Hi,
As Bobby said, you need to install the SAPGUI for JAVA to access the SAP R/3 from your linux machine. The software is available in the following path,
--> Installations and Upgrades
--> Entry by Application Group
--> SAP Frontend Components
--> SAP GUI FOR JAVA
--> SAP GUI FOR JAVA 7.20
--> Installation
The follwoing links gives an idea on how to install the SAP GUI for JAVA in Linux machines.
Regards,
Varadharajan M