You need the following utilities to run rpmlint: o python 2.4 or newer o rpm 4.4 or newer and its python bindings o libmagic and its python bindings (optional) o readelf o cpio o desktop-file-validate o iconv o gzip, bzip2 and xz o enchant and its python bindings (optional) and the following programs to install it: o python 2.4 or newer o rpm python bindings 4.4 or newer o sed