Create rpmbuild directory if you haven't already. Move the tarball to rpmbuild/SOURCES directory. For a Gnome Destkop Icon, also download a custom built desktop file and move it to rpmbuild/SOURCES directory as well. [tchung@localhost download]$ mv hxplay-linux-2.2-libc6-gcc32-i586.tar.gz ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ [tchung@localhost download]$ mv helixplayer.desktop ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/