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Thomas Ward
Asked: 2013-06-23 09:27:33 +0800 CST

What packages add support for different VPN types to Network Manager?

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What VPN types does Network Manager support, and what packages do I specifically need to install to allow the support of those VPN protocols?

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    As far as I know, all the NetworkManager vpn plugins are in packages which match network-manager-*. For example:

    • network-manager-pptp - Adds the PPTP VPN plugin. Included on a default install.
    • network-manager-openvpn - Adds the OpenVPN VPN plugin.
    • network-manager-iodine - Adds support for Iodine-based VPNs. (available in Quantal (12.10) and later)
    • network-manager-vpnc - Adds the VPNC VPN plugin.
    • network-manager-openconnect - Adds the OpenConnect VPN plugin.
    • network-manager-strongswan - Provides a VPN plugin for strongSwan, providing easy access to IKEv2 IPSec VPN's.

    These packages should also pull in any required dependencies for each VPN plugin. (network-manger-openvpn will install the openvpn libraries and dependencies, for example)

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