) for Python";
     homepage = "https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-extensions-for-python";
     changelog = "https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-extensions-for-python/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/msrest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/msrest/default.nix
index 2ffc88ae33d1d..5b01bf17d328a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/msrest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/msrest/default.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "msrest" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The runtime library for AutoRest generated Python clients";
+    description = "Runtime library for AutoRest generated Python clients";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Azure/msrest-for-python";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/msrestazure/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/msrestazure/default.nix
index 57597c3d381c5..7a5effd2a8758 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/msrestazure/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/msrestazure/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "msrest" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The runtime library 'msrestazure' for AutoRest generated Python clients";
+    description = "Runtime library 'msrestazure' for AutoRest generated Python clients";
     homepage = "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/develop/python/";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbformat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbformat/default.nix
index 3a03b9a3c26fc..e6eb3344e8d9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbformat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbformat/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Jupyter Notebook format";
+    description = "Jupyter Notebook format";
     mainProgram = "jupyter-trust";
     homepage = "https://jupyter.org/";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/openrouteservice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/openrouteservice/default.nix
index ff279f3e3f283..eae98abfeeb9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/openrouteservice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/openrouteservice/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-py";
-    description = "The Python API to consume openrouteservice(s) painlessly";
+    description = "Python API to consume openrouteservice(s) painlessly";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ Scriptkiddi ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/osqp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/osqp/default.nix
index 919b6f84a1bf3..5a47de2578467 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/osqp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/osqp/default.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Operator Splitting QP Solver";
+    description = "Operator Splitting QP Solver";
     longDescription = ''
       Numerical optimization package for solving problems in the form
         minimize        0.5 x' P x + q' x
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow-simd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow-simd/default.nix
index 39124771ee6fb..f061a17048b83 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow-simd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow-simd/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import ../pillow/generic.nix (
     meta = with lib; {
       broken = (stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64) || stdenv.isDarwin;
       homepage = "https://python-pillow.github.io/pillow-perf/";
-      description = "The friendly PIL fork - SIMD version";
+      description = "Friendly PIL fork - SIMD version";
       longDescription = ''
         Pillow-SIMD is "following" Pillow. Pillow-SIMD versions are 100% compatible drop-in replacements for Pillow of the same version.
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow/default.nix
index fdff3709f3cda..420ed7bf53a62 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import ./generic.nix (
 
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://python-pillow.org/";
-      description = "The friendly PIL fork (Python Imaging Library)";
+      description = "Friendly PIL fork (Python Imaging Library)";
       longDescription = ''
         The Python Imaging Library (PIL) adds image processing
         capabilities to your Python interpreter.  This library
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pinecone-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pinecone-client/default.nix
index 84460718dfdb5..52acaacfb62ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pinecone-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pinecone-client/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pinecone" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Pinecone python client";
+    description = "Pinecone python client";
     homepage = "https://www.pinecone.io/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pip/default.nix
index 18b7ff1cacf8b..310de7c4c7174 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pip/default.nix
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The PyPA recommended tool for installing Python packages";
+    description = "PyPA recommended tool for installing Python packages";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ mit ];
     homepage = "https://pip.pypa.io/";
     changelog = "https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/news/#v${lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "-" ] version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/powerline/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/powerline/default.nix
index ed69345861215..6578c6f435596 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/powerline/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/powerline/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/powerline/powerline";
-    description = "The ultimate statusline/prompt utility";
+    description = "Ultimate statusline/prompt utility";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyyaml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyyaml/default.nix
index 8c6279b3ed09b..7e81354ceae0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyyaml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyyaml/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "yaml" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The next generation YAML parser and emitter for Python";
+    description = "Next generation YAML parser and emitter for Python";
     homepage = "https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/resize-right/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/resize-right/default.nix
index b7541e0c6a657..43afc063867a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/resize-right/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/resize-right/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The correct way to resize images or tensors. For Numpy or Pytorch (differentiable";
+    description = "Correct way to resize images or tensors. For Numpy or Pytorch (differentiable";
     homepage = "https://github.com/assafshocher/ResizeRight";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = teams.tts.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpcq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpcq/default.nix
index fafcc896262e7..63b90d423dd0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpcq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpcq/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "rpcq" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The RPC framework and message specification for rigetti Quantum Cloud services";
+    description = "RPC framework and message specification for rigetti Quantum Cloud services";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rigetti/rpcq";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/snakemake-interface-report-plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/snakemake-interface-report-plugins/default.nix
index 31f2798de8218..c20a0ad122462 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/snakemake-interface-report-plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/snakemake-interface-report-plugins/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "snakemake_interface_report_plugins" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The interface for Snakemake report plugins";
+    description = "Interface for Snakemake report plugins";
     homepage = "https://github.com/snakemake/snakemake-interface-report-plugins";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ veprbl ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/1_4.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/1_4.nix
index 17d3b2d6db384..376570156dbdf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/1_4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/1_4.nix
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy/releases/tag/rel_${
       builtins.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "_" ] version
     }";
-    description = "The Database Toolkit for Python";
+    description = "Database Toolkit for Python";
     homepage = "https://github.com/sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy";
     license = licenses.mit;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix
index 4a8c781e2e922..0c9ddbe507445 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy/releases/tag/rel_${
       builtins.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "_" ] version
     }";
-    description = "The Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper";
+    description = "Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper";
     homepage = "http://www.sqlalchemy.org/";
     license = licenses.mit;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/starlette/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/starlette/default.nix
index 0fa7ded655d29..ef5ed3f808a9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/starlette/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/starlette/default.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     changelog = "https://www.starlette.io/release-notes/#${lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "" ] version}";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/encode/starlette";
     homepage = "https://www.starlette.io/";
-    description = "The little ASGI framework that shines";
+    description = "Little ASGI framework that shines";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ wd15 ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/steamship/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/steamship/default.nix
index 0a01663b83ebf..b1f2fb5001956 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/steamship/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/steamship/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "steamship" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fastest way to add language AI to your product";
+    description = "Fastest way to add language AI to your product";
     homepage = "https://www.steamship.com/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/steamship-core/python-client/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/streamlit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/streamlit/default.nix
index eb7dca81db643..0880b4b9957c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/streamlit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/streamlit/default.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://streamlit.io/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/streamlit/streamlit/releases/tag/${version}";
-    description = "The fastest way to build custom ML tools";
+    description = "Fastest way to build custom ML tools";
     mainProgram = "streamlit";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [
       natsukium
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/text-unidecode/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/text-unidecode/default.nix
index afd32047d5372..dd72689635ee6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/text-unidecode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/text-unidecode/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The most basic Text::Unidecode port";
+    description = "Most basic Text::Unidecode port";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kmike/text-unidecode";
     license = licenses.artistic1;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tkinter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tkinter/default.nix
index 17b1188695f9d..beba9834e703c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tkinter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tkinter/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ buildPythonPackage {
 
   meta = py.meta // {
     # Based on first sentence from https://docs.python.org/3/library/tkinter.html
-    description = "The standard Python interface to the Tcl/Tk GUI toolkit";
+    description = "Standard Python interface to the Tcl/Tk GUI toolkit";
     longDescription = ''
       The tkinter package (“Tk interface”) is the standard Python interface to
       the Tcl/Tk GUI toolkit. Both Tk and tkinter are available on most Unix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/todoist/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/todoist/default.nix
index d5f8bdf31c2b2..e276725a53a89 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/todoist/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/todoist/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "todoist" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official Todoist Python API library";
+    description = "Official Todoist Python API library";
     homepage = "https://todoist-python.readthedocs.io/";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trueskill/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trueskill/default.nix
index 35f9d239451af..8013f252ac9e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trueskill/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trueskill/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The video game rating system";
+    description = "Video game rating system";
     homepage = "https://trueskill.org";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ eadwu ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trytond/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trytond/default.nix
index 47bb223cef2d5..a78cc466d9aee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trytond/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trytond/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The server of the Tryton application platform";
+    description = "Server of the Tryton application platform";
     longDescription = ''
       The server for Tryton, a three-tier high-level general purpose
       application platform under the license GPL-3 written in Python and using
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tskit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tskit/default.nix
index 7a7f9e4be687f..82f8e6b6a5f81 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tskit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tskit/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "tskit" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The tree sequence toolkit";
+    description = "Tree sequence toolkit";
     mainProgram = "tskit";
     homepage = "https://github.com/tskit-dev/tskit";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix
index 09a1ecdaaf223..48bd9e9ef85ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.uvicorn.org/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/encode/uvicorn/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "The lightning-fast ASGI server";
+    description = "Lightning-fast ASGI server";
     mainProgram = "uvicorn";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ wd15 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/werkzeug/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/werkzeug/default.nix
index 49d4f1898f831..43758f06157b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/werkzeug/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/werkzeug/default.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "-" ] version
     }";
     homepage = "https://palletsprojects.com/p/werkzeug/";
-    description = "The comprehensive WSGI web application library";
+    description = "Comprehensive WSGI web application library";
     longDescription = ''
       Werkzeug is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. It
       began as a simple collection of various utilities for WSGI
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xrootd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xrootd/default.nix
index cfba619fcf1ca..33b42f9f0f350 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xrootd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xrootd/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The XRootD central repository";
+    description = "XRootD central repository";
     homepage = "https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd";
     changelog = "https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/yowsup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yowsup/default.nix
index 0acf1adc235fa..dfe6cbf51f73b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/yowsup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yowsup/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/tgalal/yowsup";
-    description = "The python WhatsApp library";
+    description = "Python WhatsApp library";
     mainProgram = "yowsup-cli";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pip/default.nix
index ba78377f5943a..0e5229c588445 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pip/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The PyPA recommended tool for installing Python packages";
+    description = "PyPA recommended tool for installing Python packages";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ mit ];
     homepage = "https://pip.pypa.io/";
     priority = 10;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/coan/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/coan/default.nix
index b78805c964870..94c45614ed844 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/coan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/coan/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The C preprocessor chainsaw";
+    description = "C preprocessor chainsaw";
     mainProgram = "coan";
     longDescription = ''
       A software engineering tool for analysing preprocessor-based
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/eresi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/eresi/default.nix
index 3d5571ddea427..1b3cf09365022 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/eresi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/eresi/default.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
                 ++ lib.optional stdenv.is64bit "install64";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The ERESI Reverse Engineering Software Interface";
+    description = "ERESI Reverse Engineering Software Interface";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
     homepage = "https://github.com/thorkill/eresi"; # Formerly http://www.eresi-project.org/
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/azcopy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/azcopy/default.nix
index 77617c107b459..2ca6ed71c2730 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/azcopy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/azcopy/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The new Azure Storage data transfer utility - AzCopy v10";
+    description = "New Azure Storage data transfer utility - AzCopy v10";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Azure/azure-storage-azcopy";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Azure/azure-storage-azcopy/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/database/dblab/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/database/dblab/default.nix
