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Operating systems

Debian administrator’s handbook
The full text of this book by Raphaël Hertzog and Roland Mas, is available online under a Creative Commons licence. You are encouraged to make a contribution to the project if you find the book useful. The printed copy is available to borrow in the library.
Distributed systems
The third edition of the book by Marten van Steen and Andrew S. Tanenbaum. You can obtain and download a personalised copy of the book from this site, although you cannot read it online.
Modern operating systems
By the same authors and in the same series as the above title, but considering operating systems in general. This is a copy in PDF format of a recent, but the latest, edition.
Operating systems: design and implementation
The third edition of Operating systems: design and implementation by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Albert S. Woodhull. Otherwise known as the Minix book, this title concentrates on the details of the implementation of a small operating system.