A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on Linux Kernel 5.10.18 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 5.10.18-xanmod1

• 1dc6d4e Linux 5.10.18-xanmod1
• 501b434 Merge tag 'v5.10.18' into 5.10
• 63b9d2e Linux 5.10.18
• c6152fd media: pwc: Use correct device for DMA
• a6703c7 btrfs: fix crash after non-aligned direct IO write with O_DSYNC
• aa0fd92 btrfs: fix backport of 2175bf5 in 5.10.13
• df443aa Bluetooth: btusb: Always fallback to alt 1 for WBS
• ffec7ee tty: protect tty_write from odd low-level tty disciplines
• 00805af xen-blkback: fix error handling in xen_blkbk_map()
• 9bea436 xen-scsiback: don't "handle" error by BUG()
• 2814b3a xen-netback: don't "handle" error by BUG()
• 8f8ebd6 xen-blkback: don't "handle" error by BUG()
• 0462dbb xen/arm: don't ignore return errors from set_phys_to_machine
• be89a03 Xen/gntdev: correct error checking in gntdev_map_grant_pages()
• 1a5c227 Xen/gntdev: correct dev_bus_addr handling in gntdev_map_grant_pages()
• 0c08037 Xen/x86: also check kernel mapping in set_foreign_p2m_mapping()
• 740f4d9 Xen/x86: don't bail early from clear_foreign_p2m_mapping()
• 06ab1e6 net: fix proc_fs init handling in af_packet and tls
• ba2582c net: bridge: Fix a warning when del bridge sysfs
• 2bce178 net: openvswitch: fix TTL decrement exception action execution
• 78b1203 net: sched: incorrect Kconfig dependencies on Netfilter modules
• f9d6533 mt76: mt7615: fix rdd mcu cmd endianness
• 977060d mt76: mt7915: fix endian issues
• 496ef46 net/sched: fix miss init the mru in qdisc_skb_cb
• 40bf545 mptcp: skip to next candidate if subflow has unacked data
• 36e4b93 net: qrtr: Fix port ID for control messages
• c313e91 IB/isert: add module param to set sg_tablesize for IO cmd
• 5840f86 vdpa_sim: add get_config callback in vdpasim_dev_attr
• 8faf3ea vdpa_sim: make 'config' generic and usable for any device type
• 0fb67ed vdpa_sim: store parsed MAC address in a buffer
• 0ed8181 vdpa_sim: add struct vdpasim_dev_attr for device attributes
• c721898 vdpa_sim: remove hard-coded virtq count

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.18-xanmod1 source from GitHub