A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest LTS Linux Kernel 5.10.22 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 5.10.22-xanmod1

• 40609c3 Linux 5.10.22-xanmod1
• 6653f83 Merge tag 'v5.10.22' into 5.10
• b672142 Linux 5.10.22
• b31a9f0 r8169: fix resuming from suspend on RTL8105e if machine runs on battery
• aa40f5e tomoyo: recognize kernel threads correctly
• 4645271 of: unittest: Fix build on architectures without CONFIG_OF_ADDRESS
• b70e6aa Revert "arm64: dts: amlogic: add missing ethernet reset ID"
• a7cefac iommu/vt-d: Fix status code for Allocate/Free PASID command
• 5cc0813 rsxx: Return -EFAULT if copy_to_user() fails
• e88c1b2 ftrace: Have recordmcount use w8 to read relp->r_info in arm64_is_fake_mcount
• a14c6ea ALSA: hda: intel-nhlt: verify config type
• 7ef9d23 IB/mlx5: Add missing error code
• f767104 RDMA/rxe: Fix missing kconfig dependency on CRYPTO
• 8850a81 RDMA/cm: Fix IRQ restore in ib_send_cm_sidr_rep
• 253b7a1 ALSA: ctxfi: cthw20k2: fix mask on conf to allow 4 bits
• 4d7ed9a mm: Remove examples from enum zone_type comment
• 8eaef92 arm64: mm: Set ZONE_DMA size based on early IORT scan
• 35ec3d0 arm64: mm: Set ZONE_DMA size based on devicetree's dma-ranges
• a9861e7 of: unittest: Add test for of_dma_get_max_cpu_address()
• 18bf6e9 of/address: Introduce of_dma_get_max_cpu_address()
• 3fbe62f arm64: mm: Move zone_dma_bits initialization into zone_sizes_init()
• 407b173 arm64: mm: Move reserve_crashkernel() into mem_init()
• 8543330 crypto - shash: reduce minimum alignment of shash_desc structure
• 3868a27 drm/amdgpu: fix parameter error of RREG32_PCIE() in amdgpu_regs_pcie
• c2fee74 drm/amdgpu:disable VCN for Navi12 SKU
• ce1cca1 dm verity: fix FEC for RS roots unaligned to block size
• 7bda53f dm bufio: subtract the number of initial sectors in dm_bufio_get_device_size
• a2501d8 io_uring: ignore double poll add on the same waitqueue head
• 3301afb ring-buffer: Force before_stamp and write_stamp to be different on discard
• c6e5800 PM: runtime: Update device status before letting suppliers suspend
• ae97199 btrfs: fix warning when creating a directory with smack enabled
• e6ba61a btrfs: unlock extents in btrfs_zero_range in case of quota reservation errors
• 37ffce9 btrfs: free correct amount of space in btrfs_delayed_inode_reserve_metadata
• a64ad80 btrfs: validate qgroup inherit for SNAP_CREATE_V2 ioctl
• e82407d btrfs: fix race between extent freeing/allocation when using bitmaps
• 1559d94 btrfs: fix stale data exposure after cloning a hole with NO_HOLES enabled
• 6fc9e58 btrfs: fix race between swap file activation and snapshot creation
• 501fdd1 btrfs: fix race between writes to swap files and scrub
• b2a4876 btrfs: fix raid6 qstripe kmap
• a01415e btrfs: avoid double put of block group when emptying cluster
• fbefc2d tpm, tpm_tis: Decorate tpm_get_timeouts() with request_locality()
• bfa2e4e tpm, tpm_tis: Decorate tpm_tis_gen_interrupt() with request_locality()
• 86c5249 ALSA: usb-audio: Drop bogus dB range in too low level
• 4330e7a ALSA: usb-audio: use Corsair Virtuoso mapping for Corsair Virtuoso SE
• 5c947a8 ALSA: hda/realtek: Enable headset mic of Acer SWIFT with ALC256

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Download Linux 5.10.22-xanmod1 source from GitHub