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.
cheers,
Alasdair
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Alasdair McAndrew
http://numbersandshapes.net
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