index b010b220eed06..89b5162c1fc3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/database/dblab/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/database/dblab/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The database client every command line junkie deserves";
+    description = "Database client every command line junkie deserves";
     homepage = "https://github.com/danvergara/dblab";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dit7ya ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/database/trino-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/database/trino-cli/default.nix
index b43fbc180194e..e52881c6f5f5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/database/trino-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/database/trino-cli/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Trino CLI provides a terminal-based, interactive shell for running queries";
+    description = "Trino CLI provides a terminal-based, interactive shell for running queries";
     mainProgram = "trino";
     homepage = "https://github.com/trinodb/trino";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/electron-fiddle/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/electron-fiddle/default.nix
index 16d96297c544f..2588a85de2e83 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/electron-fiddle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/electron-fiddle/default.nix
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ buildFHSEnv {
     ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The easiest way to get started with Electron";
+    description = "Easiest way to get started with Electron";
     homepage = "https://www.electronjs.org/fiddle";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ andersk ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/extism-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/extism-cli/default.nix
index 8ac2f2499fb9e..174e3fe92c3cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/extism-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/extism-cli/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The extism CLI is used to manage Extism installations";
+    description = "Extism CLI is used to manage Extism installations";
     homepage = "https://github.com/extism/cli";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ zshipko ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/fission/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/fission/default.nix
index df1025c85f3dd..04342eb1473cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/fission/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/fission/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The cli used by end user to interact Fission";
+    description = "Cli used by end user to interact Fission";
     homepage = "https://fission.io";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ neverbehave ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/fsautocomplete/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/fsautocomplete/default.nix
index 14379b954c6af..27bc02ad9bdf8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/fsautocomplete/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/fsautocomplete/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
   useDotnetFromEnv = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The FsAutoComplete project (FSAC) provides a backend service for rich editing or intellisense features for editors";
+    description = "FsAutoComplete project (FSAC) provides a backend service for rich editing or intellisense features for editors";
     mainProgram = "fsautocomplete";
     homepage = "https://github.com/fsharp/FsAutoComplete";
     changelog = "https://github.com/fsharp/FsAutoComplete/releases/tag/v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/github-copilot-intellij-agent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/github-copilot-intellij-agent/default.nix
index e6cf7744dd381..c919e2de62813 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/github-copilot-intellij-agent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/github-copilot-intellij-agent/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   dontStrip = true;
 
   meta = rec {
-    description = "The GitHub copilot IntelliJ plugin's native component";
+    description = "GitHub copilot IntelliJ plugin's native component";
     longDescription = ''
       The GitHub copilot IntelliJ plugin's native component.
       bin/copilot-agent must be symlinked into the plugin directory, replacing the existing binary.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/glamoroustoolkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/glamoroustoolkit/default.nix
index fed9323566de4..05b74f6339bed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/glamoroustoolkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/glamoroustoolkit/default.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ preFixup = let
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://gtoolkit.com";
-    description = "The GlamorousToolkit Development Environment";
+    description = "GlamorousToolkit Development Environment";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.akgrant43 ];
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/hotdoc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/hotdoc/default.nix
index 4f58f961b9f84..1bf0321b4378b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/hotdoc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/hotdoc/default.nix
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The tastiest API documentation system";
+    description = "Tastiest API documentation system";
     homepage = "https://hotdoc.github.io/";
     license = [ licenses.lgpl21Plus ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lilyinstarlight ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/infisical/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/infisical/default.nix
index 4a9ab75b8b88e..f9fff4461a253 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/infisical/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/infisical/default.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official Infisical CLI";
+    description = "Official Infisical CLI";
     longDescription = ''
       Infisical is the open-source secret management platform:
       Sync secrets across your team/infrastructure and prevent secret leaks.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/irony-server/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/irony-server/default.nix
index d3c0818a829c5..62b44214adcfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/irony-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/irony-server/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   cmakeDir = "server";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The server part of irony";
+    description = "Server part of irony";
     mainProgram = "irony-server";
     homepage = "https://melpa.org/#/irony";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.deepfire ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/kubeswitch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/kubeswitch/default.nix
index 470fdac9b3c22..9212f2a1da3fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/kubeswitch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/kubeswitch/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/danielfoehrKn/kubeswitch/releases/tag/${version}";
-    description = "The kubectx for operators, a drop-in replacement for kubectx";
+    description = "Kubectx for operators, a drop-in replacement for kubectx";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     homepage = "https://github.com/danielfoehrKn/kubeswitch";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ bryanasdev000 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/dart-sass/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/dart-sass/default.nix
index 676ff5a9ace19..f3e30557ae9bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/dart-sass/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/dart-sass/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ buildDartApplication rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/sass/dart-sass";
-    description = "The reference implementation of Sass, written in Dart";
+    description = "Reference implementation of Sass, written in Dart";
     mainProgram = "sass";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lelgenio ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/epm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/epm/default.nix
index b83bb8d332839..93a6a6d7343b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/epm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/epm/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ rpm ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The ESP Package Manager generates distribution archives for a variety of platforms";
+    description = "ESP Package Manager generates distribution archives for a variety of platforms";
     homepage = "https://jimjag.github.io/epm/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
index fd15916fdfe1b..263196dab5efa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     mainProgram = "gdb";
 
-    description = "The GNU Project debugger";
+    description = "GNU Project debugger";
 
     longDescription = ''
       GDB, the GNU Project debugger, allows you to see what is going
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/igprof/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/igprof/default.nix
index a4e170f31b2ae..fc2036ec9bbd7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/igprof/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/igprof/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     broken = (stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64);
-    description = "The Ignominous Profiler";
+    description = "Ignominous Profiler";
 
     longDescription = ''
       IgProf is a fast and light weight profiler. It correctly handles
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/n98-magerun/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/n98-magerun/default.nix
index 08196dc041af7..c52fd68473b16 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/n98-magerun/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/n98-magerun/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ php81.buildComposerProject (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://magerun.net/category/magerun/";
-    description = "The swiss army knife for Magento1/OpenMage developers";
+    description = "Swiss army knife for Magento1/OpenMage developers";
     homepage = "https://magerun.net/";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "n98-magerun";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/n98-magerun2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/n98-magerun2/default.nix
index e0947e8f6fa6b..7612f28b7795f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/n98-magerun2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/n98-magerun2/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ php.buildComposerProject (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://magerun.net/category/magerun/";
-    description = "The swiss army knife for Magento2 developers";
+    description = "Swiss army knife for Magento2 developers";
     homepage = "https://magerun.net/";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "n98-magerun2";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/one_gadget/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/one_gadget/default.nix
index 4bf550cea52a8..f1fbd4a0356a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/one_gadget/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/one_gadget/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ bundlerApp {
   passthru.updateScript = bundlerUpdateScript "one_gadget";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The best tool for finding one gadget RCE in libc.so.6";
+    description = "Best tool for finding one gadget RCE in libc.so.6";
     homepage    = "https://github.com/david942j/one_gadget";
     license     = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ artemist nicknovitski ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sipp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sipp/default.nix
index 43dcd2aea9b4b..414be9560b9a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sipp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/sipp/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://sipp.sf.net";
-    description = "The SIPp testing tool";
+    description = "SIPp testing tool";
     mainProgram = "sipp";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/tet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/tet/default.nix
index 6bfcb3129236e..a3f5942a6bfdf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/tet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/tet/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   installPhase = "cd src; make install; cd -; cp -vr $PWD $out";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Test Environment Toolkit is used in test applications like The Open Group's UNIX Certification program and the Free Standards Group's LSB Certification program";
+    description = "Test Environment Toolkit is used in test applications like The Open Group's UNIX Certification program and the Free Standards Group's LSB Certification program";
     homepage = "http://tetworks.opengroup.org/Products/tet.htm";
     license = lib.licenses.artistic1;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/common.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/common.nix
index 858884461ce26..4d340d643eccb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/common.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GNU documentation system";
+    description = "GNU documentation system";
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/";
     changelog = "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/texinfo.git/plain/NEWS";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/mongosh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/mongosh/default.nix
index 56e2e2e8e4217..79834dafc2b8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/mongosh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/mongosh/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ buildNpmPackage {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/shell";
-    description = "The MongoDB Shell";
+    description = "MongoDB Shell";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ aaronjheng ];
     license = licenses.asl20;
     mainProgram = "mongosh";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/mustache-go/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/mustache-go/default.nix
index be5218cb1d336..c6d8966d50142 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/mustache-go/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/mustache-go/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/cbroglie/mustache";
-    description = "The mustache template language in Go";
+    description = "Mustache template language in Go";
     license = [ licenses.mit ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ Zimmi48 ];
     mainProgram = "mustache";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/nodehun/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/nodehun/default.nix
index cef41d9187912..5a49c90ad2e20 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/nodehun/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/nodehun/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ buildNpmPackage {
   disallowedReferences = [ nodejs ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Hunspell binding for NodeJS that exposes as much of Hunspell as possible and also adds new features";
+    description = "Hunspell binding for NodeJS that exposes as much of Hunspell as possible and also adds new features";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Wulf/nodehun";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.thomasjm ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/nufmt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/nufmt/default.nix
index a73e300052fc2..d9f2732aedd7d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/nufmt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/nufmt/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-16Z20opeZpoa7h258um+grL3ktPmY4P0M/tqMTr5hYc=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The nushell formatter";
+    description = "Nushell formatter";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nushell/nufmt";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [iogamaster];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/cppo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/cppo/default.nix
index f5b002c59e642..1e86f9e6d89cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/cppo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/cppo/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ let
   pname = "cppo";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The C preprocessor for OCaml";
+    description = "C preprocessor for OCaml";
     mainProgram = "cppo";
     longDescription = ''
       Cppo is an equivalent of the C preprocessor targeted at the OCaml language and its variants.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/oras/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/oras/default.nix
index 09450c652a1c3..add83c4480a1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/oras/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/oras/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://oras.land/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/oras-project/oras/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    description = "The ORAS project provides a way to push and pull OCI Artifacts to and from OCI Registries";
+    description = "ORAS project provides a way to push and pull OCI Artifacts to and from OCI Registries";
     mainProgram = "oras";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jk developer-guy ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jikespg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jikespg/default.nix
index 1c67521608b5a..03814d3cfbe78 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jikespg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/jikespg/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://jikes.sourceforge.net/";
-    description = "The Jikes Parser Generator";
+    description = "Jikes Parser Generator";
     mainProgram = "jikespg";
     platforms = platforms.all;
     license = licenses.ipl10;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re-flex/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re-flex/default.nix
index 2f989d9bfb1e5..10131c23b2ba2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re-flex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/re-flex/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.genivia.com/doc/reflex/html";
-    description = "The regex-centric, fast lexical analyzer generator for C++ with full Unicode support";
+    description = "Regex-centric, fast lexical analyzer generator for C++ with full Unicode support";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ prrlvr ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/pax-rs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/pax-rs/default.nix
index d89221da8fea7..7b0e2c7a784a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/pax-rs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/pax-rs/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   version = "0.4.0";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fastest JavaScript bundler in the galaxy";
+    description = "Fastest JavaScript bundler in the galaxy";
     longDescription = ''
       The fastest JavaScript bundler in the galaxy. Fully supports ECMAScript module syntax (import/export) in addition to CommonJS require(<string>).
