HOWTO INSTALL VODAFONE MOBILE CONNECT (VMC) IN UBUNTU 
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This file explains how to install VMC 3G connection manager using Ubuntu.tgz file, in a Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) system.

This how-to is focused on console commands.


NOTE: Ubuntu.tgz file provides necessary packages to install vmc, but more updated ones are available at this url:
https://forge.betavine.net/frs/?group_id=12


First of all we uncompress Ubuntu.tgz file: 
$tar xvfz Ubuntu.tgz

and then some files are created:

Ubuntu/
Ubuntu/ozerocdoff_0.4-2_i386.deb
Ubuntu/usb-modeswitch_0.9.7_i386.deb
Ubuntu/vodafone-mobile-connect_2.20.01-1_all.deb
Ubuntu/INSTALL_UBUNTU.TXT


usb_modeswitch and ozerocdoff packages are needed for some usb devices to switch working mode from memory into modem.

vodafone-mobile-connect is the 3G manager itself.

INSTALL_UBUNTU.TXT is this file.


USB_MODESWITCH
Most usb modems need this package.

We install it:
$sudo dpkg -i usb-modeswitch_0.9.7_i386.deb 


OZEROCDOFF
ozerocdoff is needed for some HSO cards.

We install it:
$sudo dpkg -i ozerocdoff_0.4-2_i386.deb 


VMC PACKAGE

We install vmc dependencies prior to install vmc itself:
TODO: ADD MORE DEPENDENCIES. 
$sudo aptitude install wvdial hal usb-modeswitch ozerocdoff python-twisted python-serial python-sqlite python-tz python-gobject python-dbus python-cairo python-crypto python-gtk2 python-gnome2 python-gnome2-extras lsb-release python-glade2


We install vmc package:
$sudo dpkg -i vodafone-mobile-connect_2.20.01-1_all.deb


EXECUTING THE APP

You could run vmc:

$vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux

or if you want to obtain a log:

$vodafone-mobile-connect-card-driver-for-linux-debug


root will always be able to execute the application.


IMPORTANT NOTE: A standard user needs to pertain to >> dialout << group to run vmc.