Public bug reported:
Cisco updated their web appliances that provide VPN a few months ago.
The default version of openonnect in Noble Numbat 24.04 does not work
with that. I installed a more recent version from the openconnect repo
and it works. But it doesn't interface with the Gnome
Settings>Network>VPN so I need to run it from the command line. It would
be nice if I could connect to the current web appliances from Gnome.
qobi@daat>lsb_release -rd
No LSB modules are available.
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Release: 24.04
qobi@daat>
qobi@daat>dpkg -l openconnect
WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
Press RETURN to continue
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-===================================>ii
openconnect 9.12-1build5 amd64 open client for various network
ven>lines 1-6/6 (END) q
I expect to be able to connect to webvpn.purdue.edu with my Purdue
Credentials using Settings>Network>VPN using
VPN Preotocol Cisco AnyConnect or OpenConnect
Gateway webvpn.purdue.edu
everything else empty or (None)
It prompts for my password. I give it. But it doesn't connect.
If I run
sudo /opt/openconnect/openconnect --user qobi -b webvpn.purdue.edu
(/opt/openconnect/openconnect is an unmodifed install from the
openconnect repo)
it works.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: openconnect 9.12-1build5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-37.37~24.04.1-generic 6.14.11
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Feb 14 11:55:37 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-11-14 (92 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64
(20250805.1)
SourcePackage: openconnect
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: openconnect (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble
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openconnect doesn't work with new Cisco web appliances
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