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/protoc-gen-go-grpc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/protoc-gen-go-grpc/default.nix
index 1cf06dd34e217..34d5f22d821fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/protoc-gen-go-grpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/protoc-gen-go-grpc/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = "sha256-y+/hjYUTFZuq55YAZ5M4T1cwIR+XFQBmWVE+Cg1Y7PI=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Go language implementation of gRPC. HTTP/2 based RPC";
+    description = "Go language implementation of gRPC. HTTP/2 based RPC";
     mainProgram = "protoc-gen-go-grpc";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.raboof ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/pscale/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/pscale/default.nix
index 45850671be0d9..e719fb7691b9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/pscale/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/pscale/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The CLI for PlanetScale Database";
+    description = "CLI for PlanetScale Database";
     mainProgram = "pscale";
     changelog = "https://github.com/planetscale/cli/releases/tag/v${version}";
     homepage = "https://www.planetscale.com/";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/react-native-debugger/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/react-native-debugger/default.nix
index b11e1da40b364..f0383d5c9abdc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/react-native-debugger/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/react-native-debugger/default.nix
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/jhen0409/react-native-debugger";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.mit;
-    description = "The standalone app based on official debugger of React Native, and includes React Inspector / Redux DevTools";
+    description = "Standalone app based on official debugger of React Native, and includes React Inspector / Redux DevTools";
     mainProgram = "react-native-debugger";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/replay-io/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/replay-io/default.nix
index aafee56e2bd0f..51daef23b5278 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/replay-io/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/replay-io/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ in rec {
     passthru.updateScript = ./update.sh;
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "The Time Travel Debugger for Web Development";
+      description = "Time Travel Debugger for Web Development";
       longDescription = ''
         Replay allows you to record and replay web applications with familiar browser dev tools.
         You can access the browser DevTools at any point of the recording, adding new logger
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ in rec {
     '';
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "The Time Travel Debugger for Web Development - Node Command Line";
+      description = "Time Travel Debugger for Web Development - Node Command Line";
       longDescription = ''
         The Replay Node Command Line allows you to record node applications and debug them
         with familiar browser dev tools.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/rustup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/rustup/default.nix
index 0751eb4945ae4..3f08882e1fbe0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/rustup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/rustup/default.nix
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Rust toolchain installer";
+    description = "Rust toolchain installer";
     homepage = "https://www.rustup.rs/";
     license = with licenses; [ asl20 /* or */ mit ];
     maintainers = [ maintainers.mic92 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/shellharden/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/shellharden/default.nix
index 47498cca57c28..e1965aa2b006f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/shellharden/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/shellharden/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   postPatch = "patchShebangs moduletests/run";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The corrective bash syntax highlighter";
+    description = "Corrective bash syntax highlighter";
     mainProgram = "shellharden";
     longDescription = ''
       Shellharden is a syntax highlighter and a tool to semi-automate the
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/solarus-quest-editor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/solarus-quest-editor/default.nix
index e0743d13c1fc3..f0c6ba5bf0f1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/solarus-quest-editor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/solarus-quest-editor/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     libmodplug libvorbis solarus qtbase qttools glm ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The editor for the Zelda-like ARPG game engine, Solarus";
+    description = "Editor for the Zelda-like ARPG game engine, Solarus";
     mainProgram = "solarus-quest-editor";
     longDescription = ''
       Solarus is a game engine for Zelda-like ARPG games written in lua.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/spirv-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/spirv-tools/default.nix
index 0cd2a13d5e97d..50d04ba050c3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/spirv-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/spirv-tools/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The SPIR-V Tools project provides an API and commands for processing SPIR-V modules";
+    description = "SPIR-V Tools project provides an API and commands for processing SPIR-V modules";
     homepage = "https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     platforms = with platforms; unix ++ windows;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/twitch-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/twitch-cli/default.nix
index 8417bf10a5d20..d9eab6a35691d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/twitch-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/twitch-cli/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official Twitch CLI to make developing on Twitch easier";
+    description = "Official Twitch CLI to make developing on Twitch easier";
     mainProgram = "twitch-cli";
     homepage = "https://github.com/twitchdev/twitch-cli";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/volta/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/volta/default.nix
index b61347c05f2e4..e67df485b7f4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/volta/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/volta/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       --zsh <($out/bin/volta completions zsh)
   '';
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Hassle-Free JavaScript Tool Manager";
+    description = "Hassle-Free JavaScript Tool Manager";
     longDescription = ''
       With Volta, you can select a Node engine once and then stop worrying
       about it. You can switch between projects and stop having to manually
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/vulkan-validation-layers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/vulkan-validation-layers/default.nix
index 78552a7f2c685..57891ca16155d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/vulkan-validation-layers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/vulkan-validation-layers/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official Khronos Vulkan validation layers";
+    description = "Official Khronos Vulkan validation layers";
     homepage    = "https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers";
     platforms   = platforms.linux;
     license     = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/wabt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/wabt/default.nix
index 3f61a7906b739..c6541eb5b30aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/wabt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/wabt/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_TESTS=OFF" "-DCMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION=${version}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The WebAssembly Binary Toolkit";
+    description = "WebAssembly Binary Toolkit";
     longDescription = ''
       WABT (pronounced "wabbit") is a suite of tools for WebAssembly, including:
        * wat2wasm: translate from WebAssembly text format to the WebAssembly
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/protege-distribution/default.nix b/pkgs/development/web/protege-distribution/default.nix
index b82f45692ee15..3aa234b406bde 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/protege-distribution/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/protege-distribution/default.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The OWL2 ontology editor from Stanford, with third-party plugins included";
+    description = "OWL2 ontology editor from Stanford, with third-party plugins included";
     homepage = "https://protege.stanford.edu/";
     downloadPage = "https://protege.stanford.edu/products.php#desktop-protege";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nessdoor ];
diff --git a/pkgs/games/2048-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/games/2048-cli/default.nix
index e1eb958164ce7..450982df7446c 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/2048-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/2048-cli/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/tiehuis/2048-cli";
-    description = "The game 2048 for your Linux terminal";
+    description = "Game 2048 for your Linux terminal";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.AndersonTorres ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/games/badlion-client/default.nix b/pkgs/games/badlion-client/default.nix
index 9900551d8cd6d..a162f7e37f788 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/badlion-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/badlion-client/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ in
     '';
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "The Most Complete All-In-One Mod Library for Minecraft with 100+ Mods, FPS Improvements, and more";
+      description = "Most Complete All-In-One Mod Library for Minecraft with 100+ Mods, FPS Improvements, and more";
       homepage = "https://client.badlion.net";
       license = with licenses; [ unfree ];
       maintainers = with maintainers; [];
diff --git a/pkgs/games/liquidwar/5.nix b/pkgs/games/liquidwar/5.nix
index fc9802d46e5e2..9c61f97d1a7f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/liquidwar/5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/liquidwar/5.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The classic version of a quick tactics game LiquidWar";
+    description = "Classic version of a quick tactics game LiquidWar";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.raskin ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/games/rogue/default.nix b/pkgs/games/rogue/default.nix
index a30b856eed9ce..13ee9400cfff9 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/rogue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/rogue/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://rogue.rogueforge.net/rogue-5-4/";
-    description = "The final version of the original Rogue game developed for the UNIX operating system";
+    description = "Final version of the original Rogue game developed for the UNIX operating system";
     mainProgram = "rogue";
     platforms = platforms.all;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/games/steam/runtime.nix b/pkgs/games/steam/runtime.nix
index 563a09d369073..6c2416dc18488 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/steam/runtime.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/steam/runtime.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The official runtime used by Steam";
+    description = "Official runtime used by Steam";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime";
     license = lib.licenses.unfreeRedistributable; # Includes NVIDIA CG toolkit
