I think all Linux friends who have been successfully using Ubuntu https://ubuntu.com/ and the terminal for two or three decades since their student days, the many terminal commands are the easiest way to get there. You just learned it that way and never needed a graphical interface.
or even earlier with Debian: https://www.debian.org/
If you are just getting started today, you can make your life much easier. Linux Mint https://linuxmint.com/, based on Ubuntu, is an entry-level version for Windows migrants, but even there you would still have to work with the terminal for the RoonServer.
The distribution Manjaro https://manjaro.org/ makes it even easier, because there you can get this in the Linux store.
Klick and ready
Once the start is made, the interest will generate further reading and learning. here a full list: https://distrowatch.com/
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