The vlan merely provides integration into ifupdown, it is not required for NM at all. I cannot reproduce this -- I just added a VLAN device in NM and that works fine without the "vlan" package. However, you need to disconnect and re-connect the underlying device (or reboot), so I guess trying to install the package was a red herring. But keeping the bug open for the "must fill in vlan name" -- personally I think this is okay, but let's keep it as a wishlist bug.
** Summary changed: - NetworkManager VLAN support fails unless vlan package is manually installed + NetworkManager should provide default name for VLAN -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1519120 Title: NetworkManager should provide default name for VLAN Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I tried to use the network manager UI to define a VLAN interface, and nothing happened. There are a few bugs here: (1) When creating a VLAN interface through the UI, the "vlan interface name" must be filled in. This should just default to <interface- name>.<vid>, rather than being a required field. (I typed in "vlan100" to get the "Save" button to activate.) (2) After creating my VLAN interface, nothing happened. No new interface appeared. I then realized that I had not installed the "vlan" package, and assumed that NetworkManager therefore could not complete configuration of the interface. (3) After installing the 'vlan' package (and then telling NetworkManager to disconnect and reconnect my Ethernet interface from the UI, just for good measure), still no VLAN interfaces were present on my system. I also tried editing the VLAN interface in the UI, and specifying "enp4s0f1.100", but still no VLAN interface came online. # apt-cache policy network-manager network-manager: Installed: 1.0.4-0ubuntu6 Candidate: 1.0.4-0ubuntu6 Version table: *** 1.0.4-0ubuntu6 0 500 http://172.16.42.88/ubuntu/ xenial/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status # apt-cache policy vlan vlan: Installed: 1.9-3.2ubuntu1 Candidate: 1.9-3.2ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1.9-3.2ubuntu1 0 500 http://172.16.42.88/ubuntu/ xenial/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1519120/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
