A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest LTS Linux Kernel 5.4.107 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 5.4.107-xanmod1

• 5562520 Linux 5.4.107-xanmod1
• 7b6f384 Merge tag 'v5.4.107' into 5.4
• a65e788 Linux 5.4.107
• 5161cc4 net: dsa: b53: Support setting learning on port
• ebeefdc net: dsa: tag_mtk: fix 802.1ad VLAN egress
• 6c3d86e crypto: x86/aes-ni-xts - use direct calls to and 4-way stride
• ae69c97 crypto: aesni - Use TEST %reg,%reg instead of CMP $0,%reg
• eeb0899 crypto: x86 - Regularize glue function prototypes
• 187ae04 fuse: fix live lock in fuse_iget()
• 28e53ac drm/i915/gvt: Fix vfio_edid issue for BXT/APL
• 5a7c72f drm/i915/gvt: Fix port number for BDW on EDID region setup
• 4ab2932 drm/i915/gvt: Fix virtual display setup for BXT/APL
• e46f72e drm/i915/gvt: Fix mmio handler break on BXT/APL.
• 8cd6899 drm/i915/gvt: Set SNOOP for PAT3 on BXT/APL to workaround GPU BB hang
• 50f83ff btrfs: scrub: Don't check free space before marking a block group RO
• 591ea83 bpf, selftests: Fix up some test_verifier cases for unprivileged
• 4e4c854 bpf: Add sanity check for upper ptr_limit
• 524471d bpf: Simplify alu_limit masking for pointer arithmetic
• 2da0540 bpf: Fix off-by-one for area size in creating mask to left
• ea8fb45 bpf: Prohibit alu ops for pointer types not defining ptr_limit
• 010c5be KVM: arm64: nvhe: Save the SPE context early

Homepage
Download Linux 5.4.107-xanmod1 source from GitHub