[ac29]

Of all of the things that are a challenge on Linux, UEFI isnt one of them. I'm curious what you mean.

The term might come up in Linux distro installers but the ones I have used recently all handle it fine (Arch, Debian, Fedora). Secure boot is even supported without hassle by all the major distributions. Once Linux is installed the user definitely doesn't need to care about the pre-OS boot firmware.

[trenchpilgrim]

If anything I UEFI is _easier_ on Linux than Windows. Especially if you aren't dual booting and can use EFISTUB.

[pjmlp]

Not on the Gigabyte Brix I bought and for whatever reason could only boot from Windows formatted M2 drives, regardless of how many UEFI partition flavours I tried.

[bigyabai]

RMA. Don't stick with faulty hardware because you're lazy or stubborn, brand loyalty rewards no one.

[pjmlp]

If you knew half the story regarding RMA, nah never again.