You have various options for installing the SAP DB ODBC driver:
The software for the SAP DB ODBC driver is stored under the
The installation program creates the directory
You can decide the path under which the tgz package unpacks and the software is installed yourself.
As of version 7.4, the ODBC installation package is included not only in the server package, but also in the Web Tools package. The combination of the software packages corresponds to different installation profiles. You can install the entire software package; that is, including ODBC software, or select only the ODBC installation package from the software package.
See also:
Installation Guidelines: SAP DB 7.4, Installation Profile section
You can use the SAP DB ODBC driver under UNIX/Linux both with and without a Driver Manager (
Integrating the SAP DB ODBC Driver).