A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on Linux Kernel 5.9.10 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 5.9.10-xanmod1

• ecff5b5 Linux 5.9.10-xanmod1
• 96e962f Merge tag 'v5.9.10' into 5.9
  |\
  | * 5dbeb9f Linux 5.9.10
  | * aeb3c71 ACPI: GED: fix -Wformat
  | * 312630a KVM: x86: clflushopt should be treated as a no-op by emulation
  | * 6a3ecd1 perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix Add BW copypasta
  | * a048ffd powerpc/smp: Call rcu_cpu_starting() earlier
  | * 022f47b selftests/harness: prettify SKIP message whitespace again
  | * d56b58a can: proc: can_remove_proc(): silence remove_proc_entry warning
  | * 03d5c11 mac80211: always wind down STA state
  | * 88d9fe1 Input: sunkbd - avoid use-after-free in teardown paths
  | * b871e3a leds: lm3697: Fix out-of-bound access
  | * 12eb3ae selftests/powerpc: entry flush test
  | * 8db6f38 powerpc: Only include kup-radix.h for 64-bit Book3S
  | * ab13e7f powerpc/64s: flush L1D after user accesses
  | * e590b36 powerpc/64s: flush L1D on kernel entry
  | * 401ef33 selftests/powerpc: rfi_flush: disable entry flush if present
• b6e4a94 block, bfq: change BLK_DEV_ZONED depends to IOSCHED_BFQ
• 3095207 elevator: set default scheduler to bfq for blk-mq

Homepage
Download Linux 5.9.10-xanmod1 source from GitHub