RostbyMay 9, 2024
Nick @ The Linux Experiment

I realized that I never explained the various differences between all the different #Linux kernel variants, and since my Patrons and YouTube members voted for me to cover that topic, here we are!

I’ll go over what the real time, low latency, TKG, Zen, Liquorix, XanMod, Libre, LTS, or hardened kernels are, and which one you should pick!

https://youtu.be/_idZGJ1NgPE

May 9, 2024 at 3:32pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadCzeleMay 9, 2024
@thelinuxEXP which one is the best? The one that i use of course!
Show threadPondaMay 9, 2024
@thelinuxEXP Could you add Fsync kernel to the list? Its name is confusing and I'm not sure how is it different from something like TKG (even though I'm using it).
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMay 9, 2024
@ponda I’m pretty sure it’s just the generic Linux kernel, with fsync patches added to improve performance on Windows games that run with versions of Wine or Proton that have fsync enabled
Show threadbargoMay 9, 2024
@thelinuxEXP it also bothered me that you never talked about it, I don't wanna dig into documentation, I wanna experience it myself & use some researches, for example, something I learned yesterday is that Garuda tend to be resource heavy because it uses Zen, switch to LTS and that will drop down enough
on Arch-based, you don't install like linux-zen-6.8.4 but you install the package linux-zen & linux-zen-headers and it auto gets the latest version
Show threadbargoMay 9, 2024
@thelinuxEXP I use Endeavour FTW!
seriously now, can you share a video to change kernels or update it without rebooting the distro, changing the kernel on the go? in a nutshell I just want to keep my EOS on for 400+ days with regular updates (that means always change the latest kernel supported by the Nvidia driver) without rebooting after each $eos-update --aur
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentMay 9, 2024
@bargoderea That would require live patching the kernel, Ubuntu offers such a service, a regular sponsor of the channel, TuxCare, also does, although I’m pretty sure they don’t support Arch based systems!
Show threadbargoMay 10, 2024
@thelinuxEXP unfortunately, guess I am stuck with rebooting every month max, unless you can show me a git repo of such a tool so I can compile it myself, that shouldn't be hard, or does it?