greetings.

i am having problems getting 5 packages updated.

]$ uname -a
Linux 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5 #1 SMP Tue Nov 29 11:20:34 EST 2011
 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

  yum-3.2.22
  yumex-2.0.3


when updating packages with yumex, errors with;

13:54:01 : Determining fastest mirrors
13:54:33 :  * epel: mirrors.ptd.net
13:54:33 :  * sl-base: ftp1.scientificlinux.org
13:54:33 :  * sl-contrib: ftp1.scientificlinux.org
13:54:33 :  * sl-fastbugs: ftp1.scientificlinux.org
13:54:33 :  * sl-security: ftp1.scientificlinux.org

13:58:39 :  Packages to update
13:58:39 :  ---> 2000:jdk-1.6.0_29-fcs.i586
13:58:39 :  ---> 2:ntfsprogs-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386
13:58:39 :  ---> java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.29-3.sl5.jpp.i586
13:58:39 :  ---> testdisk-6.12-1.el5.i386

14:01:08 : ---> Package java-1.6.0-sun-compat.i586 0:1.6.0.29-3.sl5.jpp \
          set to be updated
14:01:09 : ---> Package jdk.i586 2000:1.6.0_29-fcs set to be updated

13:58:40 : --> Running transaction check
13:58:41 : ---> Package java-1.6.0-sun-compat.i586 0:1.6.0.29-3.sl5.jpp \
          set to be updated
13:58:44 : ---> Package jdk.i586 2000:1.6.0_29-fcs set to be updated
13:58:45 : ---> Package netpbm.i386 0:10.35.58-8.el5_7.3 set to be updated
13:58:46 : ---> Package netpbm-progs.i386 0:10.35.58-8.el5_7.3 \
          set to be updated
13:58:47 : ---> Package ntfsprogs.i386 2:2011.4.12-5.el5 set to be updated
13:58:47 : --> Processing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 for package: ntfsprogs
13:58:48 : ---> Package perl.i386 4:5.8.8-32.el5_7.6 set to be updated
13:58:49 : ---> Package testdisk.i386 0:6.12-1.el5 set to be updated
13:58:50 : --> Processing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 for package: testdisk
13:59:14 : --> Finished Dependency Resolution
13:59:14 : 2:ntfsprogs-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386 from epel has depsolving problems
13:59:14 :   --> Missing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 is needed by package \
          2:ntfsprogs-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386 (epel)
13:59:14 : testdisk-6.12-1.el5.i386 from epel has depsolving problems
13:59:14 :   --> Missing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 is needed by package \
          testdisk-6.12-1.el5.i386 (epel)

14:08:09 : Error checking package signatures: \
          Package jdk-1.6.0_29-fcs.i586.rpm is not signed



cli responces;

]$ yum resolvedep libntfs-3g.so.81
<snip>
Skipping filters plugin, no data

]# yum provides "*/libntfs-3g.so.81"
<snip>
No Matches found

]# yum install --nogpgcheck jdk-1.6.0_29-fcs.i586.rpm
<snip>
No package jdk-1.6.0_29-fcs.i586.rpm available.
Nothing to do


what do i need to do to get these packages installed?

any and all help greatly appreciated.

tia.

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