diff --git a/cross/buildchroot.conf b/cross/buildchroot.conf
index 8f4e3c3..8dd8c0e 100644
--- a/cross/buildchroot.conf
+++ b/cross/buildchroot.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ aptsources=Debian
 
 # this is a duplicate if the suite is the same as the toolchain.
 [Debian]
-packages=dpkg-dev build-essential
+packages=build-essential fakeroot
 source=http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian
 keyring=debian-archive-keyring
 suite=unstable
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 090d862..e282727 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ Description: multiple repository bootstrap based on apt
  A debootstrap replacement with multiple repository support,
  using apt to handle all dependency issues and conflicts.
  .
- Multistrap includes support for foreign architecture multistraps
- that need only minimal configuration on the final device. Also
- supports cleaning up the generated bootstrap filesystem to 
- remove downloaded packages and hooks to modify the files in
- the bootstrap filesystem after the packages have been unpacked
- but before being configured.
+ Multistrap includes support for native and foreign architecture
+ bootstrap environments. Foreign bootstraps only need minimal
+ configuration on the final device. Also supports cleaning up the
+ generated bootstrap filesystem to remove downloaded packages and
+ hooks to modify the files in the bootstrap filesystem after the
+ packages have been unpacked but before being configured.
  .
  Unlike debootstrap, multistrap relies on working versions of
  dpkg and apt outside the final filesystem.
  .
- Multistrap supercedes emdebian-rootfs and includes support
- for preparing root filesystems for specific machines and variants.
- Also included is the previous emdebian-rootfs support for
- customisation of package selection and of files created
+ Multistrap supercedes emdebian-rootfs and replaces the previous
+ support for preparing root filesystems for specific machines and
+ variants. Multistrap includes the previous emdebian-rootfs support
+ for customisation of package selection and of files created
  within the root filesystem.