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@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ further down for different instructions. Otherwise: in particular you must:</p>
 <ul>
 <li><a href="https://www.gnome.org">Gnome</a> terminal application</li>
 <li><a href="https://kde.org">KDE</a> terminal application</li>
-<li><code>xterm(</code>) terminal application</li>
+<li><code>xterm(1)</code> terminal application</li>
 </ul>
 <p>See below for various system related hints that may be of help.</p>
 <div id="Xorg_deprecated">
diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md
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@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ By X11 terminal application we suggest one of:
 
 * [Gnome](https://www.gnome.org) terminal application
 * [KDE](https://kde.org) terminal application
-* `xterm(`) terminal application
+* `xterm(1)` terminal application
 
 See below for various system related hints that may be of help.