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network-manager-vpnc package

Lucid: network-manager-vpnc doesn't work in GNOME without -vpnc-gnome

Bug #534343 reported by Stephan Peijnik
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This bug affects 11 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre

Bug Description

Binary package hint: network-manager-vpnc

Editing vpnc connections from network-manager-gnome fails with the following error message:

"Could not find VPN plugin service for 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc'".
A screenshot of the error dialog is attached.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 8 13:00:31 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: network-manager-vpnc 0.8-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-15.22-generic
SourcePackage: network-manager-vpnc
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-15-generic i686

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Stephan Peijnik (speijnik) wrote :
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Darren Worrall (dazworrall) wrote :

I see the same thing, you also get it when trying to connect (I had existing connection entries before upgrading). It appears as if the ui components have been separated, if you install network-manager-vpnc-gnome it should fix your problem (it did mine).

It should really be handled during the upgrade process, and currently the software centre shows both the ui and non-ui packages, the latter should probably be removed from there.

Changed in network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Stephan Peijnik (speijnik) wrote :

I can further confirm your solution to be working. Somehow I did not notice that package until now. I can also agree on the fact that this should be handled in both the upgrade process and software centre.

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Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox) wrote :

@Darren, the problem is that both the UI and non-UI packages are important: they were split so that Kubuntu users wouldn't have to bring in unnecessary gnome dependencies then installing the vpn plugins (they were all split).

I agree, this should be done during the upgrade process, I'm looking at how it could be done.

summary: - Lucid: Editing VPN(C) connections fails
+ Lucid: network-manager-vpnc doesn't work in GNOME without -vpnc-gnome
Changed in network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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froynlaven (froynlaven) wrote :

upgrade (invoked and completed successfully 25-Mar-2010 15:00 EDT), ubuntustudio 9.10 (karmic koala) 64bit --> ["update-manager -d"] --> ubuntustudio 10.04 (lucid lynx) beta1 64bit.

Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-10-rt root=UUID=[obfuscated] ro quiet splash

i initially landed at bug #539639 https://launchpad.net/bugs/539639 but found bug 534343 while gathering info.

issue resolved for me by installing network-manager-vpnc-gnome
i agree this issue should be addressed during ubuntu upgrade

Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)
Changed in network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Mathieu Trudel (mathieu-tl)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package network-manager-vpnc - 0.8-0ubuntu2

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network-manager-vpnc (0.8-0ubuntu2) lucid; urgency=low

  * Add Recommends for network-manager-vpnc-gnome or network-manager-kde to
    network-manager-vpnc, so that some GUI parts get installed. (LP: #534343)
    - update debian/control
  * Have network-manager-vpnc-gnome depend on network-manager-vpnc, otherwise
    it would be useless (no backend for the GUI) (LP: #534218)
    - update debian/control
 -- Mathieu Trudel <email address hidden> Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:10:04 -0400

Changed in network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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