That is a source rpm.  It contains the source files and settings to 
build the binary packages for a target system.  Installing it would give 
you the files necessary to run it through rpmbuild.  You would then need 
to install the resulting package, assuming you have all of the required 
libraries and development tools needed for a successful build.  Many 
people use a tool called mock to help accomplish this.

On 06/02/2015 12:35 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> this version is independent,
> http://pkgs.repoforge.org/kaffeine/kaffeine-0.8.7-1.rf.src.rpm
>
> can it be installed with yumex? or should i use one of these,
>
> su yum localinstall kaffeine-0.8.7-1.rf.src.rpm
>
> yum install kaffeine-0.8.7-1.rf.src.rpm
>
> su -c 'yum -y install kaffeine-0.8.7-1.rf.src.rpm'
>
> (i'm about ready to give up)
>
> --- Original Message ---
> From: Mark Stodola <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: how to add packages that are not in the repo?
> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015
>
> On 06/02/2015 11:01 AM, Tini wrote:
>> can you make a repo install the version that you want,
>> instead of the latest version?
>>
>> i want this: http://pkgs.repoforge.org/kaffeine/ (ver. 0.8)
>>
>> but instead i keep getting version 1.0
>>
>> -Tini
>
> If you look carefully at that repo, you will notice that 0.8 is for EL 5
> and below. If you are getting 1.1, I am guessing you are on EL 6.
>
> There are ways to specify versions/roll back, but in this case I don't
> think it is a good idea to mix packages like that.
>
> If you are feeling adventurous you could try it I guess.
> Just include the full release info in the package name I think.
> kaffeine-0.8.7-1.el5.rf.x86_64
>
> Alternately, you can just download by hand and toss it in with yum or
> rpm. If you have automated yum updates, it will get caught and upgraded
> unless you exclude/blacklist it.
>