Public bug reported: on ubuntu 14.04, you could install a package for the network-manager to enable support for L2TP over ipsec. This is missing.
a such feature missing in a LTS Release is not acceptable. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 1.0.10-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Mar 29 12:20:26 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-connection-editor IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-24 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160307) IpRoute: default via 192.168.222.254 dev enp0s25 proto static metric 100 169.254.0.0/16 dev enp0s25 scope link metric 1000 192.168.222.0/24 dev enp0s25 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.222.89 metric 100 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH CONNECTION CON-UUID CON-PATH enp0s25 ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 Auto-Ethernet ca4ecf64-c113-4ec6-b36f-9325cf27789c /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/1 cdc-wdm2 gsm disconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3 -- -- -- wlo1 wifi disconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 -- -- -- lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 -- -- -- nmcli-nm: Error: command ['nmcli', '-f', 'all', 'nm'] failed with exit code 2: Error: Object 'nm' is unknown, try 'nmcli help'. ** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1563257 Title: No l2tp/ipsec vpn connection configuration possible To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1563257/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs