A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux Kernel 6.1.27 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.

Linux 6.1.27-xanmod1

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 6.1.27-xanmod1

1dd9b73 Linux 6.1.27-xanmod1
b6f1bd3 sched/fair: Introduce SIS_CURRENT to wake up short task on current CPU
d2d5de1 sched/fair: Record the average duration of a task
68557ba Merge tag 'v6.1.27' into 6.1
723a228 Revert "sched/fair: Record the average duration of a task"
60f39d4 Revert "sched/fair: Introduce SIS_CURRENT to wake up short task on current CPU"
ca48fc1 Linux 6.1.27
0bbec73 riscv: No need to relocate the dtb as it lies in the fixmap region
17509e7 riscv: Do not set initial_boot_params to the linear address of the dtb
ed96b31 riscv: Move early dtb mapping into the fixmap region
7cb8c95 driver core: Don't require dynamic_debug for initcall_debug probe timing
ce05553 USB: serial: option: add UNISOC vendor and TOZED LT70C product
17e5ce4 btrfs: fix uninitialized variable warnings
47e6893 bluetooth: Perform careful capability checks in hci_sock_ioctl()
c4acbf3 gpiolib: acpi: Add a ignore wakeup quirk for Clevo NL5xNU
d27acf1 drm/fb-helper: set x/yres_virtual in drm_fb_helper_check_var
e296616 wifi: brcmfmac: slab-out-of-bounds read in brcmf_get_assoc_ies()
34cec5c mptcp: fix accept vs worker race
b45d8f5 mptcp: stops worker on unaccepted sockets at listener close
862ea63 mm/mempolicy: fix use-after-free of VMA iterator
e1562cc KVM: arm64: Retry fault if vma_lookup() results become invalid
d70f63b phy: phy-brcm-usb: Utilize platform_get_irq_byname_optional()
7d057bf um: Only disable SSE on clang to work around old GCC bugs

Homepage
Download Linux 6.1.27-xanmod1 source from GitHub