Winamp is one of the most iconic and historically significant digital media players ever created. It became synonymous with the MP3 revolution and the early days of digital music ownership. It supported a wide array of audio formats, including MP3, AAC, WAV, and WMA. You're probably familiar with its classic style: a simple, small interface that resembled a car stereo head unit, complete with a separate equalizer and playlist window.

 Recently the source code of this player was released on GitHub. After that, many enthusiasts created versions of this legendary player for multiple operating systems. Incredibly intuitive is the idea of Rodrigo Méndez to create a practical "Front Panel" for an Audio Amplifier in the style of such devices from the end of the last century, based on this player. In addition to its beautiful appearance, this front panel is also very functional. The original device is based on a 7.9-inch ultrawide HDMI touch display with a resolution of 1280x480 and a Raspberry Pi small single board computer. I currently have an ultrawide LCD with a built-in Raspberry Pi 5 intended for a POS system project, so I decided to use this existing hardware. 

  The difference with the original project is in the resolution and dimensions of the display, namely my display is 9.3 inches, and has a native resolution of 1600x600 pixels. My knowledge of Raspberry Pi OS is quite limited, so I had to spend more time searching for information on the Internet. Therefore, the explanation and terminology for the procedure for implementing this project will be at the lowest level, which would be a great advantage for absolute beginners.

 This project is sponsored by PCBWay. From concept to production, PCBWay provide cutting-edge electronic design solutions for global innovators, Including hardware design, software development, mechanical design, product testing and certification. PCBWay engineering team consists of experienced engineers in electronics, embedded systems, and product development. They successfully delivered hundreds of projects across industries such as medical devices, industrial automation, consumer electronics, smart home, and IoT. 

The following is a sequential presentation of each part.
  - First, on the Windows PC, we need to create an image of the Raspberry Pi operating system on an SD card. For this purpose, we need an SD card with a capacity of 8GB or larger. 

   Then we need to download the Raspberry Pi imager software from the given Link. Now we need to select the Raspberry Pi model (in my case, Raspberry Pi 5). 

 Next is the operating system, we select "Port of Debian Bookworm" according to the author's recommendations. 

  Then we select the storage device and customization, which I will skip in this case. Now we put the prepared SD card in the Raspberry Pi and start it. At first, I will use a large monitor, mouse and keyboard for easier work and visibility. We also need to enable internet access via network cable or WiFi. When the operating system boots up, open the author's GitHubpage in a browser where the installation is explained in detail.
  First, we need to clone the project from GitHub to the local storage with the following command
  (command for cloning the project: git clone https://github.com/Rodmg/linamp.git). 
 Now a folder named "linamp" should appear in the File Explorer.
 Next, we need to open the Terminal window and enter that folder with "cd linamp" - Enter. Then we copy the instructions from Github into the Terminal and press Enter. Now the installation of support (libraries and environment) as well as the program itself is being performed. This will take a few minutes. Then we go to "Programing" and we will see that new programs have been installed, Python 3.11 and QT Creator. 

 We start QT Creator, Open Project, Linamp folder, and activate the file named: CMakelists.txt. Now we go...

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