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ hrdinka abbradar ];
diff --git a/pkgs/games/tcl2048/default.nix b/pkgs/games/tcl2048/default.nix
index b74d3630e0e69..1937ccd0f040e 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/tcl2048/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/tcl2048/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ tcl.mkTclDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dbohdan/2048.tcl";
-    description = "The game of 2048 implemented in Tcl";
+    description = "Game of 2048 implemented in Tcl";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dbohdan ];
     mainProgram = "2048";
diff --git a/pkgs/games/umoria/default.nix b/pkgs/games/umoria/default.nix
index 91097ca542763..c6302eba34bfd 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/umoria/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/umoria/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ gcc9Stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://umoria.org/";
-    description = "The Dungeons of Moria - the original roguelike";
+    description = "Dungeons of Moria - the original roguelike";
     mainProgram = "umoria";
     longDescription = ''
       The Dungeons of Moria is a single player dungeon simulation originally written
diff --git a/pkgs/games/wesnoth/default.nix b/pkgs/games/wesnoth/default.nix
index 54a7aaa822c32..9106ad9f425b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/wesnoth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/wesnoth/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-framework AppKit";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Battle for Wesnoth, a free, turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme";
+    description = "Battle for Wesnoth, a free, turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme";
     longDescription = ''
       The Battle for Wesnoth is a Free, turn-based tactical strategy
       game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both single-player, and
diff --git a/pkgs/games/xjump/default.nix b/pkgs/games/xjump/default.nix
index 2113ffbda116e..93f999bce2708 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/xjump/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/xjump/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   configureFlags = lib.optionals (localStateDir != null) ["--localstatedir=${localStateDir}"];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The falling tower game";
+    description = "Falling tower game";
     mainProgram = "xjump";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pmeunier ];
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/barebox/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/barebox/default.nix
index cb77a607e0160..4b1e373ca69d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/barebox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/barebox/default.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ let
 
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://www.barebox.org";
-      description = "The Swiss Army Knive for bare metal";
+      description = "Swiss Army Knive for bare metal";
       license = licenses.gpl2;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ emantor ];
     } // extraMeta;
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix
index 180b53e1e7686..a11b4ca38ad4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   hardeningDisable = [ "fortify3" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The advanced PC speaker beeper";
+    description = "Advanced PC speaker beeper";
     homepage = "https://github.com/spkr-beep/beep";
     license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apparency/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apparency/default.nix
index bbe3f51aa12e1..d5f9a7be172b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apparency/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apparency/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The App That Opens Apps";
+    description = "App That Opens Apps";
     homepage = "https://www.mothersruin.com/software/Apparency/";
     license = lib.licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ Enzime ];
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/Libsystem/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/Libsystem/default.nix
index 87fb8512fb646..206f46125b9bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/Libsystem/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/Libsystem/default.nix
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ appleDerivation' stdenv {
   appleHeaders = builtins.readFile ./headers.txt;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Mac OS libc/libSystem (tapi library with pure headers)";
+    description = "Mac OS libc/libSystem (tapi library with pure headers)";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ copumpkin gridaphobe ];
     platforms   = platforms.darwin;
     license     = licenses.apple-psl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/coconutbattery/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/coconutbattery/default.nix
index 4850b2b4c04ed..d3e67c96cfddf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/coconutbattery/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/coconutbattery/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The standard for battery reading since 2005";
+    description = "Standard for battery reading since 2005";
     longDescription = ''
       With coconutBattery you are always aware of your current battery health.
       It shows you live information about the battery quality in your Mac, iPhone and iPad.
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bionic-prebuilt/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bionic-prebuilt/default.nix
index 3ce10735f1de8..6aad7ebcacb37 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bionic-prebuilt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bionic-prebuilt/default.nix
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.linuxHeaders = kernelHeaders;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Android libc implementation";
+    description = "Android libc implementation";
     homepage    = "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/bionic/";
     license     = licenses.mit;
     platforms   = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/gasket/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/gasket/default.nix
index b4516b8b8d403..d3215bd668c5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/gasket/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/gasket/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Coral Gasket Driver allows usage of the Coral EdgeTPU on Linux systems";
+    description = "Coral Gasket Driver allows usage of the Coral EdgeTPU on Linux systems";
     homepage = "https://github.com/google/gasket-driver";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.kylehendricks ];
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hibernate/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hibernate/default.nix
index 71a93e4a154e6..dfd3407f2a03d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hibernate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/hibernate/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ in
     '';
 
     meta = {
-      description = "The `hibernate' script for swsusp and Tux-on-Ice";
+      description = "`hibernate' script for swsusp and Tux-on-Ice";
       mainProgram = "hibernate";
       longDescription = ''
         This package provides the `hibernate' script, a command-line utility
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libpsm2/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libpsm2/default.nix
index 0dab09de4c1ca..96fa03cf8b056 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libpsm2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libpsm2/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/intel/opa-psm2";
-    description = "The PSM2 library supports a number of fabric media and stacks";
+    description = "PSM2 library supports a number of fabric media and stacks";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2 bsd3 ];
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bzizou ];
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libwebcam/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libwebcam/default.nix
index 5f87a89496b75..093b3dac21f20 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libwebcam/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libwebcam/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The webcam-tools package";
+    description = "Webcam-tools package";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jraygauthier ];
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/coreutils/default.nix
index 9d7480d239f21..1748c908e1a55 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ kaem.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GNU Core Utilities";
+    description = "GNU Core Utilities";
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = teams.minimal-bootstrap.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/coreutils/musl.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/coreutils/musl.nix
index 14584e0a7e6d6..9de71315fcc31 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/coreutils/musl.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/coreutils/musl.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
     '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GNU Core Utilities";
+    description = "GNU Core Utilities";
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = teams.minimal-bootstrap.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/heirloom/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/heirloom/default.nix
index 182e515c2f1b2..7e3d29b6d29ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/heirloom/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/heirloom/default.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
     '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Heirloom Toolchest is a collection of standard Unix utilities";
+    description = "Heirloom Toolchest is a collection of standard Unix utilities";
     homepage = "https://heirloom.sourceforge.net/tools.html";
     license = with licenses; [
       # All licenses according to LICENSE/
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/mes/libc.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/mes/libc.nix
index 807d043fa9e34..c6c89b98a2701 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/mes/libc.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/mes/libc.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ kaem.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
   passthru.CFLAGS = "-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1 -I${mes-libc}/include -I${mes-libc}/include/linux/x86";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Mes C Library";
+    description = "Mes C Library";
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/mes";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = teams.minimal-bootstrap.members;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nftables/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nftables/default.nix
index 95e4183a2fb6b..97518275ced67 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nftables/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nftables/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The project that aims to replace the existing {ip,ip6,arp,eb}tables framework";
+    description = "Project that aims to replace the existing {ip,ip6,arp,eb}tables framework";
     homepage = "https://netfilter.org/projects/nftables/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nsncd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nsncd/default.nix
index 0ad11ee8b79f8..9491c4887fce6 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nsncd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nsncd/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "the name service non-caching daemon";
+    description = "Name service non-caching daemon";
     mainProgram = "nsncd";
     longDescription = ''
       nsncd is a nscd-compatible daemon that proxies lookups, without caching.
