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How long does it take to read Understanding The Linux Kernel?

Daniel P. Bovet

Understanding The Linux Kernel by Daniel P. Bovet takes about 14 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 14 hours 2 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2000. 765 pages, about 210,375 words.

29 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 23 hours 23 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 14 hours 2 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 8 hours 46 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Explains the operating system's hidden processes, covering memory management, the Virtual File System, process creation and scheduling, signals, essential interfaces, timing, and synchronization in the kernel.

Subjects: Linux (computer operating system), Operating systems (Computers)

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