When I try to see if updates are available vial the application cataloge, I click on Browse for installable applications, I get a box asking "Refresh package list?". I click OK, it download 3K of something, attempts to refresh the applications list, and finally gives me the message

"Unable to refresh list. Last refreshed list inshown." This is March 22.

This happened to me once before I and I ended up uninstalling several things (not because of the problem) and suddenly it could refresh again.

Any clue as to what is happening and how I can fix this?

-- rhackenb