gsm-utils software package provides GSM mobile phone access applications, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install gsm-utils
gsm-utils is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gsm-utils package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gsm-utils *
You will get with gsm-utils package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Communication Programs |
| Package | gsm-utils |
| Version | 1.10-13 |
| Description | GSM mobile phone access applications |
| Sub Section | comm |