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-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/goffice/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/2.x.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gspell/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix8
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/3.x.nix8
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-mac-integration/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-sharp-beans/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gtkd/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gtkdatabox/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gtkimageview/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/2.x.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/3.x.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/indicator-application/gtk2.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/libchamplain/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/libnotify/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/libsexy/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/mm-common/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/osm-gps-map/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/pangomm/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/qtstyleplugins/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/rep-gtk/default.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/spice-gtk/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/vte/2.90.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix4
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix2
-rw-r--r--pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/default.nix2
31 files changed, 47 insertions, 47 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix
index cb22c9ee790ba..e8ecd0c0f1efd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Amtk;
-    description = "Actions, Menus and Toolbars Kit for GTK+ applications";
+    description = "Actions, Menus and Toolbars Kit for GTK applications";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.manveru ];
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/goffice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/goffice/default.nix
index a14c40e6d87e6..a18bdb177449b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/goffice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/goffice/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A Glib/GTK+ set of document centric objects and utilities";
+    description = "A Glib/GTK set of document centric objects and utilities";
 
     longDescription = ''
       There are common operations for document centric applications that are
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/2.x.nix
index c7556276dc395..1440d3f6aa04a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/2.x.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   PKG_CONFIG_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION_1_0_TYPELIBDIR = "$(out)/lib/girepository-1.0";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Canvas widget for GTK+ based on the the Cairo 2D library";
+    description = "Canvas widget for GTK based on the the Cairo 2D library";
     homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GooCanvas;
     license = licenses.lgpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/default.nix
index 435c1f30bace4..024ac363af18a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/goocanvas/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Canvas widget for GTK+ based on the the Cairo 2D library";
+    description = "Canvas widget for GTK based on the the Cairo 2D library";
     homepage = "https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GooCanvas";
     license = licenses.lgpl2;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gspell/default.nix
index 776125a7537d9..fd6b12ccaac11 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gspell/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "A spell-checking library for GTK+ applications";
+    description = "A spell-checking library for GTK applications";
     homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/gspell;
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix
index 886f0aefafb86..f1a53390467a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/2.x.nix
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms   = platforms.all;
 
     longDescription = ''
-      GTK+ is a highly usable, feature rich toolkit for creating
+      GTK is a highly usable, feature rich toolkit for creating
       graphical user interfaces which boasts cross platform
-      compatibility and an easy to use API.  GTK+ it is written in C,
+      compatibility and an easy to use API.  GTK it is written in C,
       but has bindings to many other popular programming languages
-      such as C++, Python and C# among others.  GTK+ is licensed
+      such as C++, Python and C# among others.  GTK is licensed
       under the GNU LGPL 2.1 allowing development of both free and
-      proprietary software with GTK+ without any license fees or
+      proprietary software with GTK without any license fees or
       royalties.
     '';
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/3.x.nix
index 40be17fcac7cf..aee97d9bad00c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk+/3.x.nix
@@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     description = "A multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces";
     longDescription = ''
-      GTK+ is a highly usable, feature rich toolkit for creating
+      GTK is a highly usable, feature rich toolkit for creating
       graphical user interfaces which boasts cross platform
-      compatibility and an easy to use API.  GTK+ it is written in C,
+      compatibility and an easy to use API.  GTK it is written in C,
       but has bindings to many other popular programming languages
-      such as C++, Python and C# among others.  GTK+ is licensed
+      such as C++, Python and C# among others.  GTK is licensed
       under the GNU LGPL 2.1 allowing development of both free and
-      proprietary software with GTK+ without any license fees or
+      proprietary software with GTK without any license fees or
       royalties.
     '';
     homepage = https://www.gtk.org/;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-mac-integration/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-mac-integration/default.nix
index 26d0b5c359583..daaf0399cbc1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-mac-integration/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-mac-integration/default.nix
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Provides integration for Gtk+ applications into the Mac desktop";
+    description = "Provides integration for GTK applications into the Mac desktop";
 
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
 
-    homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GTK+/OSX/Integration;
+    homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GTK/OSX/Integration;
 
     maintainers = [ maintainers.matthewbauer ];
     platforms = platforms.darwin;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-sharp-beans/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-sharp-beans/default.nix
index 1e3b7d45eddab..065dc2ac077e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-sharp-beans/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-sharp-beans/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   dontStrip = true;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Binds some API from Gtk+ that isn't in Gtk# 2.12.x";
+    description = "Binds some API from GTK that isn't in GTK# 2.12.x";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkd/default.nix
index d26cc9692596d..31a3242cdef55 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkd/default.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   installFlags = "prefix=$(out)";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "D binding and OO wrapper for GTK+";
+    description = "D binding and OO wrapper for GTK";
     homepage = https://gtkd.org;
     license = licenses.lgpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkdatabox/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkdatabox/default.nix
index 1caac3914a58f..54054270c3c64 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkdatabox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkdatabox/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ gtk2 ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Gtk+ widget for displaying large amounts of numerical data";
+    description = "GTK widget for displaying large amounts of numerical data";
 
