How to Install SPSS 27 on Linux

SPSS 27

Linux

 NOTE: You must be operating as the root user to install this software.

You may install multiple versions of SPSS, as long as they are contained in separate folders. 

1. Open a terminal application (xterm, konsole, gnome-terminal, etc.) to open a window in which you can issue commands at a shell prompt.
2. Locate the install file you downloaded previously.  At the shell prompt, issue a 'cd' command to change directory to the folder containing the install file.
3. As the root user, issue the following command to launch the installation:
   • sh SPSS_Statistics_27_lin.bin
4. Wait while your computer prepares to install.  The following messages may be displayed:

   Preparing to install

   Extracting the JRE from the installer archive . . .

   Unpacking the JRE . . .

   Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive . . .

   Configuring the installer for this system's environment . . .

   Launching installer . . .

5. Proceed to the Software License Agreement screen and read the terms of the license.  To install and use SPSS, you must accept these terms. *   If you agree, select  “I accept…”
6. Continue to Choose Install Folder.  Select the location where you would like to install and launch SPSS. **
7. Continue to the Pre-Installation Summary and select Install.  A progress screen will display.
8. When the installation completes, a "successful installation" screen will appear.  Select the checkbox to "Start License Authorization Wizard now," if it is not already selected, and then click Done.
   
9. The SPSS License Authorization Wizard will launch automatically for licensing SPSS.  Licensing is required.  Please see How to license (or renew) SPSS for licensing instructions.

Launching SPSS

Note:  You should not need to be the root user to start and run IBM SPSS Statistics 27.

To begin/run IBM SPSS Statistics 27:

• Browse to the bin subdirectory of the IBM SPSS Statistics 27 installation directory.
• Run the stats file.

Uninstalling

1. Start a terminal program.
2. Change the directory to Uninstall_IBM SPSS Statistics 27 in the IBM SPSS Statistics installation directory.
3. At the command prompt, type:
   ./Uninstall_IBM SPSS Statistics_27
    CAUTION: You must have permissions to remove the installation directory, or the uninstallation process will fail.
4. Follow the instructions that appear in the uninstallation program.
5. Delete the folder ~/.IBM/SPSS/Statistics/27/Eclipse. In a terminal application, enter the following command:
   rm -fr ~/.IBM/SPSS/Statistics/27/Eclipse