[Bug 923587] Re: No openconnect support in plasma-widget-networkmanagement

[avlas]

I directly asked the developer of plasma-widget-networkmanagement about
this in his blog and it seems this is not possible. I just paste below
my question and his response (http://lamarque-lvs.blogspot.ca/2012/04
/plasma-nm-0901.html). I hope somebody finds a way to workaround this
issue...

------   avlas said...

    Hi Lamarque,

    First of all, thanks a lot for your work!

    I'm having an issue with plasma-widget-networkmanagement in kubuntu,
I cannot configure openconnect vpn connections. This is due to an ubuntu
policy, in which packages in main (plasma-widget-networkmanagement)
cannot depend on packages in universe/multiverse (openconnect). You can
see comment #9 in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/networkmanagement/+bug/923587

    It seems there could be a solution for this (please see comment #10
in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/networkmanagement/+bug/923587)

    Do you think it could be feasible?

    I would very much appreciate it, as right now I have to use
anyconnect from cisco because of this issue.

    Thanks a lot in advance!
    May 4, 2012 2:46:00 PM GMT-03:00 


------   Lamarque said...

    No. Openconnect is a compile time dependency (we need openconnect.h to
    compile the plugin and link against openconnect's libraries). The other VPN
    plugins do not include compile time dependencies so they can be compiled
    without problems.The suggestion in comment #10 would back fire on us some day
    with users complaining about Plasma NM failing to build and I would be the one
    to fix the problem, so no, sorry.

    > I would very much appreciate it, as right now I have to use anyconnect from
    > cisco because of this issue.

    Sorry but this is a packing issue and I will not risk causing troubles
    for all other Plasma NM's users because Kubuntu's policy.
    May 4, 2012 3:18:00 PM GMT-03:00

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