What HW/SW do people have working?

[Larry David]

Hi - I'm a Mac user and musician.  I'm thinking of switching to Linux  
with my next laptop, and am wondering what people are using for audio/ 
MIDI interfaces, and what software - DAW, plugins, softsynths, etc.?

It looks like developers are doing lots of exciting things with Linux  
and music (at CCRMA etc.), but what is the state of things for users  
who just want to make music and not tinker with code and spend lots  
of time debugging?  Does anyone have a setup that just works?

Thanks for the info.

ld