A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.55 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 5.10.55-xanmod1

• 12fdade Linux 5.10.55-xanmod1
• acc3bdb Merge tag 'v5.10.55' into 5.10
• 11fe69a Linux 5.10.55
• 984e93b ipv6: ip6_finish_output2: set sk into newly allocated nskb
• a74054c ARM: dts: versatile: Fix up interrupt controller node names
• 3510b9b iomap: remove the length variable in iomap_seek_hole
• 8659186 iomap: remove the length variable in iomap_seek_data
• 6503940 cifs: fix the out of range assignment to bit fields in parse_server_interfaces
• fe5fe0b firmware: arm_scmi: Fix range check for the maximum number of pending messages
• 8f8e547 firmware: arm_scmi: Fix possible scmi_linux_errmap buffer overflow
• d01328f hfs: add lock nesting notation to hfs_find_init
• 06b3d99 hfs: fix high memory mapping in hfs_bnode_read
• 680b291 hfs: add missing clean-up in hfs_fill_super
• 5c3d753 drm/ttm: add a check against null pointer dereference
• 2323690 ipv6: allocate enough headroom in ip6_finish_output2()
• 86cb49e rcu-tasks: Don't delete holdouts within trc_wait_for_one_reader()
• 55ddab2 rcu-tasks: Don't delete holdouts within trc_inspect_reader()
• 4d97288 sctp: move 198 addresses from unusable to private scope
• 915226f net: annotate data race around sk_ll_usec
• 92289f5 net/802/garp: fix memleak in garp_request_join()
• 5d93810 net/802/mrp: fix memleak in mrp_request_join()
• df34f88 cgroup1: fix leaked context root causing sporadic NULL deref in LTP
• dcd0080 workqueue: fix UAF in pwq_unbound_release_workfn()
• 93c5951 af_unix: fix garbage collect vs MSG_PEEK
• dee8119 KVM: x86: determine if an exception has an error code only when injecting it.
• 6f5d7a4 io_uring: fix link timeout refs
• 4753128 tools: Allow proper CC/CXX/... override with LLVM=1 in Makefile.include

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.55-xanmod1 source from GitHub