[SRU] OpenConnect option not available after installing network-manager-openconnect-gnome in 16.04

[Hawk]

[Impact]

Users of Ubuntu 16.04 is unable to get the Openconnect in the VPN option of Network Manager GUI after installing the network-manager-openconnect-gnome and related packages.

16.04 is a LTS and openconnect is necessary for many users accessing to Cisco VPN.

The bug appear to be fixed in 16.10 development release.
Refer to Bug 1571300 for details (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openconnect/+bug/1571300)

[Test Case]

Install network-manager-openconnect-gnome and related packages(sudo apt-get install network-manager-openconnect-gnome and related packages)

Restart network-manager(sudo service network-manager restart)
Add VPN from the Network Manager GUI and Openconnect option is not available

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Dimitris Kalamaras (dimitris-kalamaras)]

I can confirm. In Ubuntu 16.04, I can connect to our VPN only through the command-line client openconnect.

I' ve installed network-manager-openconnect-gnome and network-manager-openconnect, restarted but there is no OpenConnect option in NetworkManager applet -> VPN Connections -> Configure VPN -> Add. The only "VPN" option there is PPTP. Really sad, this used to work okay in earlier Ubuntu releases.

[CodeHike (gerardlevergen)]

Also affects me in ubuntu mate 16.04, with network-manager-openconnect, and gnome.

[Scott Howard (showard314)]

Thanks - it's already in progress over here at bug #1576726
please follow that bug so you can help verify the proposed package when it is ready.