A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.79 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 5.10.79-xanmod1

• b943094 Linux 5.10.79-xanmod1
• 86599cb char/lrng: add power-on and runtime self-tests
• 67e5a9d char/lrng: add interface for gathering of raw entropy
• 820217d char/lrng: add SP800-90B compliant health tests
• a6cb508 char/lrng: add Jitter RNG fast noise source
• 38e9c61 crypto: move Jitter RNG header include dir
• 96ccecf char/lrng: add kernel crypto API PRNG extension
• f78fec5 char/lrng: add SP800-90A DRBG extension
• 54db821 crypto: drbg: externalize DRBG functions for LRNG
• 4611e62 char/lrng: add common generic hash support
• 116d0bc char/lrng: add switchable DRNG support
• 00c051b char/lrng: CPU entropy source
• 58fc5a7 char/lrng: allocate one DRNG instance per NUMA node
• a32b1f8 char/lrng: sysctls and /proc interface
• 8376d06 char/lrng: IRQ entropy source
• 1138bdf drivers/char: Introduce the Linux Random Number Generator
• aee38a5 Merge tag 'v5.10.79' into 5.10
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  | * bd816c2 Linux 5.10.79
  | * 62424fe rsi: fix control-message timeout
  | * 8971158 media: staging/intel-ipu3: css: Fix wrong size comparison imgu_css_fw_init
  | * 1cf43e9 staging: rtl8192u: fix control-message timeouts
  | * 9963ba5 staging: r8712u: fix control-message timeout
  | * 844b024 comedi: vmk80xx: fix bulk and interrupt message timeouts
  | * b7fd7f3 comedi: vmk80xx: fix bulk-buffer overflow
  | * 33d7a47 comedi: vmk80xx: fix transfer-buffer overflows
  | * ef143dc comedi: ni_usb6501: fix NULL-deref in command paths
  | * 786f5b0 comedi: dt9812: fix DMA buffers on stack
  | * 86d4aed isofs: Fix out of bound access for corrupted isofs image
  | * c430094 staging: rtl8712: fix use-after-free in rtl8712_dl_fw
  | * ab4af56 printk/console: Allow to disable console output by using console="" or console=null
  | * 07d1db1 binder: don't detect sender/target during buffer cleanup
  | * 42681b9 usb-storage: Add compatibility quirk flags for iODD 2531/2541
  | * 1309753 usb: musb: Balance list entry in musb_gadget_queue
  | * 2740914 usb: gadget: Mark USB_FSL_QE broken on 64-bit
  | * 94e5305 usb: ehci: handshake CMD_RUN instead of STS_HALT
  | * a8db6fd Revert "x86/kvm: fix vcpu-id indexed array sizes"
  | * ecf5865 KVM: x86: avoid warning with -Wbitwise-instead-of-logical
• f82b18b drivers/char: remove lrng v42

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.79-xanmod1 source from GitHub