A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.59 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 5.10.59-xanmod1

• 7ae8e79 Linux 5.10.59-xanmod1
• df2697e Merge tag 'v5.10.59' into 5.10
• 5805e5e Linux 5.10.59
• 25cff25 net: xilinx_emaclite: Do not print real IOMEM pointer
• 6a002d4 ovl: prevent private clone if bind mount is not allowed
• bffead8 ppp: Fix generating ppp unit id when ifname is not specified
• 5df8590 ALSA: hda: Add quirk for ASUS Flow x13
• 8930f2c ALSA: hda/realtek: fix mute/micmute LEDs for HP ProBook 650 G8 Notebook PC
• 98c3fa3 ALSA: pcm: Fix mmap breakage without explicit buffer setup
• cc1a4df USB:ehci:fix Kunpeng920 ehci hardware problem
• bd909fd vboxsf: Make vboxsf_dir_create() return the handle for the created file
• 971703f vboxsf: Honor excl flag to the dir-inode create op
• 96b2232 arm64: dts: renesas: beacon: Fix USB ref clock references
• e0dd4a0 arm64: dts: renesas: beacon: Fix USB extal reference
• 0f47027 arm64: dts: renesas: rzg2: Add usb2_clksel to RZ/G2 M/N/H
• eaa7fee mm: make zone_to_nid() and zone_set_nid() available for DISCONTIGMEM
• 0e70939 Revert "selftests/resctrl: Use resctrl/info for feature detection"
• d8c3859 bpf: Add lockdown check for probe_write_user helper
• 5b5064e firmware: tee_bnxt: Release TEE shm, session, and context during kexec
• c5a625c tee: Correct inappropriate usage of TEE_SHM_DMA_BUF flag
• 9f105d2 KVM: SVM: Fix off-by-one indexing when nullifying last used SEV VMCB

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.59-xanmod1 source from GitHub