The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System

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On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 04:12:51PM +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote:
> FreeBSD Questions wrote:
>> And what about "Absolute FreeBSD"?  It's updated for FreeBSD 7, so I
>> know it's current.  Is it a "good book"?  Is it worth the read?  How
>> valuable is its content?  (I know I'm asking some very subjective
>> questions, but if I'm going to spend hundreds of $$$ to build my
>> library in this area, I'd like at least a couple of opinions about the
>> books I buy.)
>>
>>
>>   
>
> Absolute FreeBSD is an excellent book, a must have if you ask me.
> Excellent tips, very good explanation of how things work, relaxed and easy 
> writing style.
> You will get a lot out of this book. (Note: it is concentrated on server 
> tasks, you will not get any "X" tips from it)

I also recommend _X Power Tools_ for X-related info. Doesn't have
everything I would like to know about X, but it filled in many gaps for
me.