had to yum --exclude for a working update: --exclude=sqlite --exclude=libwnck --exclude=gnome-system-monitor --exclude=gnome-panel --exclude=gok --exclude=gtk2-engines because sqlite: sqlite still makes my yum barf. re-installed sqlite3 instead and it works ok for me. libwnck: Error: Missing Dependency: libwnck-1.so.4 is needed by package usermode-gtk Error: Missing Dependency: libwnck-1.so.4 is needed by package gnome-applets gnome-system-monitor, gnome-panel, gok: because they depend on the updated libwnck, and its excluded to make usermode-gtk and gnome-applets happy. Error: Missing Dependency: libwnck >= 2.9.92 is needed by package gnome-system-monitor Error: Missing Dependency: libwnck-1.so.16 is needed by package gnome-panel Error: Missing Dependency: libwnck >= 2.9.92 is needed by package gnome-panel Error: Missing Dependency: libwnck-1.so.16 is needed by package gnome-system-monitor Error: Missing Dependency: libwnck-1.so.16 is needed by package gok gtk2-engines: clashes with gnome-themes-extras (from fedora extras) Transaction Check Error: file /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/engines/libindustrial.so from install of gtk2-engines-2.6.2-1 conflicts with file from package gnome-themes-extras-0.8.0-2 file /usr/share/themes/Industrial/gtk-2.0/gtkrc from install of gtk2-engines-2.6.2-1 conflicts with file from package gnome-themes-extras-0.8.0-2 cheers L