A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on  Linux Kernel 5.14.17 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 5.14.17-xanmod1

• 2bf32bb Linux 5.14.17-xanmod1
• f76341e Merge tag 'v5.14.17' into 5.14
• 3dfa869 Linux 5.14.17
• b1dbd89 ALSA: usb-audio: Add Audient iD14 to mixer map quirk table
• 570b500 ALSA: usb-audio: Add Schiit Hel device to mixer map quirk table
• db6d7c4 Revert "drm/i915/gt: Propagate change in error status to children on unhold"
• aac2f68 drm/amd/display: Revert "Directly retrain link from debugfs"
• 77d029e drm/amdgpu: revert "Add autodump debugfs node for gpu reset v8"
• 9f9e09a Revert "wcn36xx: Disable bmps when encryption is disabled"
• b9722a7 ARM: 9120/1: Revert "amba: make use of -1 IRQs warn"
• e556fca Revert "soc: imx: gpcv2: move reset assert after requesting domain power up"
• d6a60e6 drm/i915: Remove memory frequency calculation
• 7883e13 drm/amdkfd: fix boot failure when iommu is disabled in Picasso.
• a82fa12 Revert "usb: core: hcd: Add support for deferring roothub registration"
• 0979b92 Revert "xhci: Set HCD flag to defer primary roothub registration"
• 02a476c media: firewire: firedtv-avc: fix a buffer overflow in avc_ca_pmt()
• ec0c91e vrf: Revert "Reset skb conntrack connection..."
• 6467b75 sfc: Fix reading non-legacy supported link modes
• f30822c scsi: core: Put LLD module refcnt after SCSI device is released

Homepage
Download Linux 5.14.17-xanmod1 source from GitHub