zen-kernel VS linux

Compare zen-kernel vs linux and see what are their differences.

zen-kernel

Zen Patched Kernel Sources (by zen-kernel)

linux

Linux kernel stable tree mirror (by gregkh)
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zen-kernel

Posts with mentions or reviews of zen-kernel. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-08.

linux

Posts with mentions or reviews of linux. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-23.
  • Problem compiling 6.3.x kernel from tar
    1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 14 May 2023
    Thanks! Was able to get it with "git clone --depth=1 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/" which gave me a folder which I do indeed appear to be able to patch as typical.
  • 7900xt mesa 23
    1 project | /r/linux_gaming | 16 Mar 2023
    mkdir -o $HOME/build cd $HOME/build git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git cd linux git checkout v6.2.6
  • ... was both good and bad (git bisect)
    1 project | /r/git | 15 Sep 2022
    I'm expanding my knowledge of git. I'm trying to track down a regression in the Linux kernel built for arm64 (specifically Raspberry Pi 4B.) The problem does not appear in the v5.18 and does appear in v5.19. I have cloned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ and am working with that. Here is where I'm trying to start.
  • How do I learn the C programming language so I can edit the source code of Linux? Is it possible for somebody who's not got a Master's Degree in maths/IT-related fields?
    2 projects | /r/NoStupidQuestions | 23 Jun 2022
  • For noobs that are installing for the first time gentoo in a ASUS-zenbook 14 UM425I
    1 project | /r/Gentoo | 10 Mar 2022
    git repo for 5.15.y https://github.com/gregkh/linux branch: linux-5.15.y
  • Linux 5.16.2 Kernel has been released
    1 project | /r/kernel | 21 Jan 2022
    Maintenance point releases are done by the Linux stable tree maintainers; see here: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/
  • Learning Git and Have some questions
    1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 16 Jan 2022
    Where did you get that URL? The clone URL is https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ (You're missing a "linux/" between scm and kernel.)
  • Can't find my nvme after update
    1 project | /r/archlinux | 21 Nov 2021
  • cant install linux-tkg on my low end pc
    1 project | /r/linux4noobs | 25 Sep 2021
    -> Generic Desktop (Performance) profile will be used. -> -> Installing dependencies [sudo] password for root:   Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... 'patch' is already installed. No update candidate for 'patch-2.7.6-3.5.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'gcc-c++' is already installed. No update candidate for 'gcc-c++-7-3.9.1.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'make' is already installed. No update candidate for 'make-4.2.1-7.3.2.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'ncurses-devel' is already installed. No update candidate for 'ncurses-devel-6.1-5.6.2.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'bison' is already installed. No update candidate for 'bison-3.0.4-3.3.1.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'flex' is already installed. No update candidate for 'flex-2.6.4-3.157.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'bc' is already installed. No update candidate for 'bc-1.07.1-11.37.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'libqt5-qtbase-common-devel' is already installed. No update candidate for 'libqt5-qtbase-common-devel-5.12.7-4.12.2.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'libelf-devel' is already installed. No update candidate for 'libelf-devel-0.168-4.5.3.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'libqt5-qtbase-devel' is already installed. No update candidate for 'libqt5-qtbase-devel-5.12.7-4.12.2.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'ccache' is already installed. No update candidate for 'ccache-3.4.2-1.9.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'git' is already installed. No update candidate for 'git-2.31.1-10.3.1.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'openssl-devel' not found in package names. Trying capabilities. 'libopenssl-devel' providing 'openssl-devel' is already installed. 'elfutils' is already installed. No update candidate for 'elfutils-0.168-4.5.3.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'rpm-build' is already installed. No update candidate for 'rpm-build-4.14.3-37.2.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'dwarves' is already installed. No update candidate for 'dwarves-1.19-bp153.1.13.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'lz4' is already installed. No update candidate for 'lz4-1.9.2-3.3.1.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'libXi-devel' is already installed. No update candidate for 'libXi-devel-1.7.9-3.2.1.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'pesign' is already installed. No update candidate for 'pesign-0.112-4.9.1.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. 'rpmdevtools' is already installed. No update candidate for 'rpmdevtools-8.10-bp153.1.12.noarch'. The highest available version is already installed. Resolving package dependencies... Nothing to do. kernel.org      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git (fetch) kernel.org      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git (push) googlesource.com        https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable (fetch) googlesource.com        https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable (push) -> Current branch: -> Reseting files to their original state fatal: ambiguous argument 'HEAD': unknown revision or path not in the working tree. Use '--' to separate paths from revisions, like this: 'git [...] -- [...]' -> exit cleanup done
  • linux-lts kernel regression: 5.10.67 & 5.10.68 kernels don't boot on Mac mini (2018); issue fixed by reverting back to 5.10.63
    3 projects | /r/archlinux | 24 Sep 2021
    I knew where to find the tarballs. I was asking where to find a git repo I could use to bisect in a more granular fashion. Anyway, someone else pointed me to https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/, which is what I needed (it has a branch that corresponds to the lts releases).

What are some alternatives?

When comparing zen-kernel and linux you can also consider the following projects:

linux - XanMod: Linux kernel source code tree

lkrg - Linux Kernel Runtime Guard

linux-tkg - linux-tkg custom kernels

elks - Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset - Linux for 8086

liquorix-package - Liquorix Debian Package

kiss - KISS Linux - Package Manager

linux-hardened - Minimal supplement to upstream Kernel Self Protection Project changes. Features already provided by SELinux + Yama and archs other than multiarch arm64 / x86_64 aren't in scope. Only tags have stable history. Shared IRC channel with KSPP: irc.libera.chat #linux-hardening

tilck - A Tiny Linux-Compatible Kernel

linux - Linux kernel source tree

winix - A UNIX-style Operating System for the Waikato RISC Architecture Microprocessor (WRAMP)

system76-scheduler - Auto-configure CFS and process priorities for improved desktop responsiveness