This didn't work for me :-(

$ dpkg-query -s network-manager-gnome

Package: network-manager-gnome
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 6921
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Source: network-manager-applet
Version: 0.9.10.1-0ubuntu5~fixed

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When I try to establish a connection I get the following. Wondering if I am experiencing this bug or something different:

Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> Starting VPN service 'pptp'...
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 6789
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' appeared; activating connections
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> VPN connection 'Dallas' (ConnectInteractive) reply received.
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3)
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: ** Message: pppd started with pid 6793
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> VPN connection 'Dallas' (Connect) reply received.
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell pppd[6793]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.6/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.6/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (plugin_init): initializing
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell pppd[6793]: pppd 2.4.6 started by root, uid 0
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 3 / phase 'serial connection'
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell pppd[6793]: Using interface ppp0
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell pppd[6793]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: Using interface ppp0
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 5 / phase 'establish'
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell pptp[6797]: nm-pptp-service-6789 log[main:pptp.c:314]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell systemd[1]: Started ifup for ppp0.
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell systemd[1]: Starting ifup for ppp0...
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: nm_device_get_device_type: assertion 'NM_IS_DEVICE (self)' failed
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> (ppp0): new Generic device (driver: 'unknown' ifindex: 10)
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> (ppp0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/9
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0)
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0): no ifupdown configuration found.
Jun 21 16:27:16 steve-dell sh[6802]: Unknown interface ppp0
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell pppd[6793]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell pppd[6793]: Connection terminated.
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 11 / phase 'disconnect'
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: Connection terminated.
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell systemd[1]: Stopping ifup for ppp0...
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell ifdown[6816]: /sbin/ifdown: interface ppp0 not configured
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell systemd[1]: Stopped ifup for ppp0.
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> devices removed (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0)
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: connect-failed (1)
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 1 / phase 'dead'
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell pppd[6793]: Modem hangup
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: connect-failed (1)
Jun 21 16:27:47 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: Modem hangup
Jun 21 16:27:52 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_exit_notify): cleaning up
Jun 21 16:27:52 steve-dell pppd[6793]: Exit.
Jun 21 16:27:52 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: ** (nm-pptp-service:6789): WARNING **: pppd exited with error code 16
Jun 21 16:27:52 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: connect-failed (1)
Jun 21 16:27:52 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: stopped (6)
Jun 21 16:27:52 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: unknown (0)
Jun 21 16:27:52 steve-dell gnome-session[4208]: (nm-applet:4398): libnm-util-CRITICAL **: nm_connection_get_setting_connection: assertion 'NM_IS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed
Jun 21 16:27:52 steve-dell gnome-session[4208]: (nm-applet:4398): libnm-util-CRITICAL **: nm_setting_connection_get_id: assertion 'NM_IS_SETTING_CONNECTION (setting)' failed
Jun 21 16:27:52 steve-dell NetworkManager[756]: <warn> error disconnecting VPN: Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active.