A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.63 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 5.10.63-xanmod1

• 34efa8c Linux 5.10.63-xanmod1
• 27cb01a Merge tag 'v5.10.63' into 5.10
• e07f317 Linux 5.10.63
• 4405ea2 media: stkwebcam: fix memory leak in stk_camera_probe
• ad5e13f fuse: fix illegal access to inode with reused nodeid
• 40ba433 new helper: inode_wrong_type()
• ded9137 spi: Switch to signed types for *_native_cs SPI controller fields
• 55bb519 serial: 8250: 8250_omap: Fix possible array out of bounds access
• 8e41134 ALSA: pcm: fix divide error in snd_pcm_lib_ioctl
• 4ffde17 ALSA: hda/realtek: Workaround for conflicting SSID on ASUS ROG Strix G17
• 4ee2686 ALSA: hda/realtek: Quirk for HP Spectre x360 14 amp setup
• 2808d59 cryptoloop: add a deprecation warning
• 61a038f perf/x86/amd/power: Assign pmu.module
• ec9a82e perf/x86/amd/ibs: Work around erratum #1197
• 23c2949 ceph: fix possible null-pointer dereference in ceph_mdsmap_decode()
• d2064a1 perf/x86/intel/pt: Fix mask of num_address_ranges
• 0e74bba qede: Fix memset corruption
• 35f223c net: macb: Add a NULL check on desc_ptp
• cf50d02 qed: Fix the VF msix vectors flow
• 2177c49 reset: reset-zynqmp: Fixed the argument data type
• 9872349 gpu: ipu-v3: Fix i.MX IPU-v3 offset calculations for (semi)planar U/V formats
• b983d60 ARM: OMAP1: ams-delta: remove unused function ams_delta_camera_power
• bc860c3 xtensa: fix kconfig unmet dependency warning for HAVE_FUTEX_CMPXCHG
• b1075d2 static_call: Fix unused variable warn w/o MODULE
• ae16b7c Revert "Add a reference to ucounts for each cred"
• 1aa3f27 Revert "cred: add missing return error code when set_cred_ucounts() failed"
• 0c14438 Revert "ucounts: Increase ucounts reference counter before the security hook"
• 0479b2b ubifs: report correct st_size for encrypted symlinks
• 3ac0178 f2fs: report correct st_size for encrypted symlinks
• 894a022 ext4: report correct st_size for encrypted symlinks
• b8c298c fscrypt: add fscrypt_symlink_getattr() for computing st_size
• 09a3795 ext4: fix race writing to an inline_data file while its xattrs are changing

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.63-xanmod1 source from GitHub