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl2;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkimageview/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkimageview/default.nix
index d6d32c26a509a..babcaa9933407 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkimageview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkimageview/default.nix
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GTK%2B/GtkImageView";
 
-    description = "Image viewer widget for GTK+";
+    description = "Image viewer widget for GTK";
 
     longDescription =
-      '' GtkImageView is a simple image viewer widget for GTK+.  Similar to
+      '' GtkImageView is a simple image viewer widget for GTK.  Similar to
          the image viewer panes in gThumb or Eye of Gnome.  It makes writing
          image viewing and editing applications easy.  Among its features
          are: mouse and keyboard zooming; scrolling and dragging; adjustable
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/2.x.nix
index 69fd3f30e92dc..523c5b50d2832 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/2.x.nix
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = {
-    description = "C++ interface to the GTK+ graphical user interface library";
+    description = "C++ interface to the GTK graphical user interface library";
 
     longDescription = ''
       gtkmm is the official C++ interface for the popular GUI library
-      GTK+.  Highlights include typesafe callbacks, and a
+      GTK.  Highlights include typesafe callbacks, and a
       comprehensive set of widgets that are easily extensible via
       inheritance.  You can create user interfaces either in code or
       with the Glade User Interface designer, using libglademm.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/3.x.nix
index 1a5b0fe628751..f977af046ca2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkmm/3.x.nix
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "C++ interface to the GTK+ graphical user interface library";
+    description = "C++ interface to the GTK graphical user interface library";
 
     longDescription = ''
       gtkmm is the official C++ interface for the popular GUI library
-      GTK+.  Highlights include typesafe callbacks, and a
+      GTK.  Highlights include typesafe callbacks, and a
       comprehensive set of widgets that are easily extensible via
       inheritance.  You can create user interfaces either in code or
       with the Glade User Interface designer, using libglademm.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/indicator-application/gtk2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/indicator-application/gtk2.nix
index f97f8b7d82d5d..16a21382d8571 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/indicator-application/gtk2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/indicator-application/gtk2.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel (GTK+ 2 library for Xfce/LXDE)";
+    description = "Indicator to take menus from applications and place them in the panel (GTK 2 library for Xfce/LXDE)";
     homepage = https://launchpad.net/indicators-gtk2;
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libchamplain/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libchamplain/default.nix
index 1a0be52dbbe55..519c94dd9956f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libchamplain/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libchamplain/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     longDescription = ''
       libchamplain is a C library providing a ClutterActor to display
-       maps.  It also provides a Gtk+ widget to display maps in Gtk+
+       maps.  It also provides a GTK widget to display maps in GTK
        applications.  Python and Perl bindings are also available.  It
        supports numerous free map sources such as OpenStreetMap,
        OpenCycleMap, OpenAerialMap, and Maps for free.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix
index f7e0a987b0632..5b6d92d629dce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A library to delight your users with fancy features";
     longDescription = ''
-      The libdazzle library is a companion library to GObject and Gtk+. It
+      The libdazzle library is a companion library to GObject and GTK. It
       provides various features that we wish were in the underlying library but
       cannot for various reasons. In most cases, they are wildly out of scope
       for those libraries. In other cases, our design isn't quite generic
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix
index 4883b39b7cf78..e5b6c4e068ca7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhandy/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "A library full of GTK+ widgets for mobile phones";
+    description = "A library full of GTK widgets for mobile phones";
     homepage = https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/libhandy;
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jtojnar ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnotify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnotify/default.nix
index be1daa0505a0a..d4ac3ae8dc9ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnotify/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnotify/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    # disable tests as we don't need to depend on gtk+(2/3)
+    # disable tests as we don't need to depend on GTK (2/3)
     "-Dtests=false"
     "-Ddocbook_docs=disabled"
     "-Dgtk_doc=false"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsexy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsexy/default.nix
index 49cdb2c95ba0d..cb22d9f97bc7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsexy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsexy/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig
 , glib, gtk2, libxml2, pango
 }:
- 
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "libsexy-0.1.11";
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ glib gtk2 libxml2 pango ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "A collection of GTK+ widgets";
+    description = "A collection of GTK widgets";
     homepage = https://blog.chipx86.com/tag/libsexy/;
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mm-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mm-common/default.nix
index 9519e295213be..f590653df6bab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mm-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mm-common/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Common build files of GLib/GTK+ C++ bindings";
+    description = "Common build files of GLib/GTK C++ bindings";
     longDescription = ''
       The mm-common module provides the build infrastructure and utilities
       shared among the GNOME C++ binding libraries. It is only a required
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/osm-gps-map/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/osm-gps-map/default.nix
index 551c70cebcc2c..14483a12f7eda 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/osm-gps-map/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/osm-gps-map/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Gtk+ widget for displaying OpenStreetMap tiles";
+    description = "GTK widget for displaying OpenStreetMap tiles";
     homepage = https://nzjrs.github.io/osm-gps-map;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hrdinka ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix
index b67db91ef642b..e57b192e40add 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       Pango is a library for laying out and rendering of text, with an
       emphasis on internationalization.  Pango can be used anywhere
       that text layout is needed, though most of the work on Pango so
-      far has been done in the context of the GTK+ widget toolkit.
-      Pango forms the core of text and font handling for GTK+-2.x.
+      far has been done in the context of the GTK widget toolkit.
+      Pango forms the core of text and font handling for GTK.
     '';
 
