Strawberry
Close matchFreeThe best match for someone with a big folder of music files who cares about tags, artwork and playlists.
Your files: Opens your existing MP3 and FLAC files in place, and can open .m3u playlists.
Does Winamp run on Linux?
Verdict: No
No. The Winamp desktop player is Windows only. Linux has several music players that do the same job, though none of them keeps your skins.
Winamp's own support pages give the desktop player's requirements as Windows 7 or later, with Windows 10 or later recommended. There is no Mac or Linux build.
Your music is safe. Winamp never locked your files up, so the MP3, FLAC and other files in your music folder copy straight across and open in any Linux music player. Playlists saved as .m3u files are a plain text format that most Linux players can open too.
The part that does not come across is skins. Winamp skins are written for Winamp on Windows and will not load anywhere else, so the classic look goes. Pick a Linux player by how you use music rather than by how it looks.
Internet radio stations keep working. Most Linux music players take a station address the same way Winamp did.
What to use instead of Winamp
Lollypop
Close matchFreeA simpler, more modern looking player. Good if you mostly want to press play on an album.
Your files: Reads your existing music folder and fetches artwork for it.
Rhythmbox
Close matchFreeOften already installed. Plain, reliable, handles a local library and internet radio.
Your files: Reads your existing music files and can import playlists.
VLC
Different way of workingFreeNot a library app, but it will play any audio file or radio stream you point it at, which covers a lot of what Winamp was used for.
Your files: Plays your existing audio files and .m3u playlists without importing anything.
This doesn't have to stop you
One stubborn program doesn't have to decide the whole question. You can keep Windows on the same PC and restart into it only when you need Winamp. Everything else you do can move.
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