[root@xxxx rpms]# rpm -Uhv libpng-1.0.5-2.i386.rpm libpng ################################################## ok that works, now: [root@xxxx rpms]# rpm -Uhv libpng-devel-1.0.5-2.i386.rpm error: failed dependencies: libpng = 1:1.0.5 is needed by libpng-devel-1.0.5-2 Gee, there is no package with version number 1:1.0.5 :(
The 1: is an epoch marker. Upgrade your rpm to at least rpm-3.0.3, as that's the 1st version of rpm that supports full versioning.