A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.92 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 5.10.92-xanmod1

30ebfce Linux 5.10.92-xanmod1
35729d9 Merge tag 'v5.10.92' into 5.10
c982c1a Linux 5.10.92
c009123 staging: greybus: fix stack size warning with UBSAN
66d21c0 drm/i915: Avoid bitwise vs logical OR warning in snb_wm_latency_quirk()
2d4fda4 staging: wlan-ng: Avoid bitwise vs logical OR warning in hfa384x_usb_throttlefn()
3609fed media: Revert "media: uvcvideo: Set unique vdev name based in type"
9b3c761 random: fix crash on multiple early calls to add_bootloader_randomness()
61cca7d random: fix data race on crng init time
3de9478 random: fix data race on crng_node_pool
43c4942 can: gs_usb: gs_can_start_xmit(): zero-initialize hf->{flags,reserved}
45221a5 can: isotp: convert struct tpcon::{idx,len} to unsigned int
bd61ae8 can: gs_usb: fix use of uninitialized variable, detach device on reception of invalid USB data
f68e600 mfd: intel-lpss: Fix too early PM enablement in the ACPI ->probe()
5f76445 veth: Do not record rx queue hint in veth_xmit
ddfa538 mmc: sdhci-pci: Add PCI ID for Intel ADL
2e691f9 ath11k: Fix buffer overflow when scanning with extraie
a87cecf USB: Fix "slab-out-of-bounds Write" bug in usb_hcd_poll_rh_status
1598233 USB: core: Fix bug in resuming hub's handling of wakeup requests
413108c ARM: dts: exynos: Fix BCM4330 Bluetooth reset polarity in I9100
b6dd070 Bluetooth: bfusb: fix division by zero in send path
869e167 Bluetooth: btusb: Add support for Foxconn QCA 0xe0d0
c20021c Bluetooth: btusb: Add support for Foxconn MT7922A
8349391 Bluetooth: btusb: Add two more Bluetooth parts for WCN6855
294c0dd Bluetooth: btusb: fix memory leak in btusb_mtk_submit_wmt_recv_urb()
35ab8c9 bpf: Fix out of bounds access from invalid *_or_null type verification
c84fbba workqueue: Fix unbind_workers() VS wq_worker_running() race
c39d68a md: revert io stats accounting

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.92-xanmod1 source from GitHub