diff --git a/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/libnm-gtk.template b/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/libnm-gtk.template
index 3276cff26b..47e8c9a67f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/libnm-gtk.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/libnm-gtk.template
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libnm-gtk'.
 #
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} - runtime library"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains the GTK+ runtime library."
-
+short_desc="${short_desc} - runtime library"
 replaces="${sourcepkg}<0.9.1.95"
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet-devel.template b/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet-devel.template
index a1187251b8..a788f572bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/network-manager-applet-devel.template
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 #
 depends="gtk+3-devel NetworkManager-devel>=${version}
  libnm-gtk-${version}_${revision}"
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} - development files"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
-
+short_desc="${short_desc} - development files"
 noarch=yes
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/template b/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/template
index cf8d318ced..75d6415c37 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/network-manager-applet/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'network-manager-applet'
 pkgname=network-manager-applet
-version=0.9.6.4
+version=0.9.8.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --with-bluetooth"
@@ -16,17 +16,4 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/0.9/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=ae5667b165f0f83244ec76c42f17553ec2169f5250e144904994497137374141
-long_desc="
- NetworkManager attempts to keep an active network connection available at all
- times. It is intended only for the desktop use-case, and is not intended for
- usage on servers. The point of NetworkManager is to make networking
- configuration and setup as painless and automatic as possible. If using DHCP,
- NetworkManager is _intended_ to replace default routes, obtain IP addresses
- from a DHCP server, and change nameservers whenever it sees fit.
-
- This package contains a systray applet for GNOME's notification area but it
- also works for other desktop environments which provide a systray like KDE or
- Xfce. It displays the available networks and allows to easily switch between
- them. For encrypted networks it will prompt the user for the key/passphrase
- and it can optionally store them in the gnome-keyring."
+checksum=1afb6e736870ba95132bf0d211c46849e02a820ba3902a059a616be888053590