VPN disabled Issue
I am NOT an Ubuntu Pro, so when replying please take it under consideration. I am running Ubuntu 8.04 (if I am not mistaken) on Dell-Mini. I've setup VPN and used it without problems for a few months until I've decided to install the latest update (update manager updates that notify you automatically) last week. From that point on, I could not run my VPN, I was getting a message that something (!) is disabled. I've removed my existing VPN configuration, and I can no longer add another one as VPN Add Option is disabled (inside VPN Configuration). Following some Google posts, I've added VPNC and OpenVPN clients/protocols (whatever they are technically called) either via Add/Remove or via sudo command prompt. I've rebooted and yet my VPN configuration is still disabled.
I would really appreciate your help!
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#1 |
System - Administration - Synaptic Package Manager
then normal user password, not SuperUser/Root one and then click on the menu
Edit - Fix Broken Packages
Hope this helps!
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)
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#2 |
Thanks, Tom. I've tried that and nothing has changed, unless you recommend to reboot again and try to install VPNC and/or OpenVPN again...
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#3 |
By the way, here is the log from the automatic update (that was done a few days ago) that I found in Synaptic Package Manager:
Commit Log for Thu Apr 16 10:05:32 2009
Upgraded the following packages:
libdrm2 (2.3.0.
libgl1-mesa-dri-psb (0.18) to 0.24+repack+
linux-image-lpia (2.6.24.19.21) to 2.6.24.
linux-lpia (2.6.24.19.21) to 2.6.24.
linux-restricte
linux-restricte
psb-video (0.22-4usg1) to 0.28+0038-0netbook1
update-manager (1:0.87.
update-manager-core (1:0.87.
xorg-modules-xpsb (0.10-7) to 0.16+0038-0netbook1
xserver-
Installed the following packages:
canonical-
linux-image-
linux-restricte
linux-ubuntu-
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#4 |
Rebooting is rarely necessary just for installing stuff in linux. Sometimes i go as far as logging out and back in again but i only reboot sometime after the blue cicle arrows appear in the top taskbar by the clock. Sometimes i get carried away and completely forget to reboot for hours but really rebooting shouldn't be needed except rarely.
I was hoping my quick easy answer would help :( Networking is waaay out of my league and VPN sounds like a huge step up from that.
The responses to this are a bit sparse at the moment so here's some other places worth trying too
https:/
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)
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#5 |
I've noticed that I can install network-
Here is the error:
Conflicts: network-
E: broken packages
If I try to install network-
Do these 2 packages co-exist together?
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#6 |
They should co-exist, and do in Jaunty at least. From the error message it seems the network-
sudo apt-get install network-
That should downgrade the network-manager. Alternatively you could put Intrepid repository to the apt sources, install network-
Best of luck!
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#7 |
Errr, i couldn't make much sense of that but it looked quite probable! I think it might be good if you could copy and paste the contents of
/etc/apt/
To do this go up to the top taskbar and click on
Applications - Accessories - Terminal
and into the terminal/command window/console type (or copy and mouse-paste
gedit /etc/apt/
and then copy and paste the contents of that text-file into here.
Good luck with this!
Regards from
Tom :)
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#8 |
Jari,
Since I am quite new to Ubuntu, I am not installing any packages from newer versions yet. Anything I load comes from the automatic updates (from dell). Here is the output of:
$ sudo apt-get update
(as you can see - these are all seem to be Hardy release, right?)
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Reading package lists... Done
Now, your second installation command produces the following not-found error:
$ sudo apt-get install network-
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Version '0.6.6-0ubuntu3.1' for 'network-
What else can I try?
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#9 |
Tom,
Here are the contents of the source.list
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deb http://
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#10 |
That is all looking annoyingly perfect! lol. I really thought Jari was onto something there :(
However, it could be just one of those possibilities worth discounting quickly before moving on.
Good luck with this
Regards from
Tom :)
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#12 |
Odd... Could you type the following to a terminal and paste here the output:
dpkg -l network-manager network-
and on the other hand:
apt-cache show network-
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#13 |
Output of the 1st command:
$ dpkg -l network-manager network-
Desired=
| Status=
|/ Err?=(none)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-===
ii network-manage 0.7~~svn200810 network management framework daemon
ii network-manage 0.7~~svn200810 network management framework (GNOME frontend
rc network-manage 0.6.5+svnhead2 network management framework (PPTP plugin)
Output of the 2nd command:
$ apt-cache show network-
Package: network-
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 924
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers <email address hidden>
Original-
Architecture: lpia
Version: 0.6.5+svnhead25
Depends: pptp-linux, libart-2.0-2 (>= 2.3.18), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.13.2), libbonobo2-0 (>= 2.15.0), libbonoboui2-0 (>= 2.15.1), libc6 (>= 2.6-1), libcairo2 (>= 1.4.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.1.1), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.74), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.4.0), libgconf2-4 (>= 2.13.5), libglade2-0 (>= 1:2.6.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.14.0), libgnome-keyring0 (>= 2.19.6), libgnome2-0 (>= 2.17.3), libgnomecanvas2-0 (>= 2.19.1), libgnomeui-0 (>= 2.19.1), libgnomevfs2-0 (>= 1:2.17.90), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.11.6), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libnm-util0, liborbit2 (>= 1:2.14.8), libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.18.1), libpopt0 (>= 1.10), libsm6, libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3 (>= 1:4.0.1), libxi6, libxinerama1, libxml2 (>= 2.6.29), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0), libxrender1
Filename: pool/universe/
Size: 127232
MD5sum: 8b9cdae3bd6648a
SHA1: 60e6837b31f3035
SHA256: db1425d35d7cf9b
Description: network management framework (PPTP plugin)
NetworkManager attempts to keep an active network connection available at
all times. It is intended primarily for laptops where it allows easy
switching betwen local wireless networks, it's also useful on desktops
with a selection of different interfaces to use. It is not intended for
usage on servers.
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This package provides a VPN plugin for PPTP, commonly used for connecting
to Microsoft VPN servers.
Bugs: mailto:<email address hidden>
Origin: Ubuntu
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#14 |
That's pretty strange, as the package even in the Dell mini-archive seems to be version 0.66 rather than the 0.7 you have installed. In any case it should work by installing what's in the archives:
sudo apt-get install network-
That's assuming the VPN is actually a Microsoft VPN... otherwise it might be in network-
Do note that this does downgrade network manager and the 0.66 version isn't quite as nice as 0.7. I guess you could also get the source package from Intrepid and compile but that's a little more complicated.
Best of luck!
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#15 |
As this question is now 3 days old and considering what's likely to happen tomorrow i recommend re-posting this question asap today.
https:/
There are always new people appearing at the front-desk so it's worth trying again with this one i think. i only filed this as "network-
https:/
Good luck and regards from
Tom
PS Please don't mark this one as solved by this posting as it wont help the "Solved Answers" database, yet
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