GUEST,DaveRo wrote: FWIW my Linux distro (Suse) offers fluid-soundfont-gm (141MB) as well as fluid-soundfont-gs (3MB).

I've just checked amd mine offers the same. I hadn't spotted the difference between gs and gm.

When I changed to Linux a few years ago I chose Mint Cinnamon because it seemed the closest to XP of all the ones I tried. There are allegedly lighter and faster systems but I got to know my way round this one nicely. Whichever one you choose, join the forum. The help is brilliant.