A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.74 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 5.10.74-xanmod1

• 5895491 Linux 5.10.74-xanmod1
• 0d92735 hwmon: (nct6775) Add additional ASUS motherboards.
• 9c531f7 hwmon: (nct6775) Support access via Asus WMI
• 424894e hwmon: (nct6775) Use nct6775_*() function pointers in nct6775_data.
• 8e517bc hwmon: (nct6775) Use superio_*() function pointers in sio_data.
• 9795ab1 Merge tag 'v5.10.74' into 5.10
• 77434fe Linux 5.10.74
• 42b49f0 hwmon: (pmbus/ibm-cffps) max_power_out swap changes
• bb893f0 sched: Always inline is_percpu_thread()
• bdae2a0 perf/core: fix userpage->time_enabled of inactive events
• 57c7ca3 scsi: virtio_scsi: Fix spelling mistake "Unsupport" -> "Unsupported"
• d993d1e scsi: ses: Fix unsigned comparison with less than zero
• 621ddff drm/amdgpu: fix gart.bo pin_count leak
• a5ba615 net: sun: SUNVNET_COMMON should depend on INET
• db868b4 vboxfs: fix broken legacy mount signature checking
• 42c871d mac80211: check return value of rhashtable_init
• bda06af net: prevent user from passing illegal stab size
• 3d68c7b hwmon: (ltc2947) Properly handle errors when looking for the external clock
• 194e8a4 m68k: Handle arrivals of multiple signals correctly
• 977aee5 mac80211: Drop frames from invalid MAC address in ad-hoc mode
• 9ec9a97 netfilter: nf_nat_masquerade: defer conntrack walk to work queue
• 5182d6d netfilter: nf_nat_masquerade: make async masq_inet6_event handling generic
• bcb647c ASoC: SOF: loader: release_firmware() on load failure to avoid batching
• f6952b1 HID: wacom: Add new Intuos BT (CTL-4100WL/CTL-6100WL) device IDs
• ddc4ba7 netfilter: ip6_tables: zero-initialize fragment offset
• ddf026d HID: apple: Fix logical maximum and usage maximum of Magic Keyboard JIS
• 0bcfa99 ASoC: Intel: sof_sdw: tag SoundWire BEs as non-atomic
• 14cbfee ext4: correct the error path of ext4_write_inline_data_end()
• d7a15e1 ext4: check and update i_disksize properly

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.74-xanmod1 source from GitHub