A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on Linux Kernel 5.10 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 [5.8], linux-xanmod-edge [5.8], linux-xanmod-lts [5.4], linux-xanmod-rt-edge [5.6-rt] and linux-xanmod-rt [5.4-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 5.10.2-xanmod1

• 00f576c Linux 5.10.2-xanmod1
• bc51d90 Merge tag 'v5.10.2' into 5.10
• d198804 Linux 5.10.2
• dadaf79 serial: 8250_omap: Avoid FIFO corruption caused by MDR1 access
• ff654f1 ALSA: pcm: oss: Fix potential out-of-bounds shift
• 07747a4 USB: sisusbvga: Make console support depend on BROKEN
• 2440c1c USB: UAS: introduce a quirk to set no_write_same
• d769a22 xhci-pci: Allow host runtime PM as default for Intel Maple Ridge xHCI
• 3203c4a xhci-pci: Allow host runtime PM as default for Intel Alpine Ridge LP
• 1bee58e usb: xhci: Set quirk for XHCI_SG_TRB_CACHE_SIZE_QUIRK
• 2bd9751 xhci: Give USB2 ports time to enter U3 in bus suspend
• f1e6ab0 ALSA: usb-audio: Fix control 'access overflow' errors from chmap
• cc3edd8 ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential out-of-bounds shift
• d8f0c9e USB: add RESET_RESUME quirk for Snapscan 1212
• 5fb2a55 USB: dummy-hcd: Fix uninitialized array use in init()
• d483f5e USB: legotower: fix logical error in recent commit
• 2902e30 ktest.pl: Fix the logic for truncating the size of the log file for email
• 4e282a8 ktest.pl: If size of log is too big to email, email error message
• d3f4117 ptrace: Prevent kernel-infoleak in ptrace_get_syscall_info()

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.2-xanmod1 source from GitHub