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tiscamera/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tiscamera/default.nix
index 8847a83d53d77..d93eeaff27232 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tiscamera/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tiscamera/default.nix
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Linux sources and UVC firmwares for The Imaging Source cameras";
+    description = "Linux sources and UVC firmwares for The Imaging Source cameras";
     homepage = "https://github.com/TheImagingSource/tiscamera";
     license = with licenses; [ asl20 ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/usbguard/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/usbguard/default.nix
index e43ee0b421dc5..139d6b63d8dcd 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/usbguard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/usbguard/default.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.tests = nixosTests.usbguard;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The USBGuard software framework helps to protect your computer against BadUSB";
+    description = "USBGuard software framework helps to protect your computer against BadUSB";
     longDescription = ''
       USBGuard is a software framework for implementing USB device authorization
       policies (what kind of USB devices are authorized) as well as method of
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/althttpd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/althttpd/default.nix
index 670a228a1e944..70c2fbcaa3235 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/althttpd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/althttpd/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Althttpd webserver";
+    description = "Althttpd webserver";
     homepage = "https://sqlite.org/althttpd/";
     license = licenses.publicDomain;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ siraben ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/go-cqhttp/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/go-cqhttp/default.nix
index 9cdcef2be7c47..87347f0e26d4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/go-cqhttp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/go-cqhttp/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = "sha256-YNARh25xrcPGvhhXzYmg3CsWwzvXq44uWt0S1PjRVdM=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Golang implementation of OneBot based on Mirai and MiraiGo";
+    description = "Golang implementation of OneBot based on Mirai and MiraiGo";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Mrs4s/go-cqhttp";
     license = licenses.agpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ Anillc ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/gortr/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/gortr/default.nix
index ef569eef53a46..408b5289382a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/gortr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/gortr/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The RPKI-to-Router server used at Cloudflare";
+    description = "RPKI-to-Router server used at Cloudflare";
     homepage = "https://github.com/cloudflare/gortr/";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/h2/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/h2/default.nix
index 297802f59a920..a143dd990e08b 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/h2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/h2/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Java SQL database";
+    description = "Java SQL database";
     homepage = "https://h2database.com/html/main.html";
     changelog = "https://h2database.com/html/changelog.html";
     license = licenses.mpl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components/omnik_inverter/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components/omnik_inverter/default.nix
index a0a33f644bac9..38dd56feb0000 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components/omnik_inverter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components/omnik_inverter/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildHomeAssistantComponent rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/robbinjanssen/home-assistant-omnik-inverter/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    description = "The Omnik Inverter integration will scrape data from an Omnik inverter connected to your local network";
+    description = "Omnik Inverter integration will scrape data from an Omnik inverter connected to your local network";
     homepage = "https://github.com/robbinjanssen/home-assistant-omnik-inverter";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ _9R ];
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/jellyfin/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/jellyfin/default.nix
index b122231c1f285..df6178185bde0 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/jellyfin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/jellyfin/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
   passthru.updateScript = ./update.sh;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Free Software Media System";
+    description = "Free Software Media System";
     homepage = "https://jellyfin.org/";
     # https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/610#issuecomment-537625510
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/klipper/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/klipper/default.nix
index 97c588025cfa1..69288124e3207 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/klipper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/klipper/default.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Klipper 3D printer firmware";
+    description = "Klipper 3D printer firmware";
     mainProgram = "klippy";
     homepage = "https://github.com/KevinOConnor/klipper";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovesegfault zhaofengli cab404 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/metabase/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/metabase/default.nix
index b68625058a223..9da492fb20fa5 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/metabase/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/metabase/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The easy, open source way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data";
+    description = "Easy, open source way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data";
     homepage    = "https://metabase.com";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
     license     = licenses.agpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/telegraf/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/telegraf/default.nix
index 54e1c11fb1197..193425f9b6a08 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/telegraf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/telegraf/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The plugin-driven server agent for collecting & reporting metrics";
+    description = "Plugin-driven server agent for collecting & reporting metrics";
     mainProgram = "telegraf";
     homepage = "https://www.influxdata.com/time-series-platform/telegraf/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/networking/exabgp/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/networking/exabgp/default.nix
index fa1b032a3c5ef..ea3e43183c11c 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/networking/exabgp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/networking/exabgp/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The BGP swiss army knife of networking";
+    description = "BGP swiss army knife of networking";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Exa-Networks/exabgp";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Exa-Networks/exabgp/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.rst";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/roon-bridge/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/roon-bridge/default.nix
index 7a4b582ea687e..4e37f52bbd602 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/roon-bridge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/roon-bridge/default.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The music player for music lovers";
+    description = "Music player for music lovers";
     changelog = "https://community.roonlabs.com/c/roon/software-release-notes/18";
     homepage = "https://roonlabs.com";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/roon-server/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/roon-server/default.nix
index 9000c5783db7e..d6fee8dc56c68 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/roon-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/roon-server/default.nix
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The music player for music lovers";
+    description = "Music player for music lovers";
     changelog = "https://community.roonlabs.com/c/roon/software-release-notes/18";
     homepage = "https://roonlabs.com";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/samba/4.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/samba/4.x.nix
index a52099460e780..2d9383910c3b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/samba/4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/samba/4.x.nix
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.samba.org";
-    description = "The standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix";
+    description = "Standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     broken = enableGlusterFS;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix b/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix
index b4761ee727f75..5355f7818524e 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/search/elasticsearch/plugins.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ in
     };
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/master/plugins/analysis-icu";
-      description = "The ICU Analysis plugin integrates the Lucene ICU module into elasticsearch";
+      description = "ICU Analysis plugin integrates the Lucene ICU module into elasticsearch";
       license = licenses.asl20;
     };
   };
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ in
     };
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/master/plugins/analysis-kuromoji";
-      description = "The Japanese (kuromoji) Analysis plugin integrates Lucene kuromoji analysis module into Elasticsearch";
+      description = "Japanese (kuromoji) Analysis plugin integrates Lucene kuromoji analysis module into Elasticsearch";
       license = licenses.asl20;
     };
   };
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ in
     };
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/master/plugins/analysis-phonetic";
-      description = "The Phonetic Analysis plugin integrates phonetic token filter analysis with elasticsearch";
+      description = "Phonetic Analysis plugin integrates phonetic token filter analysis with elasticsearch";
       license = licenses.asl20;
     };
   };
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ in
     };
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/master/plugins/discovery-ec2";
-      description = "The EC2 discovery plugin uses the AWS API for unicast discovery";
+      description = "EC2 discovery plugin uses the AWS API for unicast discovery";
       license = licenses.asl20;
     };
   };
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ in
     };
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/master/plugins/repository-s3";
-      description = "The S3 repository plugin adds support for using AWS S3 as a repository for Snapshot/Restore";
+      description = "S3 repository plugin adds support for using AWS S3 as a repository for Snapshot/Restore";
       license = licenses.asl20;
     };
   };
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ in
     };
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/master/plugins/repository-gcs";
-      description = "The GCS repository plugin adds support for using Google Cloud Storage as a repository for Snapshot/Restore";
+      description = "GCS repository plugin adds support for using Google Cloud Storage as a repository for Snapshot/Restore";
       license = licenses.asl20;
     };
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/search/weaviate/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/search/weaviate/default.nix
index ff7fcc237b0f3..8e447e16bece7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/search/weaviate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/search/weaviate/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The ML-first vector search engine";
+    description = "ML-first vector search engine";
     homepage = "https://github.com/semi-technologies/weaviate";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dit7ya ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sickbeard/sickgear.nix b/pkgs/servers/sickbeard/sickgear.nix
index 4f4e2a872da5a..936f105c143e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sickbeard/sickgear.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sickbeard/sickgear.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The most reliable stable TV fork of the great Sick-Beard to fully automate TV enjoyment with innovation";
+    description = "Most reliable stable TV fork of the great Sick-Beard to fully automate TV enjoyment with innovation";
     mainProgram = "sickgear";
     license     = licenses.gpl3;
     homepage    = "https://github.com/SickGear/SickGear";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix
index e64b10bae6aea..598be781403de 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.mysql.com/";
-    description = "The world's most popular open source database";
+    description = "World's most popular open source database";
     license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ orivej ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/rqlite/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/rqlite/default.nix
index 0dd096740e0a9..a76a9968cb2a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/rqlite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/rqlite/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The lightweight, distributed relational database built on SQLite";
+    description = "Lightweight, distributed relational database built on SQLite";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dit7ya ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/tailscale/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/tailscale/default.nix
index 216add099af5c..d18968dc93911 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/tailscale/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/tailscale/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ buildGoModule {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://tailscale.com";
-    description = "The node agent for Tailscale, a mesh VPN built on WireGuard";
+    description = "Node agent for Tailscale, a mesh VPN built on WireGuard";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     mainProgram = "tailscale";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mbaillie jk mfrw ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/urserver/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/urserver/default.nix
index c5c57f70f0986..0e73bebe71fbc 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/urserver/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/urserver/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.unifiedremote.com/";
-    description = "The one-and-only remote for your computer";
+    description = "One-and-only remote for your computer";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.unfree;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sfrijters ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/mediawiki/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/mediawiki/default.nix
index bab57f2576833..964baf96f827e 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/mediawiki/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/mediawiki/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The collaborative editing software that runs Wikipedia";
+    description = "Collaborative editing software that runs Wikipedia";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     homepage = "https://www.mediawiki.org/";
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/outline/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/outline/default.nix
index 391aebf6c26c9..a245f003e7891 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/outline/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/outline/default.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fastest wiki and knowledge base for growing teams. Beautiful, feature rich, and markdown compatible";
+    description = "Fastest wiki and knowledge base for growing teams. Beautiful, feature rich, and markdown compatible";
     homepage = "https://www.getoutline.com/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/outline/outline/releases";
     license = licenses.bsl11;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/default.nix
index e3936244e08be..9f64313c4de08 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/rss-bridge/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The RSS feed for websites missing it";
+    description = "RSS feed for websites missing it";
     homepage = "https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge";
     license = licenses.unlicense;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dawidsowa mynacol ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/shaarli/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/shaarli/default.nix
index 919daa61e198b..ac8670ce740fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/shaarli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/shaarli/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The personal, minimalist, super-fast, database free, bookmarking service";
+    description = "Personal, minimalist, super-fast, database free, bookmarking service";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     homepage = "https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ schneefux ];
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/fish/plugins/tide.nix b/pkgs/shells/fish/plugins/tide.nix
index 95a3e150a5a32..74ab2e8a27a8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/fish/plugins/tide.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/fish/plugins/tide.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildFishPlugin rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The ultimate Fish prompt";
+    description = "Ultimate Fish prompt";
     homepage = "https://github.com/IlanCosman/tide";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.jocelynthode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/rc-9front/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/rc-9front/default.nix
index ff265dbec8716..cd6e18064b365 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/rc-9front/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/rc-9front/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The 9front shell";
+    description = "9front shell";
     longDescription = "unix port of 9front rc";
     homepage = "http://shithub.us/cinap_lenrek/rc/HEAD/info.html";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/antibody/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/antibody/default.nix
index 02f872730a743..fe32821dd6110 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/antibody/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/antibody/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" "-X main.version=${version}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fastest shell plugin manager";
+    description = "Fastest shell plugin manager";
     mainProgram = "antibody";
     homepage = "https://github.com/getantibody/antibody";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/antigen/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/antigen/default.nix
