System Library − System libraries are special functions or programs using which application programs or system utilities accesses Kernel’s features. These libraries implement most of the functionalities of the operating system and do not requires kernel module’s code access rights.

What are system libraries?

[′sis·təm ′lī‚brer·ē] (computer science) An organized collection of computer programs that is maintained on-line with a computer system by being held on a secondary storage device and is managed by the operating system.

What is system program in Linux?

System software lives at a low level, interfacing directly with the kernel and core system libraries. Your shell and your text editor, your compiler and your debugger, your core utilities and system daemons are all system software. … In particular, this book is about system programming on Linux.