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Boost Your Debian / Ubuntu Performance With The XanMod Kernel

If you haven't been a Linux user for a long time, you're probably on Ubuntu or any of the other "standard" Debian derivatives (Xubuntu, Kubuntu, or even Devuan).

The standard kernel that ships with the LTS variants of Ubuntu operating systems is not optimized for performance but rather for compatibility.

If you want to get more out of your hardware, it's recommended to install an optimized kernel for that purpose. There are several alternatives to the mainline kernel. The XanMod Kernel is one of these alternatives and relatively easy to install on your own Ubuntu / Debian machine.

You can learn more about the XanMod Kernel here: https://xanmod.org



The latest release by the XanMod developer team includes the following changes:

- Preemptive Full Tickless Kernel at 500Hz w/ Tuned CPU Core Scheduler.

- Tuned Multi-Queue Block Layer w/ Low-Latency BFQ I/O Scheduler.

- Caching, Virtual Memory Manager and CPU Governor improvements.

- RCU Boost for better multitasking and lower DRI frametime latency in Games and Production Applications.

- ORC Unwinder for Kernel Stack Traces (debuginfo) implementation.

- BBR TCP Congestion Control + CAKE Queue Management Algorithm.

- Third-party patches: ZFS filesystem, PCIe ACS Override, BMQ Process Scheduler



According to the XanMod manual, the kernel can be built for any distribution or purpose.

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