Try to install those two RPM packages you've just downloaded. [tchung@localhost tchung]$ cd download [tchung@localhost download]$ ls bsddb3-4.1.6-1.i386.rpm straw-0.21.1-1.i386.rpm [tchung@localhost download]$ sudo rpm -Uvh *.rpm error: Failed dependencies: gnome-python2-gconf is needed by straw-0.21.1-1 gnome-python2-gnomevfs is needed by straw-0.21.1-1 mx is needed by straw-0.21.1-1 If you see an error message as shown above, install dependencies (RPM packages) first as shown below: [tchung@localhost download]$ sudo yum install gnome-python2-gconf gnome-python2-gnomevfs mx Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Base Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Released Updates Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers Resolving dependencies Dependencies resolved I will do the following: [install: gnome-python2-gnomevfs 2.0.0-2.i386] [install: gnome-python2-gconf 2.0.0-2.i386] [install: mx 2.0.3-9.i386] Is this ok [y/N]: y Getting gnome-python2-gnomevfs-2.0.0-2.i386.rpm gnome-python2-gnomevfs-2. 100% |=========================| 20 kB 00:00 Getting gnome-python2-gconf-2.0.0-2.i386.rpm gnome-python2-gconf-2.0.0 100% |=========================| 23 kB 00:00 Getting mx-2.0.3-9.i386.rpm mx-2.0.3-9.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 623 kB 00:03 Running test transaction: Test transaction complete, Success! mx 100 % done 1/3 gnome-python2-gnomevfs 100 % done 2/3 gnome-python2-gconf 100 % done 3/3 Installed: gnome-python2-gnomevfs 2.0.0-2.i386 gnome-python2-gconf 2.0.0-2.i386 mx 2.0.3-9.i386 Transaction(s) Complete [tchung@localhost download]$