When I tried yum update just now, I got this : Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/12): rpm-libs-4.4.2.1- 100% |=========================| 930 kB 00:09 (2/12): rpm-build-4.4.2.1 100% |=========================| 661 kB 00:05 (3/12): liboil-0.3.12-9.f 100% |=========================| 156 kB 00:01 (4/12): rpm-devel-4.4.2.1 100% |=========================| 5.4 MB 00:49 (5/12): elfutils-0.129-1. 100% |=========================| 203 kB 00:01 (6/12): elfutils-libelf-d 100% |=========================| 21 kB 00:00 (7/12): rpm-4.4.2.1-1.fc7 100% |=========================| 1.1 MB 00:13 (8/12): rpm-python-4.4.2. 100% |=========================| 56 kB 00:00 (9/12): liberation-fonts- 100% |=========================| 638 kB 00:27 (10/12): elfutils-libelf- 100% |=========================| 54 kB 00:01 (11/12): popt-1.10.2.1-1. 100% |=========================| 70 kB 00:00 (12/12): elfutils-libs-0. 100% |=========================| 109 kB 00:01 warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 30c9ecf8 Public key for elfutils-libs-0.129-1.fc7.i386.rpm is not installed [root@localhost ~]# Note absence of any suggestion what to do! Not knowing what to do, I tried installing just the problem package; that got the same error : [root@localhost ~]# yum install elfutils-libs Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 3.8 MB 00:22 livna 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 http://mirror.nuvio.com/pub/fedora/linux/updates/7/i386/repodata/ repomd.xml: [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out> Trying other mirror. updates 100% |=========================| 1.9 kB 00:00 Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package elfutils-libs.i386 0:0.129-1.fc7 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libs-i386 = 0.128-2.fc7 for package: elfutils --> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-i386 = 0.129-1.fc7 for package: elfutils-libs --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes. --> Running transaction check ---> Package elfutils-libs.i386 0:0.129-1.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package elfutils-libelf.i386 0:0.129-1.fc7 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-i386 = 0.128-2.fc7 for package: elfutils-libelf-devel --> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libs-i386 = 0.128-2.fc7 for package: elfutils --> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libelf-i386 = 0.128-2.fc7 for package: elfutils --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes. --> Running transaction check ---> Package elfutils-libelf-devel.i386 0:0.129-1.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package elfutils.i386 0:0.129-1.fc7 set to be updated Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Updating: elfutils-libs i386 0.129-1.fc7 updates 109 k Updating for dependencies: elfutils i386 0.129-1.fc7 updates 203 k elfutils-libelf i386 0.129-1.fc7 updates 54 k elfutils-libelf-devel i386 0.129-1.fc7 updates 21 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 0 Package(s) Update 4 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 387 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 30c9ecf8 Public key for elfutils-libelf-0.129-1.fc7.i386.rpm is not installed [root@localhost ~]# So what do I do?? -- Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about.