A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on Linux Kernel 5.9.1 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 [5.8], linux-xanmod-edge [5.8], linux-xanmod-lts [5.4], linux-xanmod-rt-edge [5.6-rt] and linux-xanmod-rt [5.4-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 5.9.1-xanmod1

• 7d8871a Linux 5.9.1-xanmod1
• 8d87fdd Merge tag 'v5.9.1' into 5.9
• 213f323 Linux 5.9.1
• 876ca38 crypto: qat - check cipher length for aead AES-CBC-HMAC-SHA
• a745dda crypto: bcm - Verify GCM/CCM key length in setkey
• ffdf9f8 Revert "drm/amdgpu: Fix NULL dereference in dpm sysfs handlers"
• 061fe18 reiserfs: Fix oops during mount
• d3bb68f reiserfs: Initialize inode keys properly
• 6d389a6 vt_ioctl: make VT_RESIZEX behave like VT_RESIZE
• a71ec88 USB: serial: ftdi_sio: add support for FreeCalypso JTAG+UART adapters
• 9f1e27c USB: serial: pl2303: add device-id for HP GC device
• 38df15c staging: comedi: check validity of wMaxPacketSize of usb endpoints found
• da6f408 USB: serial: option: Add Telit FT980-KS composition
• a016619 USB: serial: option: add Cellient MPL200 card
• 1eaed40 media: usbtv: Fix refcounting mixup
• a0a9121 Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix not checking if BT_HS is enabled
• 3dede8e Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix calling sk_filter on non-socket based channel
• 122414e Bluetooth: A2MP: Fix not initializing all members

Homepage
Download Linux 5.9.1-xanmod1 source from GitHub