An updated XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux Kernel 5.13.15 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 5.13.15-xanmod1

• da18dc2 Linux 5.13.15-xanmod1
• c18940b Merge tag 'v5.13.15' into 5.13
• b8c3cc7 Linux 5.13.15
• 2f939f3 media: stkwebcam: fix memory leak in stk_camera_probe
• 26874d6 ALSA: pcm: fix divide error in snd_pcm_lib_ioctl
• 0c9cca4 ALSA: hda/realtek: Workaround for conflicting SSID on ASUS ROG Strix G17
• a0bdfbb ALSA: usb-audio: Fix regression on Sony WALKMAN NW-A45 DAC
• 237d4c2 ALSA: hda/realtek: Quirk for HP Spectre x360 14 amp setup
• deb48f5 USB: serial: cp210x: fix flow-control error handling
• 4df3f36 USB: serial: cp210x: fix control-characters error handling
• 7dac6a6 USB: serial: pl2303: fix GL type detection
• af64ddb xtensa: fix kconfig unmet dependency warning for HAVE_FUTEX_CMPXCHG
• 391cfac cryptoloop: add a deprecation warning
• 39c6cf2 perf/x86/amd/power: Assign pmu.module
• 3e3bb99 perf/x86/amd/ibs: Work around erratum #1197
• c7858c5 ceph: fix possible null-pointer dereference in ceph_mdsmap_decode()
• 1ab026c perf/x86/intel/pt: Fix mask of num_address_ranges
• 6108322 qede: Fix memset corruption
• 8475b02 net: macb: Add a NULL check on desc_ptp
• 9809b70 riscv: dts: microchip: Add ethernet0 to the aliases node
• b13e2bf riscv: dts: microchip: Use 'local-mac-address' for emac1
• 2aad925 net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Update mv88e6393x serdes errata
• 9bf0c45 qed: Fix the VF msix vectors flow
• eb53922 reset: reset-zynqmp: Fixed the argument data type
• 241581a gpu: ipu-v3: Fix i.MX IPU-v3 offset calculations for (semi)planar U/V formats
• b6de6ec ext4: fix e2fsprogs checksum failure for mounted filesystem
• c764e8f ext4: fix race writing to an inline_data file while its xattrs are changing

Homepage
Download Linux 5.13.15-xanmod1 source from GitHub