Winboat is some sort of virtual machine that runs Windows? If so, that is a nono for me personally.
If one must stray away from Directory Opus, give 'Double Commander' a chance. It is not configurable or feature-rich like DO, but it is at least available for Windows, Linux and Mac.
And yes, my configuration file created on Windows worked with the Linux version of Double Commander. The software itself has too many differences for me personally. But it has been the most worthy candidate as DO-like file manager for Linux.
DO sets the bar very high though...
I found this comment in some Affinity Photo thread as they are having a similar problem.
They've said very clearly many times they won't support Linux. What we should asking for is that they at least test it against proton/wine so it can just work, even if they won't make a native build. That's a lot smaller of an ask.
Maybe the DOpus developers could do something like this instead of porting the entire code to Linux? 
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I just came here looking for Dopus for Linux and found this thread!!.. These market share comments seem to be from people who probably were not Amiga users. In the old days, GPSoftware did great things for AmigaOS, and I guess they didn't care about market shares when apple or windows were on the top... I personally do programming in Linux and then port the code to Windows, many companies develop software on linux and do the same thing... Many universities teach programming in Linux.
BTW, I don't know anyone who owns DO except the people on this site, not even my old Amiga friends. On Linux the closest thing to DO is Dolphin on KDE... but you know what?.. I would pay for DO for Linux... most people on Linux don't even know DO exists unless GPS lets people know on Ubuntu and many other stores..
And developing?.. Come on!!. Even Microsoft uses Linux every day with Azure and inside M$.
So I guess I will continue enjoying DO on my Amiga 3000 with AmigaOS 3.9...I just purchased Turbo Print for Linux from a company that supports Linux, Windows and Mac... and yes, I am an old turbo print customer from the Amiga days.
DOpus 11 worked under Linux with Wine 9
However, since Microsoft had split gdi32.dll into two files (see my answers above),
this no longer worked with DOpus 12/13.
This is probably because the required instruction is in the 2 file, which does not exist in Wine!
Although the developers of Wine released version 10 with many improvements months ago, it did not help.
The wrong *.dll is still being installed/used.
If you copy the two *.dll files from Windows to the generated Linux directory, the gdi32 error message disappears, but Opus does not start.
That was also my last attempt to somehow get it to work among the more than 15 Linux distributions I have tested over the last few years. It's not worth the time and effort required for testing.
Some Linux still use Wine 9, despite the availability of newer versions!
Cannot be updated to version 10, is usually too complicated, or does not exist.
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Thinking about this long thread, and my years as a DO customer, this is how I think DO's developers and ownership might justify a new, broader development path.
1 ) DO now has so many features, few could want more or "better." It is many years since a new release of DO was eagerly anticipated and updated on my computer. I now commonly put off doing an update.
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I mean, it's great that DO is well maintained and under continual improvement, and I highly value that. But for GP Software, what is the marginal gain of that for getting new subscriptions, compared to the marginal gain potential of an untapped user base - Linux.
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The Linux user base is said to be 3% of computer users (but probably growing fast now, MS abandonments), and these are enthusiasts with a high proportion of power users. This seems to me a ripe area for DO development and expansion.
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Availability of DO as a native Linux program could spur further shifts of users from MS to Linux, because DO is superior. It can be an attractant, not just an enabler, of peoples' shifts from MS to Linux -- and more customers as people make that shift.
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Marketing wise, I envision how this could expand awareness of DO among both Windows & (if available there) Linux users.
Just my thoughts -- you know your own business, but maybe worth considering.
Windows is getting worse and worse in every way. But a 3% market share is a really tough sell for any business. It’s hard enough to make a living with windows as it is.
While I would agree about Windows.
But to me, with DO I don't notice issues in OS, as I mainly live in DO.
App now became like OS savior, by making interaction with system enjoyable again.
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While some want a Dopus for Linux, I would have to say that it would not make money for the developers.
Firstly Dopus uses components that are not made in Linux and to make them would require a full time job with all the Linux updates.
Secondly Windows has 72% share of the desktop market and Linux 3% , so commercially it would not be commercially viable.