index ca5fbee6e3687..1b2795ee971ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/antigen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/antigen/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The plugin manager for zsh";
+    description = "Plugin manager for zsh";
     homepage = "https://antigen.sharats.me/";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
index 300f685b981b1..c04d4d4bd6724 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ EOF
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Z shell";
+    description = "Z shell";
     longDescription = ''
       Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) usable as an interactive login
       shell and as a shell script command processor.  Of the standard shells,
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/zsh-abbr/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/zsh-abbr/default.nix
index 7d85f23019176..6b8005ee3cafa 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/zsh-abbr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/zsh-abbr/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/olets/zsh-abbr";
-    description = "The zsh manager for auto-expanding abbreviations, inspired by fish shell";
+    description = "Zsh manager for auto-expanding abbreviations, inspired by fish shell";
     license = with licenses; [cc-by-nc-nd-40 hl3];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [icy-thought];
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/zsh-prezto/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/zsh-prezto/default.nix
index e311bea156f11..f0862bbef2f45 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/zsh-prezto/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/zsh-prezto/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater {};
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The configuration framework for Zsh";
+    description = "Configuration framework for Zsh";
     longDescription = ''
       Prezto is the configuration framework for Zsh; it enriches
       the command line interface environment with sane defaults,
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/amazon-ecr-credential-helper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/amazon-ecr-credential-helper/default.nix
index 106ccc5efef20..6c1ca57749060 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/amazon-ecr-credential-helper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/amazon-ecr-credential-helper/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Amazon ECR Docker Credential Helper is a credential helper for the Docker daemon that makes it easier to use Amazon Elastic Container Registry";
+    description = "Amazon ECR Docker Credential Helper is a credential helper for the Docker daemon that makes it easier to use Amazon Elastic Container Registry";
     homepage = "https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-ecr-credential-helper";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ kalbasit ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/cw/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/cw/default.nix
index aa1d58e5156ba..4fb987abd5e69 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/cw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/cw/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   vendorHash = "sha256-8L4q0IAvmNk5GCAC5agNfWFtokIkddO1Dec4m6/sWfg=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The best way to tail AWS CloudWatch Logs from your terminal";
+    description = "Best way to tail AWS CloudWatch Logs from your terminal";
     homepage = "https://github.com/lucagrulla/cw";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ onthestairs ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/granted/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/granted/default.nix
index 36476e616f6bc..d48d5136258aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/granted/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/granted/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The easiest way to access your cloud";
+    description = "Easiest way to access your cloud";
     homepage = "https://github.com/common-fate/granted";
     changelog = "https://github.com/common-fate/granted/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/proxmove/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/proxmove/default.nix
index 21055de12b6c7..0d7dbbbbb9b08 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/proxmove/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/proxmove/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Proxmox VM migrator: migrates VMs between different Proxmox VE clusters";
+    description = "Proxmox VM migrator: migrates VMs between different Proxmox VE clusters";
     mainProgram = "proxmove";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ossobv/proxmove";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/zbctl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/zbctl/default.nix
index 5dfa089986374..0ec6598a8b8e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/zbctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/zbctl/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The command line interface to interact with Camunda 8 and Zeebe";
+    description = "Command line interface to interact with Camunda 8 and Zeebe";
     homepage = "https://docs.camunda.io/docs/apis-clients/cli-client/";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/camunda/zeebe/releases";
     changelog = "https://github.com/camunda/zeebe/releases/tag/${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/rdup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/rdup/default.nix
index f75285e9ef97f..2363ea8f75f16 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/rdup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/rdup/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ glib pcre ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The only backup program that doesn't make backups";
+    description = "Only backup program that doesn't make backups";
     homepage    = "https://github.com/miekg/rdup";
     license    = lib.licenses.gpl3;
     platforms   = lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/gzrt/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/gzrt/default.nix
index 59d87cf4f3417..9dc85fa6f94b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/gzrt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/gzrt/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.urbanophile.com/arenn/hacking/gzrt/";
-    description = "The gzip Recovery Toolkit";
+    description = "Gzip Recovery Toolkit";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
     mainProgram = "gzrecover";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/lrzip/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/lrzip/default.nix
index 3bb1e29f03477..bca4bdd2a31f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/lrzip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/lrzip/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/lrzip/";
-    description = "The CK LRZIP compression program (LZMA + RZIP)";
+    description = "CK LRZIP compression program (LZMA + RZIP)";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/upx/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/upx/default.nix
index f20e39a4bca5e..280e1425ef537 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/upx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/upx/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://upx.github.io/";
-    description = "The Ultimate Packer for eXecutables";
+    description = "Ultimate Packer for eXecutables";
     changelog = "https://github.com/upx/upx/blob/${finalAttrs.src.rev}/NEWS";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/catcli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/catcli/default.nix
index b8668a43c0cee..fc075f52c70db 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/catcli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/catcli/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The command line catalog tool for your offline data";
+    description = "Command line catalog tool for your offline data";
     mainProgram = "catcli";
     homepage = "https://github.com/deadc0de6/catcli";
     changelog = "https://github.com/deadc0de6/catcli/releases/tag/v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/fatresize/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/fatresize/default.nix
index 80f7e5ecd4ae9..cd4cc131eeb86 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/fatresize/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/fatresize/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ parted util-linux ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The FAT16/FAT32 non-destructive resizer";
+    description = "FAT16/FAT32 non-destructive resizer";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ya-mouse/fatresize";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl3;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/nabi/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/nabi/default.nix
index 62bb10494b130..248538752d685 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/nabi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/nabi/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ gtk2 libhangul ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Easy Hangul XIM";
+    description = "Easy Hangul XIM";
     mainProgram = "nabi";
     homepage = "https://github.com/choehwanjin/nabi";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/bonk/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/bonk/default.nix
index cfd815d66b316..b4a65329dc96f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/bonk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/bonk/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoHash = "sha256-/qBuIG5ETUWMv2iOGpW3/awuhZb35qsBAflNJv3xTUs=";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The blazingly fast touch alternative written in Rust";
+    description = "Blazingly fast touch alternative written in Rust";
     homepage = "https://github.com/elliot40404/bonk";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "bonk";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/charasay/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/charasay/default.nix
index 7e79c6479b40d..20594414daef5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/charasay/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/charasay/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The future of cowsay - Colorful characters saying something";
+    description = "Future of cowsay - Colorful characters saying something";
     homepage = "https://github.com/latipun7/charasay";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hmajid2301 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/chef-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/chef-cli/default.nix
index af3a60103ca35..01a80de279568 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/chef-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/chef-cli/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ bundlerApp {
   passthru.updateScript = bundlerUpdateScript "chef-cli";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Chef Infra Client is a powerful agent that applies your configurations on remote Linux, macOS, Windows and cloud-based systems";
+    description = "Chef Infra Client is a powerful agent that applies your configurations on remote Linux, macOS, Windows and cloud-based systems";
     homepage = "https://chef.io/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dylanmtaylor ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index 2e2f2f1601247..a5160f803bcb7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/";
-    description = "The GNU Core Utilities";
+    description = "GNU Core Utilities";
     longDescription = ''
       The GNU Core Utilities are the basic file, shell and text manipulation
       utilities of the GNU operating system. These are the core utilities which
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/cyberchef/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/cyberchef/default.nix
index f0a20fe9687f1..3fa530b50fb94 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/cyberchef/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/cyberchef/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Cyber Swiss Army Knife for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis";
+    description = "Cyber Swiss Army Knife for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis";
     homepage = "https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef";
     changelog = "https://github.com/gchq/CyberChef/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sebastianblunt ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ili2c/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ili2c/default.nix
index 040824d9d464c..1d6f373db83a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ili2c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ili2c/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The INTERLIS Compiler";
+    description = "INTERLIS Compiler";
     longDescription = ''
       Checks the syntactical correctness of an INTERLIS data model.
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/lbdb/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/lbdb/default.nix
index 44f0149cbb7cc..20ea8beaaa838 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/lbdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/lbdb/default.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.spinnaker.de/lbdb/";
-    description = "The Little Brother's Database";
+    description = "Little Brother's Database";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ kaiha bfortz ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/lnav/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/lnav/default.nix
index ffaea930b5d33..623dcb28c97e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/lnav/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/lnav/default.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/tstack/lnav";
-    description = "The Logfile Navigator";
+    description = "Logfile Navigator";
     longDescription = ''
       The log file navigator, lnav, is an enhanced log file viewer that takes
       advantage of any semantic information that can be gleaned from the files
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/lsd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/lsd/default.nix
index f89467af643af..9b80e70e35cd8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/lsd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/lsd/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/lsd-rs/lsd";
-    description = "The next gen ls command";
+    description = "Next gen ls command";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ zowoq SuperSandro2000 ];
     mainProgram = "lsd";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/mise/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/mise/default.nix
index 5c24e8314ce18..eb8a537b5a930 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/mise/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/mise/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://mise.jdx.dev";
-    description = "The front-end to your dev env";
+    description = "Front-end to your dev env";
     changelog = "https://github.com/jdx/mise/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ konradmalik ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/mongodb-compass/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/mongodb-compass/default.nix
index c89018cf03a45..00dce959fb630 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/mongodb-compass/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/mongodb-compass/default.nix
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The GUI for MongoDB";
+    description = "GUI for MongoDB";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ bryanasdev000 ];
     homepage = "https://github.com/mongodb-js/compass";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/mrtg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/mrtg/default.nix
index 58882f3be00a1..ee74024d05567 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/mrtg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/mrtg/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Multi Router Traffic Grapher";
+    description = "Multi Router Traffic Grapher";
     homepage = "https://oss.oetiker.ch/mrtg/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ robberer ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/natls/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/natls/default.nix
index a324768faea49..1398f271a5502 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/natls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/natls/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-Am4HmfmhskKxcp1iWod5z3caHwsdo31qCaVi0UxTXAg=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "the 'ls' replacement you never knew you needed";
+    description = "'ls' replacement you never knew you needed";
     homepage = "https://github.com/willdoescode/nat";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ cafkafk ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/peep/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/peep/default.nix
index 301b04cbb816f..071bab99ae921 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/peep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/peep/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoHash = "sha256-CDWa03H8vWfhx2dwZU5rAV3fSwAGqCIPcvl+lTG4npE=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The CLI text viewer tool that works like less command on small pane within the terminal window";
+    description = "CLI text viewer tool that works like less command on small pane within the terminal window";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ryochack/peep";
     changelog = "https://github.com/ryochack/peep/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/quich/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/quich/default.nix
index effd7993b8037..cc7131678a552 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/quich/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/quich/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   makeFlags = [ "DESTDIR=" "PREFIX=$(out)" "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The advanced terminal calculator";
+    description = "Advanced terminal calculator";
     longDescription = ''
       Quich is a compact, fast, powerful and useful calculator for your terminal
       with numerous features, supporting Windows and Linux Systems,
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/taoup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/taoup/default.nix
index 4d991a88cf114..11688a46e5a1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/taoup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/taoup/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Tao of Unix Programming (Ruby-powered ANSI colored fortunes)";
+    description = "Tao of Unix Programming (Ruby-powered ANSI colored fortunes)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/globalcitizen/taoup";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.zakame ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux-sessionizer/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux-sessionizer/default.nix
index 207962a82e358..b6a3682ec7574 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux-sessionizer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/tmux-sessionizer/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   buildInputs = [ openssl ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Security ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fastest way to manage projects as tmux sessions";
+    description = "Fastest way to manage projects as tmux sessions";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jrmoulton/tmux-sessionizer";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ vinnymeller mrcjkb ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ugtrain/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ugtrain/default.nix