     homepage = https://www.pango.org/;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pangomm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pangomm/default.nix
index 064ebf71cc32a..6cb2c070c94ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pangomm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pangomm/default.nix
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       Pango is a library for laying out and rendering of text, with an
       emphasis on internationalization.  Pango can be used anywhere
       that text layout is needed, though most of the work on Pango so
-      far has been done in the context of the GTK+ widget toolkit.
-      Pango forms the core of text and font handling for GTK+-2.x.
+      far has been done in the context of the GTK widget toolkit.
+      Pango forms the core of text and font handling for GTK.
     '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qtstyleplugins/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qtstyleplugins/default.nix
index dd50e6ec03983..123af4fa3fab5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qtstyleplugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qtstyleplugins/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ gtk2 ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Additional style plugins for Qt5, including BB10, GTK+, Cleanlooks, Motif, Plastique";
+    description = "Additional style plugins for Qt5, including BB10, GTK, Cleanlooks, Motif, Plastique";
     homepage = http://blog.qt.io/blog/2012/10/30/cleaning-up-styles-in-qt5-and-adding-fusion/;
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.gnidorah ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rep-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rep-gtk/default.nix
index a43700ce439ea..7530cc64bf5fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/rep-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rep-gtk/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "GTK+ bindings for librep";
+    description = "GTK bindings for librep";
     homepage = http://sawfish.wikia.com;
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.AndersonTorres ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-gtk/default.nix
index 8f92e0b64f6af..7ba120d661bf0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/spice-gtk/default.nix
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "A GTK+3 SPICE widget";
+    description = "GTK 3 SPICE widget";
     longDescription = ''
-      spice-gtk is a GTK+3 SPICE widget. It features glib-based
+      spice-gtk is a GTK 3 SPICE widget. It features glib-based
       objects for SPICE protocol parsing and a gtk widget for embedding
       the SPICE display into other applications such as virt-manager.
       Python bindings are available too.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/2.90.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/2.90.nix
index f4e8c128ccbf8..e091f6a3917b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/2.90.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/2.90.nix
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://www.gnome.org/;
-    description = "A library implementing a terminal emulator widget for GTK+";
+    description = "A library implementing a terminal emulator widget for GTK";
     longDescription = ''
       VTE is a library (libvte) implementing a terminal emulator widget for
-      GTK+, and a minimal sample application (vte) using that.  Vte is
+      GTK, and a minimal sample application (vte) using that.  Vte is
       mainly used in gnome-terminal, but can also be used to embed a
       console/terminal in games, editors, IDEs, etc. VTE supports Unicode and
       character set conversion, as well as emulating any terminal known to
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix
index 273072e932395..35bc881d3d1ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vte/default.nix
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://www.gnome.org/;
-    description = "A library implementing a terminal emulator widget for GTK+";
+    description = "A library implementing a terminal emulator widget for GTK";
     longDescription = ''
       VTE is a library (libvte) implementing a terminal emulator widget for
-      GTK+, and a minimal sample application (vte) using that.  Vte is
+      GTK, and a minimal sample application (vte) using that.  Vte is
       mainly used in gnome-terminal, but can also be used to embed a
       console/terminal in games, editors, IDEs, etc. VTE supports Unicode and
       character set conversion, as well as emulating any terminal known to
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix
index 25868cdb886e8..060109072b49b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "2.4.11";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Web content rendering engine, GTK+ port";
+    description = "Web content rendering engine, GTK port";
     homepage = http://webkitgtk.org/;
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     platforms = with platforms; linux ++ darwin;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/default.nix
index 71b30960bacdc..d2ba7a03955bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "2.24.3";
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Web content rendering engine, GTK+ port";
+    description = "Web content rendering engine, GTK port";
     homepage = https://webkitgtk.org/;
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     platforms = platforms.linux;