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Cosmo Linux Mobile Data

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This guide assumes that you have already installed Linux on your Cosmo using the [[Linux for Cosmo]] guide.
The current Debian/KDE image uses NetworkManager to handle WIFI and mobile data connections, but mobile data is not working correctly  with when using it under Cosmo. In order to enable mobile data we have to remove NetworkManager and use connman instead. Connman is an alternative connection manager software, which will be used to handle both mobile data and WIFI connection. As connman integration is in KDE is not as seemless as NetworkManager it is suggested to proceed only if you need mobile data under Linux.
====1 - Install connman====
On your Cosmo, open a terminal (Menu -> Applications -> System -> Terminal)
<code>/usr/share/ofono/scripts/set-roaming-allowed</code>
 
====Configure APN====
The next step is to configure the APN for your specific network operator, which can usually be found online or by contacting your operator.
Usually, this will simply involve setting up the network's access point name through the set-context-property. For example, for the Three UK network we have to setup the access point name "three.co.uk":
<code> /usr/share/ofono/scripts/set-context-property 0 AccessPointName three.co.uk</code>
For Telenor Hungary, the access point name is simply "online", so the command would be: