Public bug reported: In Ubuntu MATE 17.10, up to date to daily.
The option to create a VPN connection from the nm-applet drop down menu is grayed out. ouroumov@Edge:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager-gnome network-manager-gnome: Installed: 1.8.2-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 1.8.2-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1.8.2-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: network-manager-gnome 1.8.2-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-12.13-generic 4.12.8 Uname: Linux 4.12.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Sat Sep 2 14:25:37 2017 EcryptfsInUse: Yes IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-31 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170829.1) IpRoute: default via 10.42.0.1 dev wlp2s0 proto static metric 600 10.42.0.0/24 dev wlp2s0 proto kernel scope link src 10.42.0.153 metric 600 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp2s0 scope link metric 1000 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=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 wlp2s0 wifi connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3 avignu 63b51978-300f-4e0a-8ab4-9a0ec4380df9 /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/1 enp1s0f2 ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 -- -- -- lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 -- -- -- nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN running 1.8.2 connected started full enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled ** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1714670 Title: [17.10] nm-applet: VPN Connections -> Add a VPN Connection is grayed out To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1714670/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs