How to install wvdial on ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial, How to install wvdial on ubuntu 18.04. You want to install wvdial for USB 3G/4G Modem.
Link download wvdial package for ubuntu 18.04 here.

Pre install for ubuntu 18.04

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential

Install wvdial on ubuntu 18.04

$ sudo dpkg -i wvdial_1.61-4.1build1_amd64.deb

The during install wvdial some error as below:

root@serverubuntu:~# dpkg -i wvdial_1.61-4.1build1_amd64.deb
Selecting previously unselected package wvdial.
(Reading database ... 107834 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack wvdial_1.61-4.1build1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking wvdial (1.61-4.1build1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wvdial:
 wvdial depends on libuniconf4.6; however:
  Package libuniconf4.6 is not installed.
 wvdial depends on libwvstreams4.6-base; however:
  Package libwvstreams4.6-base is not installed.
 wvdial depends on libwvstreams4.6-extras; however:
  Package libwvstreams4.6-extras is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package wvdial (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 wvdial

How to fix it?


Because the missing package libuniconf4 libwvstreams4. To install it!
$ wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/w/wvstreams/libwvstreams4.6-base_4.6.1-11_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i libwvstreams4.6-base_4.6.1-11_amd64.deb
$ wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/w/wvstreams/libwvstreams4.6-extras_4.6.1-11_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -ivh libwvstreams4.6-extras_4.6.1-11_amd64.deb
$ wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/w/wvstreams/libuniconf4.6_4.6.1-11_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i libuniconf4.6_4.6.1-11_amd64.deb

To install wvdial on ubuntu 18.04
$ sudo apt-get install wvdial 

Conclusion

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