The following is simple, but trivial for the installation to work:
For those who are having nightmare problems installing LE on Gemini Lake, with errors like:
- Failed to start xorg server
- Waiting for installer to start
UPDATE YOUR BIOS FIRST
For my NUC7JYB with the J5005: Downloads for Intel® NUC Kit NUC7CJYH
Bios update instructions: BIOS Update Instructions for Intel® NUC
TRIVIAL: Enter Bios setup [F2] -> Advanced boot options -> OS system = LINUX + turn off secure boot [Security]
Follow the above instructions to create your USB installation drive.