In looking to attempt a fix of this Bug, with the hope of working to apply the fix suggested by Dan Williamns in the mailing list post from above, I have discovered the following :-
<snip> Perhaps when there aren't any plugins, the list box could be grayed (or just gtk_widget_hide() and pack another widget in the same box) and we put a message there saying that no VPN software is installed, and a button for "Look for VPN software..." which launches the appropriate package manager to find some. Sound OK? </snip> https://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/ As far I can tell from the project website, and changelogs no activity has taken place regarding this issue.. Looking at this in more depth, there is an interesting problem. Gnome uses packagekit to manage additional software, in an ideal world, I think it would make sense to call Gnome-PackageKit, which would provide a safe option for Upstream inclusion. However, Ubuntu does not provide Gnome-PackageKit by default. This means that we'd need to make an Ubuntu specific change to call Software Centre. Following on Mathieu's point that PPTP is now included, and that the networkmanager "Choose Connection type" makes a statement about VPN Plugins (See Screenshot) IMHO I propose that this bug be closed, with no further action required.. ** Attachment added: "Network Manager VPN Chooser dialogue" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/370210/+attachment/3925011/+files/Ubuntu-NM-VPN-Connection-chooser.jpg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370210 Title: gui should explain that vpn is not available To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/370210/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
