Have We General Agreement on Linux-based BIOS/UEFI Upgrades?

So, within ACER Community I get a sense that when ACER offers a Linux-angled "BIOS" upgrade but our Linux-converted PC appears to run fine, skip the offer. ACER provides a Linux-angled BIOS/UEFI upgrade for the older of my two Aspires, both converted exclusively to Linux. This older model, a 2012 Aspire Z1620-UR31P, utilizes a hybrid BIOS/UEFI that switches between either mode as warranted. The offered Linux "BIOS" is P01.B0L versus the current P01.B0. So a dilemma: when you love Linux/Linux Mint would you love it even more with a Linux-angled UEFI/BIOS?
That said, P01.B0L installation options are DOS or Windows. Given my Linux only setup DOS installation would require a PC emulator or a DOS-bootable flash drive or CD. Seemingly not worth the effort unless some of my fellow ACER Community Linux users perceive any value from P01.B0L. Finally, ACER offers no Linux-related BIOS/UEFI upgrade for my 2014 Aspire, a pure UEFI E1-731-4651.
Thanks,
Bill
NOTE: I've noticed members with Windows-only PCs who apparently upgraded "BIOS" incorrectly with the Linux-intended version and only realized it when a further upgrade failed. Yikes!

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JackE

>>>So a dilemma: when you love Linux/Linux Mint would you love it even more with a Linux-angled UEFI/BIOS?>>>

My Windows machines run either Cinnamon 18.3 or 19.3 pretty well without touching any of the factory-installed Windows-angled firmware. Cinnamon is all I use now. The setups have nearly the same look, feel & function of Microsoft's last halfway decent winver, Win7. So I've decided not to try to fix things. But I think you should go for it. Then report back with results.

Jack E/NJ

MaClane

I believe that anyone who really "loves" a Linux system, must have full knowledge to know and understand about real needs for bios updates and that no matter the mode (be it an inherited or pure bios-uefi), it is perfectly possible to use a distro whatever it is.

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MaClane said:

I believe that anyone who really "loves" a Linux system, must have full knowledge to know and understand about real needs for bios updates and that no matter the mode (be it an inherited or pure bios-uefi), it is perfectly possible to use a distro whatever it is.

So I get the "perfectly possible to use a [Linux distribution] whatever it is." Shall I therefore take that as a dissension to JackE's "go for it?" That is, leave well enough alone?

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