RebornOS officially supports the following kernels.
Below we provide info on the supported and other popular 3rd party kernels. However it should be noted that the stable and LTS kernels are generally what we recommend to use.
As they are well tested and will generally work on most hardware.
Vanilla Linux kernel and modules, with a few patches applied.
Stable should be installed by default.
sudo pacman -S linux
Afterwards be sure to boot from it during startup!
Long-term support (LTS) Linux kernel and modules.
LTS can be installed with the command
sudo pacman -S linux-lts
Afterwards be sure to boot from it during startup!
Result of a collaborative effort of kernel hackers to provide the best Linux kernel possible for everyday systems.
Zen can be installed with the command
sudo pacman -S linux-zen
Afterwards be sure to boot from it during startup!
A security-focused Linux kernel applying a set of hardening patches to mitigate kernel and userspace exploits. It also enables more upstream kernel hardening features than Linux.
Linux Hardened can be installed with the command
sudo pacman -S linux-hardened
Afterwards be sure to boot from it during startup!
The Clear Linux kernel provides Patches from Intel's Clear Linux project which improves the performance and security of Intel CPUs in most cases.
The Clear kernel is only available in the AUR
Use your preferred AUR helper. We used yay in the example below
yay -S linux-clear
Afterwards be sure to boot from it during startup!
A highly customizable kernel build system that provides a selection of patches and tweaks aiming for better desktop and gaming performance.
The TKG kernel is only available in the AUR
We need to build TKG from their repository.
git clone https://github.com/Frogging-Family/linux-tkg.git
cd linux-tkg
makepkg -si
Afterwards be sure to boot from it during startup!
Aiming to take full advantage in high-performance workstations, gaming desktops, media centers and others and built to provide a more rock-solid, responsive and smooth desktop experience.
The Xanmod kernel is only available in the AUR
Use your preferred AUR helper. We used yay in the example below
yay -S linux-xanmod
Afterwards be sure to boot from it during startup!
Cacule is a kernel that tries to enhance system performance, responsiveness and latency.
The Cacule kernel is only available in the AUR
Use your preferred AUR helper. We used yay in the example below
yay -S linux-cacule
Afterwards be sure to boot from it during startup!