How To Install XanMod Kernel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install XanMod Kernel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, XanMod is a popular Linux kernel modification that provides enhanced performance and stability for gaming, streaming, and other resource-intensive tasks Compared to the stock Linux Kernel found in many other Linux distributions, you will find some custom settings and new features enabled to enhance your experience with it.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the XanMod Kernel on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well.

Prerequisites

• A server running one of the following operating systems: Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint.
• It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
• SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
• A non-root sudo useror access to the root user. We recommend acting as a non-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.

Install XanMod Kernel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish

Step 1. First, make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running the following apt commands in the terminal.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget ca-certificates gnupg2 ubuntu-keyring

Step 2. Installing XanMod Kernel on Ubuntu 22.04.

By default, XanMod Kernel is not available on Ubuntu 22.04 base repository. Now run the following command below to add the XanMod repository to your Ubuntu system:

echo 'deb http://deb.xanmod.org releases main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xanmod-kernel.list

Next, import the GPG keys using the following command:

wget -qO - https://dl.xanmod.org/gpg.key | sudo apt-key --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/xanmod-kernel.gpg add -

After the repository is enabled, now install the latest version of the XanMod using the below command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install linux-xanmod

In addition, you can install XanMod edge (recommended for the latest kernel):

sudo apt install linux-xanmod-edge

Once the Linux kernel has been installed, you will need to reboot your system to complete the installation:

reboot

Finally, we verify the kernel installed by using the following cat command:

cat /proc/version

Alternatively, you can install Neofetch to print out your system specs:

Congratulations! You have successfully installed XanMod. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing the XanMod Kernel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official XanMod Kernel website.