The OP is just moving to Linux for the first time. As a user since just about forever of a dozen distros, while I have a good deal of admiration for Arch Linux, the initial installation is difficult for a beginner, and not everybody wants to be a sysadmin. That's why I would still suggest Ubuntu or Mint which is based on Ubuntu.
Andrew On 29 December 2016 at 12:57, Alasdair McAndrew <amc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I haven't followed the complete thread, but I'm a current happy > user of Archlinux, and it runs Lilypond, Frescobaldi fine. Also, > I have managed to set up the Midi interface so that I can play the > midi output from within Frescobaldi. > > Arch has particularly fine documentation, and its wiki contains > some of the best, clearest, and most useful help and advice I've > found for any distribution (and I've used plenty!). > > There's a perception that Arch is "difficult", which I think is > overplayed. Anyway, the time spent tinkering with Arch and > getting it running to your satisfaction is good sysadmin practice. > > As well as the wiki, there's a helpful forum, and a subreddit. > >
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