An updated XanMod Linux Kernel based on  Linux Kernel 5.14.2 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 5.14.2-xanmod1

• 6bbe0e2 Linux 5.14.2-xanmod1
• 148cdf7 Merge tag 'v5.14.2' into 5.14
• bbdd3de Linux 5.14.2
• f05cec9 media: stkwebcam: fix memory leak in stk_camera_probe
• 8ab355d ALSA: usb-audio: Work around for XRUN with low latency playback
• d789944 ALSA: pcm: fix divide error in snd_pcm_lib_ioctl
• 5f9aadd ALSA: hda/realtek: Workaround for conflicting SSID on ASUS ROG Strix G17
• 476081a ALSA: usb-audio: Fix regression on Sony WALKMAN NW-A45 DAC
• b0406dd ALSA: hda/realtek: Quirk for HP Spectre x360 14 amp setup
• 9260f15 HID: usbhid: Fix warning caused by 0-length input reports
• dbf698e HID: usbhid: Fix flood of "control queue full" messages
• bb6eb16 USB: serial: cp210x: fix flow-control error handling
• 363715a USB: serial: cp210x: fix control-characters error handling
• 8c3084b USB: serial: pl2303: fix GL type detection
• 1dc13ee xtensa: fix kconfig unmet dependency warning for HAVE_FUTEX_CMPXCHG
• f50c411 ext4: fix e2fsprogs checksum failure for mounted filesystem
• f8ea208 ext4: fix race writing to an inline_data file while its xattrs are changing

Homepage
Download Linux 5.14.2-xanmod1 source from GitHub