index e92170ad595a6..868700d642996 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ugtrain/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ugtrain/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/ugtrain/ugtrain";
-    description = "The Universal Elite Game Trainer for CLI (Linux game trainer research project)";
+    description = "Universal Elite Game Trainer for CLI (Linux game trainer research project)";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mtrsk ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/uudeview/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/uudeview/default.nix
index 6875e6f123432..3ce22f74c4de7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/uudeview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/uudeview/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The Nice and Friendly Decoder";
+    description = "Nice and Friendly Decoder";
     homepage = "http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ woffs ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/webcat/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/webcat/default.nix
index 7c8c56dc86c16..2fff1266eb9cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/webcat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/webcat/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://rumpelsepp.org/blog/ssh-through-websocket/";
-    description = "The lightweight swiss army knife for websockets";
+    description = "Lightweight swiss army knife for websockets";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ montag451 ];
     mainProgram = "webcat";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/findomain/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/findomain/default.nix
index deb9bb32fe0a8..e04699ff7458c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/findomain/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/findomain/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fastest and cross-platform subdomain enumerator";
+    description = "Fastest and cross-platform subdomain enumerator";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Findomain/Findomain";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Findomain/Findomain/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/grpc_cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/grpc_cli/default.nix
index 698b2c3215c6e..b16f9601ec437 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/grpc_cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/grpc_cli/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The command line tool for interacting with grpc services";
+    description = "Command line tool for interacting with grpc services";
     homepage = "https://github.com/grpc/grpc";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ doriath ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/httperf/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/httperf/default.nix
index 54fdb06b6c588..bc5f17a2420ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/httperf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/httperf/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The httperf HTTP load generator";
+    description = "Httperf HTTP load generator";
     homepage = "https://github.com/httperf/httperf";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/mockoon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/mockoon/default.nix
index 362d400f48d5d..76d32bd24666f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/mockoon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/mockoon/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ appimageTools.wrapType2 {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The easiest and quickest way to run mock APIs locally";
+    description = "Easiest and quickest way to run mock APIs locally";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     homepage = "https://mockoon.com";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/nss-mdns/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/nss-mdns/default.nix
index eb231f0ce0368..727c6007c71df 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/nss-mdns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/nss-mdns/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "The mDNS Name Service Switch (NSS) plug-in";
+    description = "MDNS Name Service Switch (NSS) plug-in";
     longDescription = ''
       `nss-mdns' is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS)
       functionality of the GNU C Library (glibc) providing host name
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/ooniprobe-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/ooniprobe-cli/default.nix
index 00f0720948f7c..55fd08f4a2308 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/ooniprobe-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/ooniprobe-cli/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/ooni/probe-cli/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
-    description = "The Open Observatory of Network Interference command line network probe";
+    description = "Open Observatory of Network Interference command line network probe";
     homepage = "https://ooni.org/install/cli";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/pptpd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/pptpd/default.nix
index d1cb90089e0c5..37a92475c984a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/pptpd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/pptpd/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage    = "https://poptop.sourceforge.net/dox/";
-    description = "The PPTP Server for Linux";
+    description = "PPTP Server for Linux";
     platforms   = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ obadz ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/rosenpass/tools.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/rosenpass/tools.nix
index 86f7359809a55..04af5755abb99 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/rosenpass/tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/rosenpass/tools.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = rosenpass.meta // {
-    description = "The Rosenpass tool `rp`, which is a script that wraps the `rosenpass` binary";
+    description = "Rosenpass tool `rp`, which is a script that wraps the `rosenpass` binary";
     mainProgram = "rp";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/sing-box/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/sing-box/default.nix
index 303ccd5deb1aa..5ae98d999ddd8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/sing-box/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/sing-box/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib;{
     homepage = "https://sing-box.sagernet.org";
-    description = "The universal proxy platform";
+    description = "Universal proxy platform";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nickcao ];
     mainProgram = "sing-box";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/voms/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/voms/default.nix
index cafc812032b7a..b51b583e69372 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/voms/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/voms/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec{
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The C/C++ VOMS server, client and APIs v2.x";
+    description = "C/C++ VOMS server, client and APIs v2.x";
     homepage = "https://italiangrid.github.io/voms/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/italiangrid/voms/blob/master/ChangeLog";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/nix/alejandra/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/nix/alejandra/default.nix
index 2dc35be811067..d3501faa10c4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/nix/alejandra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/nix/alejandra/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Uncompromising Nix Code Formatter";
+    description = "Uncompromising Nix Code Formatter";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kamadorueda/alejandra";
     changelog = "https://github.com/kamadorueda/alejandra/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.unlicense;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/nix/fh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/nix/fh/default.nix
index ceae99faaae0a..2a3e1d9e5a4d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/nix/fh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/nix/fh/default.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The official FlakeHub CLI";
+    description = "Official FlakeHub CLI";
     homepage = "https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/fh";
     changelog = "https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/fh/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/apx/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/apx/default.nix
index 381307d6735ec..1e161b805e948 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/apx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/apx/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Vanilla OS package manager";
+    description = "Vanilla OS package manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/apx";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/apx/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/dpkg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/dpkg/default.nix
index f0f7d621414e4..b555f6d0fe8db 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/dpkg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/dpkg/default.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Debian package manager";
+    description = "Debian package manager";
     homepage = "https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/rpm/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/rpm/default.nix
index e931ca16de7e8..ac9c498a9c89f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/rpm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/rpm/default.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.rpm.org/";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl21Plus ];
-    description = "The RPM Package Manager";
+    description = "RPM Package Manager";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ copumpkin ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     # Support for darwin was removed in https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/196350.
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/xbps/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/xbps/default.nix
index 07aa1a7accc15..e5ada2e10268d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/xbps/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/xbps/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/void-linux/xbps";
-    description = "The X Binary Package System";
+    description = "X Binary Package System";
     platforms = platforms.linux; # known to not work on Darwin, at least
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dtzWill ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/b2sum/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/b2sum/default.nix
index 1ce14a55b079e..0dc8a9b35e83b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/b2sum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/b2sum/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   installFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The b2sum utility is similar to the md5sum or shasum utilities but for BLAKE2";
+    description = "B2sum utility is similar to the md5sum or shasum utilities but for BLAKE2";
     mainProgram = "b2sum";
     homepage = "https://blake2.net";
     license = with licenses; [ asl20 cc0 openssl ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/gopass/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/gopass/default.nix
index 5cc6624b721d9..35961ad0abe1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/gopass/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/gopass/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The slightly more awesome Standard Unix Password Manager for Teams. Written in Go";
+    description = "Slightly more awesome Standard Unix Password Manager for Teams. Written in Go";
     homepage = "https://www.gopass.pw/";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ rvolosatovs sikmir ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/govulncheck/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/govulncheck/default.nix
index 13e2aa17bddae..9b51c052ed564 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/govulncheck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/govulncheck/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     homepage = "https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/golang/vuln";
     changelog = "https://github.com/golang/vuln/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    description = "The database client and tools for the Go vulnerability database, also known as vuln";
+    description = "Database client and tools for the Go vulnerability database, also known as vuln";
     mainProgram = "govulncheck";
     longDescription = ''
       Govulncheck reports known vulnerabilities that affect Go code. It uses
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/default.nix
index 38b5bf72fd315..6f77eab11323a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.keybase.io/";
-    description = "The Keybase official command-line utility and service";
+    description = "Keybase official command-line utility and service";
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ avaq np rvolosatovs Br1ght0ne shofius ];
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/gui.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/gui.nix
index e9f5f52e8a0b4..666425e4d3d0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/gui.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/gui.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.keybase.io/";
-    description = "The Keybase official GUI";
+    description = "Keybase official GUI";
     mainProgram = "keybase-gui";
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ avaq rvolosatovs puffnfresh np Br1ght0ne shofius ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/kbfs.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/kbfs.nix
index 3c508e86f76f8..b3e2974a0033b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/kbfs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/keybase/kbfs.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ buildGoModule {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://keybase.io/docs/kbfs";
-    description = "The Keybase filesystem";
+    description = "Keybase filesystem";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ avaq rvolosatovs bennofs np shofius ];
     license = licenses.bsd3;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/libtpms/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/libtpms/default.nix
index a7249481454ab..5ac368eea9f06 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/libtpms/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/libtpms/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The libtpms library provides software emulation of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2 and TPM 2.0)";
+    description = "Libtpms library provides software emulation of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2 and TPM 2.0)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/stefanberger/libtpms";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.baloo ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/networkminer/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/networkminer/default.nix
index 6e762ef543fef..f83c6b3e2415e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/networkminer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/networkminer/default.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The Open Source Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT)";
+    description = "Open Source Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT)";
     homepage = "https://www.netresec.com/?page=NetworkMiner";
     license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ emilytrau ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pass2csv/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pass2csv/default.nix
index 101af2e7aa947..7071ad9fb219d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pass2csv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pass2csv/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Export pass(1), \"the standard unix password manager\", to CSV";
+    description = "Export pass(1), \"Standard unix password manager\", to CSV";
     mainProgram = "pass2csv";
     homepage = "https://github.com/reinefjord/pass2csv";
     license = licenses.mit;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/sheesy-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/sheesy-cli/default.nix
index c47e5a2128585..50aee190a763c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/sheesy-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/sheesy-cli/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The 'share-secrets-safely' CLI to interact with GPG/pass-like vaults";
+    description = "'share-secrets-safely' CLI to interact with GPG/pass-like vaults";
     homepage = "https://share-secrets-safely.github.io/cli/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/share-secrets-safely/cli/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = with licenses; [ lgpl21Only ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/spire/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/spire/default.nix
index 76101fec3fbc6..861167c15ae82 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/spire/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/spire/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The SPIFFE Runtime Environment";
+    description = "SPIFFE Runtime Environment";
     homepage = "https://github.com/spiffe/spire";
     changelog = "https://github.com/spiffe/spire/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/at/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/at/default.nix
index e5eebb727b54f..5990bf4c08fa3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/at/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/at/default.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The classical Unix `at' job scheduling command";
+    description = "Classical Unix `at' job scheduling command";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     homepage = "https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/at";
     changelog = "https://salsa.debian.org/debian/at/-/raw/master/ChangeLog";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/rex/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/rex/default.nix
index 980874322bb84..0af9628f41a9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/rex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/rex/default.nix
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ perlPackages.buildPerlPackage rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://www.rexify.org";
-    description = "The friendly automation framework";
+    description = "Friendly automation framework";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ qbit ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/glogg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/glogg/default.nix
index a83baf4aa7619..7a6562aab1430 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/glogg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/glogg/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fast, smart log explorer";
+    description = "Fast, smart log explorer";
     mainProgram = "glogg";
     longDescription = ''
       A multi-platform GUI application to browse and search through long or complex log files. It is designed with programmers and system administrators in mind. glogg can be seen as a graphical, interactive combination of grep and less.
