Linux “Live cd” image for Roon Bridge?

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GentooPlayer (both Embedded and Xfce4 versions) can boot/run from a USB stick.

 

Installed audio software = Squeezelite, Squeezelite-R2, Networkaudiod (HQPlayer NAA), Mpd, RoonBridge, Logitech Media Server, RoonServer, HQPlayer Embedded, Upmpdcli, Bubbleupnp.  Just choose whatever you want to run.

 

 

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With GentooPlayer it would take less than 30 seconds after your first boot to set it up to do what you want (which is to automatically run RoonBridge after booting).

 

Steps: 

 

1) Since you want it simple (absolute minimum), download the Embedded version (either BIOS or UEFI, depending on your computer).  Burn it to a USB stick with Etcher.

 

2) Boot the USB stick.  Log in.  Username = root; Password = gentooplayer.

 

3) At the command line prompt, type gp-menu.

 

4) Hit 1 for Players/Server.  Hit 5 for RoonBridge.  Hit 4 for Add to the System Boot.

 

5) That's it.  Whenever you boot the USB stick now, RoonBridge will run.  So either reboot (hit 0 to exit the menu and type reboot at a command prompt) or, while still in the RoonBridge menu, hit 1 or 2 (to start RoonBridge).