PCE-AC55BT B1 Linux Compatible?

I have Ubuntu Mate Linux 16.04 with linux kernel 4.10.0-42. i want to purchase the PCE-AC55BT B1 by asus. It says it's compatible with linux but it doesn't specify which kernel version and linux distros. Is anyone using this Wifi+Bluetooth adapter on linux. And if so which version kernel and distro are you using

2 Answers

According to the contents of ASUS's driver package DR_PCE_AC55BT_B1_Wifi.zip this adapter is based on Intel chipset (Intel Wireless WiFi Link 8260 AC Adapter), which is well supported on Ubuntu.

It seems that all you need is to copy firmware iwlwifi-8000C-13.ucode to /lib/firmware/. But on my 16.04.3 LTS this file is preinstalled and has the same MD5 checksum. So it would work out-the-box.

I use this adapter myself. WiFi works but Bluetooth does not.