suggestion for a dedicated Linux distribution for music listening that works with a touchscreen

[mrjayviper]

as above.

preferably free or inexpensive (1-time fee of < $20 USD)

 

[direwolf08]

MoodeAudio or LMS on your server with PiCorePlayer on the RPi target playback device. Volumio is also out there but is not free and I would not recommend it.

 

[NiagaraPete]

I believe Dietpi supports touch screen.

 

[mrjayviper]

MoodeAudio or LMS on your server with PiCorePlayer on the RPi target playback device. Volumio is also out there but is not free and I would not recommend it.

Unsure what you meant my target device but when I used moode (RPi -> DAC -> head amp), I never have to install anything else. I was controlling moode on my browser.

 

[jbattman1016]

An old cellphone connected to a locally hosted music server (jellyfin or roon)?

 

[radix]

MoodeAudio definitely works with the RPi "official" touchscreen, which is OK but not that attractive. I've seen articles on using an HDMI touchscreen with MoodeAudio, but never tried it.

 

[direwolf08]

Unsure what you meant my target device but when I used moode (RPi -> DAC -> head amp), I never have to install anything else. I was controlling moode on my browser.

'Target device' refers to the LMS server with RPi as the target playback device, not MoodeAudio. For instance, in my house, I have LMS installed on my Mac mini server where I store my music library, and Wiim Mini's throughout my house are the target playback devices (via UPnP).

Agreed that 'target device' doesn't really mean anything when talking about Moode installs.

 

[Ricardus]

Ubuntu Studio is the best music creation distro out there, and it works with my laptop touch screen.