km wrote:
The primary concern being that it should play well with Linux. Sadly, the ASUS' site only states Windows OS compatibility; //mentioning ASUS here because the MoBo i have rounded up on is mfd by ASUS (Link [1]).
If you have already pinpointed your hardware, you could check out user experiences in google. This will be different from HCLs. Look for your favorite distro reviews for that board.