WordPerfect12

I was informed that WP12 works in Linux, and I have obtained the disk 
and installed it without difficulty. I need some help on saving a file 
that I write
in WP.  As soon as I try to save it in a Linux directory, it crashes, 
and of course, I don't have C:\Windows directories. I would like to 
correspond with
anyone who has installed this program and is using it. (I have used WP 
in Windows for years--since WP 5.1--and I really would like to use it in 
Linux.)
I will need to open files that have been saved in a Linux directory and 
also save in a Linux directory. One happy experience: I can print from it.
All assistance greatly appreciated.

--doug