Navigon Fresh & Ubuntu 11.04

Navigon Fresh is a software to manage GPS navigation devices from the Navigon company. A Windows and a MAC OS X versions exist but the former can run in linux Ubuntu 11.04. Here is the procedure for Ubuntu 11.04:

1. install Wine from the Ubuntu software center
2. download NAVIGON_Fresh_setup.exe from navigon.com
1. The link to the French download page is http://www.navigon.com/portal/fr/karten_services/fresh.html
3. make the downloaded file executable by changing the permissions
4. execute the file (ex. by double clicking) to install the software using Wine
5. connect the device to the computer using the USB cable. It should be mounted automatically.
6. setting up Wine
1. open the Wine configuration tool (winecfg)
2. in the Drives panel add a new drive using an available letter
3. select this new drive in the list and show advanced options
4. select a path to the mounted USB directory
1. e.g. /media/NAVIGON
5. set the type to floppy drive
6. exit the configuration by clicking OK
7. open Navigon Fresh, create an account if necessary, login and the device should be visible by the program

Source: http://my.opera.com/theoperalink/blog/2010/05/18/navigon-fresh-android-ubuntu-and-wine

[Update 2012-01-23] After some testing, it seems that some bugs are present and may prevent the device from updating properly. Alternatively, installing and running the software in a Windows XP virtual machine (using VirtualBox) in an Ubuntu 11.04 host works fine.