[Yum] Missing GPG public key - rpm basics!

[David Timms]

Richard.S.Abbott at chase.com wrote:
> I am not sure what this means - the pkg you have is just a src rpm.
> You still need to build it.
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> I do have file I downloaded with the src called yum-2.6.0.tar.gz.  I
> know this is a zipped file
gzipped infact.

> but not sure how it is associated with the
> src file.
It isn't. It's the other way around:
A .src.rpm contains the original source code {eg the .tar.gz}, along 
with any patches or other needed files, and a .spec file. A src.rpm can 
be used to rebuild a package to suit a particular system or achitecture. 
The output is a binary .rpm

The .spec file is used by rpmbuild to create binary rpm packages eg 
yum-2.6.0.rpm.

> Sorry about these questions, I am a Wintel SA, I am use to double
> clicking on the exe file to install software.
In a distribution based on rpm, the install software {ie pre-built 
software including the executables, configs and disk layout} is inside a 
binary .rpm. On an rpm system with a GUI rpm package manager, you can 
just click the binary .rpm file to invoke the package manager.

So the question is: are you making this harder for yourself than needs 
to be ?
What distribution are you using ?

DaveT.