A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux Kernel 5.11.2 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 5.11.2-xanmod1

• 39be9f6 Linux 5.11.2-xanmod1
• 57b2e4f Merge tag 'v5.11.2' into 5.11
• 27e543c Linux 5.11.2
• e916adf KVM: Use kvm_pfn_t for local PFN variable in hva_to_pfn_remapped()
• f24380c mm: provide a saner PTE walking API for modules
• 9ee0394 KVM: do not assume PTE is writable after follow_pfn
• 06c6164 KVM: x86: Zap the oldest MMU pages, not the newest
• 26dead7 hwmon: (dell-smm) Add XPS 15 L502X to fan control blacklist
• 44519dd arm64: tegra: Add power-domain for Tegra210 HDA
• 4a4a0ec Bluetooth: btusb: Some Qualcomm Bluetooth adapters stop working
• 6c8e55b ntfs: check for valid standard information attribute
• 31d00f0 usb: quirks: add quirk to start video capture on ELMO L-12F document camera reliable
• c102207 USB: quirks: sort quirk entries
• 018cbb2 HID: make arrays usage and value to be the same
• 55c262e bpf: Fix truncation handling for mod32 dst reg wrt zero

Homepage
Download Linux 5.11.2-xanmod1 source from GitHub