how to get a GPS/glonass U-blox 7 to work in ubuntu and cpn

I'm new linux and would like some help I have a laptop and I have installed a dual boot win10 and ubuntu but I just about never use win 10 the machine run a shitload faster but I have a navigation program, CPN that I use and wish to run my GPS/glonass U-blox 7 usb plug-in device but the system does not recognize it.
Any help would be great.