X99 WS-E/10G Linux compatibility?

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   Is there any plans to add Linux compatibility to the X99 WS-E/10G?  I have become increasingly more frustrated with windows as of late.  One big annoyance is the removal to do link aggregation and software raid5 in non server editions of windows, which I am able to do in Linux with no issues.  It feels like such a waste to have multiple NIC on a motherboard and not be able to make use of them without having to spend $700 on an operating system. 

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dambergn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote dambergn Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: X99 WS-E/10G Linux compatibility? Posted: 06 Aug 2016 at 12:59am
	Is there any plans to add Linux compatibility to the X99 WS-E/10G? I have become increasingly more frustrated with windows as of late. One big annoyance is the removal to do link aggregation and software raid5 in non server editions of windows, which I am able to do in Linux with no issues. It feels like such a waste to have multiple NIC on a motherboard and not be able to make use of them without having to spend $700 on an operating system.

dambergn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote dambergn Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 2016 at 3:01am
	Update: I managed to jerry rig Ubuntu into running on this board by using an old 12.04 disk I had lying arround, then upgrading it to 14.04. Then I installed the Nvidia grapics drivers and upgraded to 16.04. It works but I expect to have unexpected issues crop up in the future. But I would like full native Linux support in the future.