SAP GUI on Ubuntu

1. Download SAPGUI for java here.

2. Install Java JRE

Open a Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts

This will install these packages: gsfonts-x11 java-common odbcinst odbcinst1debian2 sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin unixodbc

3. Install SAP GUI:

java -jar PlatinGUI-Linux-700.jar
Follow installation steps (in graphic mode).
You have now an entry in Unity :)

SAP GUI on Ubuntu 11.10

4. Create a server in the SAP GUI:

New | Advanced | Expert mode checked. Use this format:
conn=/H/url_to_sap_system/S/32xx

By example, for the SAP server 10.1.1.6 with system number 01:

conn=/H/10.1.1.6/S/3201

Creating a server entry in SAP GUI

The result....