A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on  Linux Kernel 5.14.18 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 5.14.18-xanmod1

• be72336 Linux 5.14.18-xanmod1
• dfbf082 Merge tag 'v5.14.18' into 5.14
• a0265dd Linux 5.14.18
• 1379769 rsi: fix control-message timeout
• eda57a3 media: staging/intel-ipu3: css: Fix wrong size comparison imgu_css_fw_init
• 5013f2a staging: rtl8192u: fix control-message timeouts
• f3422d1 staging: r8712u: fix control-message timeout
• 373ac8c comedi: vmk80xx: fix bulk and interrupt message timeouts
• 7b0e356 comedi: vmk80xx: fix bulk-buffer overflow
• 278484a comedi: vmk80xx: fix transfer-buffer overflows
• 4a9d43c comedi: ni_usb6501: fix NULL-deref in command paths
• 3ac273d comedi: dt9812: fix DMA buffers on stack
• b2fa1f5 isofs: Fix out of bound access for corrupted isofs image
• befd23b staging: rtl8712: fix use-after-free in rtl8712_dl_fw
• bec32c4 binder: don't detect sender/target during buffer cleanup
• 68abe9a binder: use cred instead of task for getsecid
• 4608836 binder: use cred instead of task for selinux checks
• fbb106e binder: use euid from cred instead of using task
• f9b4ef2 Revert "proc/wchan: use printk format instead of lookup_symbol_name()"
• 4674de4 usb-storage: Add compatibility quirk flags for iODD 2531/2541
• 6be11f5 usb: musb: Balance list entry in musb_gadget_queue
• d7f4ffb usb: gadget: Mark USB_FSL_QE broken on 64-bit
• d3c7daa usb: ehci: handshake CMD_RUN instead of STS_HALT
• a4cdb4c Revert "x86/kvm: fix vcpu-id indexed array sizes"
• 2f63111 KVM: x86: avoid warning with -Wbitwise-instead-of-logical
• f468cbe ALSA: pci: cs46xx: Fix set up buffer type properly
• 186155a ALSA: pcm: Check mmap capability of runtime dma buffer at first

Homepage
Download Linux 5.14.18-xanmod1 source from GitHub