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/shab/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/shab/default.nix
index 733ba4f80cf55..bbc60921903d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/shab/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/shab/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ let
     };
 
     meta = with lib; {
-      description = "The bash templating language";
+      description = "Bash templating language";
       mainProgram = "shab";
       homepage = "https://github.com/zimbatm/shab";
       license = licenses.unlicense;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/skribilo/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/skribilo/default.nix
index 548b75621c3bb..9602ff7d167ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/skribilo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/skribilo/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://www.nongnu.org/skribilo/";
-    description = "The Ultimate Document Programming Framework";
+    description = "Ultimate Document Programming Framework";
     longDescription = ''
       Skribilo is a free document production tool that takes a structured
       document representation as its input and renders that document in a
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix
index ece8a36aa5536..86ac35eb78094 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ context = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ninja ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The LUAMETATEX engine is a follow up on LUATEX and is again part of CONTEXT development";
+    description = "LUAMETATEX engine is a follow up on LUATEX and is again part of CONTEXT development";
     homepage = "https://www.pragma-ade.nl/luametatex-1.htm";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ apfelkuchen6 xworld21 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/video/rav1e/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/video/rav1e/default.nix
index 406276977c520..fae72b0266cb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/video/rav1e/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/video/rav1e/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The fastest and safest AV1 encoder";
+    description = "Fastest and safest AV1 encoder";
     longDescription = ''
       rav1e is an AV1 video encoder. It is designed to eventually cover all use
       cases, though in its current form it is most suitable for cases where
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/video/tsduck/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/video/tsduck/default.nix
index bb4757a4cf7fc..2e91b2dc8575d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/video/tsduck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/video/tsduck/default.nix
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The MPEG Transport Stream Toolkit";
+    description = "MPEG Transport Stream Toolkit";
     homepage    = "https://github.com/tsduck/tsduck";
     license     = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ siriobalmelli ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/video/xjadeo/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/video/xjadeo/default.nix
index 01cb2c997913f..683a4a263eaac 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/video/xjadeo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/video/xjadeo/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The X Jack Video Monitor";
+    description = "X Jack Video Monitor";
     longDescription = ''
       Xjadeo is a software video player that displays a video-clip in sync with
       an external time source (MTC, LTC, JACK-transport). Xjadeo is useful in
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/amazon-ecs-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/amazon-ecs-cli/default.nix
index 16b43012e2600..cd242a56410f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/amazon-ecs-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/amazon-ecs-cli/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ECS_CLI.html";
-    description = "The Amazon ECS command line interface";
+    description = "Amazon ECS command line interface";
     longDescription = "The Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) command line interface (CLI) provides high-level commands to simplify creating, updating, and monitoring clusters and tasks from a local development environment.";
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.asl20;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/linode-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/linode-cli/default.nix
index a4f54ec86177b..795eb1e8636e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/linode-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/linode-cli/default.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     mainProgram = "linode-cli";
-    description = "The Linode Command Line Interface";
+    description = "Linode Command Line Interface";
     homepage = "https://github.com/linode/linode-cli";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ryantm techknowlogick ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/wayland/shotman/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/wayland/shotman/default.nix
index cd5bec87526e6..7623dd4504e7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/wayland/shotman/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/wayland/shotman/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The uncompromising screenshot GUI for Wayland compositors";
+    description = "Uncompromising screenshot GUI for Wayland compositors";
     homepage = "https://git.sr.ht/~whynothugo/shotman";
     license = licenses.isc;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 9070c8c0810d9..6e8b51fbc8046 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ with self; {
     };
     buildInputs = [ CanaryStability ];
     meta = {
-      description = "The DBI of event loop programming";
+      description = "DBI of event loop programming";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
   };
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ with self; {
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ DigestSHA1 Error IPCShareLite ];
     doCheck = false; # randomly fails
     meta = {
-      description = "The Cache Interface";
+      description = "Cache Interface";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
   };
@@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@ with self; {
       hash = "sha256-s54zllkDwAWD4BgOPdUopUkg9SB83wUmBcoTgoz6wTw=";
     };
     meta = {
-      description = "The Catalyst developer's manual";
+      description = "Catalyst developer's manual";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
   };
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ with self; {
     buildInputs = [ TestFatal TypeTiny ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ CGISimple CGIStruct ClassC3AdoptNEXT DataDump HTTPBody ModulePluggable MooseXEmulateClassAccessorFast MooseXGetopt MooseXMethodAttributes MooseXRoleWithOverloading PathClass PerlIOutf8_strict PlackMiddlewareFixMissingBodyInRedirect PlackMiddlewareMethodOverride PlackMiddlewareRemoveRedundantBody PlackMiddlewareReverseProxy PlackTestExternalServer SafeIsa StringRewritePrefix TaskWeaken TextSimpleTable TreeSimpleVisitorFactory URIws ];
     meta = {
-      description = "The Catalyst Framework Runtime";
+      description = "Catalyst Framework Runtime";
       homepage = "http://dev.catalyst.perl.org";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
       mainProgram = "catalyst.pl";
@@ -4684,7 +4684,7 @@ with self; {
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ AnyEvent Guard commonsense ];
     buildInputs = [ CanaryStability ];
     meta = {
-      description = "The only real threads in perl";
+      description = "Only real threads in perl";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
   };
@@ -5101,7 +5101,7 @@ with self; {
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ ClassMix ];
     perlPreHook = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isi686 || stdenv.isDarwin) "export LD=$CC";
     meta = {
-      description = "The Eksblowfish block cipher";
+      description = "Eksblowfish block cipher";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
   };
@@ -5457,7 +5457,7 @@ with self; {
       hash = "sha256-WIFVXWGHlyojgqoNTbLXTJcLBndMYhtspSNzkjbS1QE=";
     };
     meta = {
-      description = "The Twofish Encryption Algorithm";
+      description = "Twofish Encryption Algorithm";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
       maintainers = [ maintainers.sgo ];
     };
@@ -5602,7 +5602,7 @@ with self; {
     buildInputs = [ TestFatal ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ DigestHMAC DigestSHA3 Moo TypeTiny namespaceautoclean strictures ];
     meta = {
-      description = "The PBKDF2 password hash algorithm";
+      description = "PBKDF2 password hash algorithm";
       homepage = "https://metacpan.org/release/Crypt-PBKDF2";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
       maintainers = [ maintainers.sgo ];
@@ -13741,7 +13741,7 @@ with self; {
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ EncodeLocale FileListing HTMLParser HTTPCookieJar HTTPCookies HTTPDate HTTPMessage HTTPNegotiate LWPMediaTypes NetHTTP TryTiny URI WWWRobotRules ];
     meta = {
       homepage = "https://github.com/libwww-perl/libwww-perl";
-      description = "The World-Wide Web library for Perl";
+      description = "World-Wide Web library for Perl";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
   };
@@ -14695,7 +14695,7 @@ with self; {
     doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
     nativeCheckInputs = [ HTTPDaemon TestFatal TestNeeds TestRequiresInternet ];
     meta = {
-      description = "The World-Wide Web library for Perl";
+      description = "World-Wide Web library for Perl";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
   };
@@ -18693,7 +18693,7 @@ with self; {
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ BitVector ClassGomor NetIPv6Addr ];
     preCheck = "rm t/13-gethostsubs.t"; # it performs DNS queries
     meta = {
-      description = "The base framework for frame crafting";
+      description = "Base framework for frame crafting";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 ];
     };
   };
@@ -19622,7 +19622,7 @@ with self; {
     };
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ ArchiveZip XMLTwig ];
     meta = {
-      description = "The Perl Open OpenDocument Connector";
+      description = "Perl Open OpenDocument Connector";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ lgpl21Only ];
       maintainers = [ maintainers.wentasah ];
     };
@@ -22646,7 +22646,7 @@ with self; {
       hash = "sha256-7WpMz6sJTJzRZPVkAk6YvSHZT0MSzKxNYkbSKzQIGs8=";
     };
     meta = {
-      description = "The fastest way to sort anything in Perl";
+      description = "Fastest way to sort anything in Perl";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
   };
@@ -29098,7 +29098,7 @@ with self; {
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ ClassMethodModifiers JSONValidator Mojolicious MojoliciousPluginI18N MojoliciousPluginOpenAPI RoleTiny ];
     meta = {
       homepage = "http://preaction.me/yancy/";
-      description = "The Best Web Framework Deserves the Best CMS";
+      description = "Best Web Framework Deserves the Best CMS";
       license = with lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
   };