A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.108 has been released. XanMod is a general-purpose Linux kernel distribution with custom settings and new features. The real-time version is recommended for critical runtime applications such as Linux gaming eSports, streaming, live productions and ultra-low latency enthusiasts.

XanMod is a general-purpose Linux kernel distribution with custom settings and new features. Built to provide a stable, responsive and smooth desktop experience.

The real-time version is recommended for critical runtime applications such as Linux gaming eSports, streaming, live productions and ultra-low latency enthusiasts.

Supports all recent 64-bit versions of Debian and Ubuntu-based systems.

Main Features

• Preemptive Full Tickless Kernel at 500Hz w/ Tuned CPU Core Scheduler.
• RCU Boost for better responsiveness and lower overall system latency.
• Block Layer w/ multi-threaded runqueue for high I/O throughput.
• Caching, Virtual Memory Manager and CPUFreq Governor improvements.
• BBR TCP Congestion Control + FQ-PIE Packet Scheduling and AQM Algorithm [5.8].
• ORC Unwinder for Kernel Stack Traces (debuginfo) implementation.
• Third-party patchset available: ZSTD kernel, initrd and modules support [5.8][5.6-rt], Full x86_64 FSGSBASE instructions [5.8], Clear Linux [partial], CK's Hrtimer Patchset [5.8][5.4], Wine / Proton Fsync, PCIe ACS Override, BMQ Process Scheduler [5.4 stock disabled], Aufs [5.4] and GCC graysky's.
• Real-time Linux kernel (PREEMPT_RT) build available [5.6-rt][5.4-rt].
• Generic kernel package for compatibility with most Debian & Ubuntu based distributions. Built on the latest GCC 10.2 and Binutils 2.35.
• GPLv2 license. Can be built for any distribution or purpose.

Install via Terminal

echo 'deb  http://deb.xanmod.org releases main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xanmod-kernel.list && wget -qO -  https://dl.xanmod.org/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -

Then update and install:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install linux-xanmod

Reboot.

Meta packages available: linux-xanmod, linux-xanmod-edge, linux-xanmod-lts, linux-xanmod-rt-edge and linux-xanmod-rt.

To try without adding the repository

Download from Sourceforge and install:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/xanmod/files/

1. In terminal:

   sudo dpkg -i linux-image-*xanmod*.deb linux-headers-*xanmod*.deb

2. Reboot.

• Check it:

  cat /proc/version

* linux-firmware-image package is optional

Linux 5.10.108-xanmod1

2373080 Linux 5.10.108-xanmod1
882337c Merge tag 'v5.10.108' into 5.10
9940314 Linux 5.10.108
37119ed Revert "selftests/bpf: Add test for bpf_timer overwriting crash"
9248694 esp: Fix possible buffer overflow in ESP transformation
96340cd smsc95xx: Ignore -ENODEV errors when device is unplugged
e27b51a net: usb: Correct reset handling of smsc95xx
b54daea net: usb: Correct PHY handling of smsc95xx
204d38d perf symbols: Fix symbol size calculation condition
f0d43d2 Input: aiptek - properly check endpoint type
98e7a65 scsi: mpt3sas: Page fault in reply q processing
10a8053 usb: usbtmc: Fix bug in pipe direction for control transfers
00bdd9b usb: gadget: Fix use-after-free bug by not setting udc->dev.driver
28bc026 usb: gadget: rndis: prevent integer overflow in rndis_set_response()
2c010c6 arm64: fix clang warning about TRAMP_VALIAS
277b7f6 net: mscc: ocelot: fix backwards compatibility with single-chain tc-flower offload
2550afb net: bcmgenet: skip invalid partial checksums
bf5b7aa bnx2x: fix built-in kernel driver load failure
c07fdba net: phy: mscc: Add MODULE_FIRMWARE macros
ba50073 net: dsa: Add missing of_node_put() in dsa_port_parse_of
a630ad5 net: handle ARPHRD_PIMREG in dev_is_mac_header_xmit()
336b6be drm/panel: simple: Fix Innolux G070Y2-L01 BPP settings
9d45aec drm/imx: parallel-display: Remove bus flags check in imx_pd_bridge_atomic_check()
9b763ce hv_netvsc: Add check for kvmalloc_array
09a7264 atm: eni: Add check for dma_map_single
70b7b3c net/packet: fix slab-out-of-bounds access in packet_recvmsg()
169add8 net: phy: marvell: Fix invalid comparison in the resume and suspend functions
01fac1c esp6: fix check on ipv6_skip_exthdr's return value
d9fe590 vsock: each transport cycles only on its own sockets
ac7dd60 efi: fix return value of __setup handlers
fa3aa10 mm: swap: get rid of livelock in swapin readahead
df3301d ocfs2: fix crash when initialize filecheck kobj fails
0f9b7b8 crypto: qcom-rng - ensure buffer for generate is completely filled

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.108-xanmod1 source from GitHub