Thirdly under Linux you would have to program for all the distros out there and that would mean different versions for different distros.
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What I would like is a Dopus smart phone app. With FTP that talks to the Dopus on the computer and so you got a mini Dopus on your phone. 
I’ve just been looking at android file managers and they’re all the same. One of the shady looking ones has FTP for quick private file sharing but most of them are just generic gobbly gook.
Solid Explorer (paid version) has ftp that works well.
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Oh wow, what is this?
Dark mode, free trial, master password, encryption, cloud storage, ftp, intelligent folders, size measurements, one time payment and on and on
Did I die and go to Heaven? This is the one I’ve been looking for. Frik ya, this forum is best.
I found Opus 12+ no longer works in Wine/Crossover.
There is a half way decent Open Source replacement that I am using at this point. It's called Worker. It looks more like the Original Amiga Directory Opus.
Try Worker
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Thank you! I will be installing Linux soon, and will check it out.
Sure would love a Linux version. Only really want to customization and preview panel features. Nothing out there seems as customizable but I'm still looking. At least when I have to boot into Win11 for whatever reason I do not have to deal with Explorer 
Programming for all the distro's has been solved to an extent by flatpaks. I would wager that most Dopus users would also be fine with Dopus always looking the same, regardless of desktop environment.
Also, Linux just hit 5% in the US Reddit - The heart of the internet
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Don't bother with developing a Linux version. There is too much risk, time, and effort.
Have y'all heard about a game called warewolf? I think a Warewolf game is being played in the Linux Desktop space to prevent it from ever catching up to OSX/WIN. It's either that or Linux Desktop developers are the most incompetent bunch of idiots ever born. They should all go to the Amazon, find a tree, and ask for forgiveness for wasting the precious oxygen... and keep going until they've been forgiven by all the trees or die, which ever comes first.
That "silly belief aside", there is too much cult behavior in the Linux Desktop World... and that's by design. No question about it. DOPUS developers enter that realm and they might not survive the aftermath of their usual campaigns: Doxxing, hacking, character assassinations, bad press just about everywhere, getting black listed.
As much as I would like to have DOPUS (even paying twice), I don't think it's worth jeopardizing what we already have.
Linux Servers are fine. Great tools.
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I had to log in after a long time of inactivity just to say that's one of the most unhinged takes I've ever seen 
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Mmmmm... let's assume this is not one of the tactics I wrote about and you are genuine when you expressed your disbelief.
Here is the prototypical cult behavior:
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Cassidy Blaede, member of the gnome foundation, specifically a member of the board of directors of said org. Wrote: "Any open source projects out there who are working with Framework - and specially those who are reconsidering it now - I would love to chat with you. Why? Framework show cased Omarchy. A distribution made by so called "nazi" DHH. Blah, blah, blah. Basically, they were upset that framework was indirectly "platforming" DHH, which they apparently dislike. This is the same gnome foundation that had a literal shaman as their CEO.
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Suse linux's nazi purge. Is also of note, were they purged contributors they considered 'nazis'.
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Another note worthy case was the hyprland developer being declared persona non grata.
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There is also the nixos drama. Were they basically ousted the founder Eelco Dolstra.
There are many more examples, but I don't care to elaborate or give you my conclusions. There are enough keywords and terms for you to do your own research. Listen to both sides and form your own conclusions.
The absolute trash state of the Linux Desktop is self evident. I don't need to prove anything there. Even the simplest of things is either a complete chore or broken. Their file explorers are as bare bones as they get, or so outdated and hideous most people shy away from them. Actually, that's the reason for this post, isn't it?
I would appreciate that if you respond, you do so in a respectful manner. Notice I had no personal attacks against you or anyone else. Notice I'm merely providing context as to WHY it's a bad idea to go into Linux. It's not just "low user population". There are reasons why that population is low and these are just a couple.
Oh! I will add that aside from the drama I wrote just now, there are also multiple state actors creating worms and backdoor on Linux. That's not to say it doesn't happen in Windows, but more of a couple of hints of the cyber-war going on at this very moment.
It's all very strange to someone ignorant to these events, but "unhinged" isn't the word that I would use. That's a word best used in character assassinations.