diff --git a/lib/chkconfig.ltx b/lib/chkconfig.ltx
index df5122947d..3920d9745a 100644
--- a/lib/chkconfig.ltx
+++ b/lib/chkconfig.ltx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 \immediate\write\layouts{%
 # This file declares layouts and their associated definition files.^^J%
 # It has been automatically generated by configure^^J%
-# Use "Options/Reconfigure" if you need to update it after a^^J%
+# Use "Tools/Reconfigure" if you need to update it after a^^J%
 # configuration change. Run ./configure manually to update the^^J%
 # system wide version of this file.}
 
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
 \TestPackage{ifthen}
 \TestPackage{fancybox}
 \TestPackage{fancyhdr}
+\TestPackage{float}
 \TestPackage{framed}
 \TestPackage{geometry}
 \TestPackage{graphicx}
diff --git a/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx b/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx
index 68831c696f..551989285b 100644
--- a/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/LaTeXConfig.lyx
@@ -3663,6 +3663,44 @@ graphics
  package.
 \end_layout
 
+\begin_layout Subsection
+float
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Found: 
+\begin_inset Info
+type  "package"
+arg   "float"
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+CTAN: 
+\family typewriter
+macros/latex/contrib/float/
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
+Notes: The package 
+\family sans
+float
+\family default
+ is needed by LyX to create non-standard floating objects.
+ Also, it provides the 
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+here, definitely!
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ float placement setting.
+ 
+\end_layout
+
 \begin_layout Subsection
 graphicx
 \end_layout
@@ -3692,10 +3730,9 @@ graphicx
  You will also need 
 \family typewriter
 \size normal
-ghost
-\size default
-script
+ghostscript
 \family default
+\size default
  to see them on screen.
 \end_layout