Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.4-11

Chapter 12. System Utilities

ModemManager-1.24.2

Introduction to ModemManager

ModemManager provides a unified high level API for communicating with mobile broadband modems, regardless of the protocol used to communicate with the actual device.

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Package Information

ModemManager Dependencies

Required

libgudev-238

Recommended

GLib-2.84.4 (with GObject Introspection), libmbim-1.32.0, libqmi-1.36.0, Polkit-126, and Vala-0.56.18

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.34.0

Editor Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/ModemManager

Installation of ModemManager

Install ModemManager by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup ..                 \
      --prefix=/usr            \
      --buildtype=release      \
      -D bash_completion=false \
      -D qrtr=false            &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-D bash_completion=false: Use this option if the external bash-completion package is not installed.

-D qrtr=false: This switch disables support for the QRTR protocol which needs the external libqrtr-glib package.

Configuring ModemManager

Systemd Units

To start the ModemManager daemon at boot, enable the previously installed systemd unit by running the following command as the root user: 

systemctl enable ModemManager

Contents

Installed Programs: mmcli and ModemManager
Installed Libraries: libmm-glib.so
Installed Directories: /etc/ModemManager, /usr/include/libmm-glib, /usr/include/ModemManager, /usr/lib/ModemManager, /usr/share/ModemManager, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libmm-glib (optional), and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/ModemManager (optional)

Short Descriptions

mmcli

is a utility used to control and monitor the ModemManager

ModemManager

is a D-Bus service used to communicate with modems

libmm-glib.so

contains API functions for communicating with mobile broadband modems, regardless of the protocol used to communicate with the actual device