Graphical package manager and package updater may appear to become unresponsive in RHEL 5
Issue
The graphical Package Manager (accessed by selecting Applications | Add/Remove Software) and the graphical Package Updater (accessed by selecting Applications | System Tools | Software Updater) may appear to become unresponsive.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
- Communication to the Red Hat Network (RHN) is passed through an HTTP proxy server
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