In SL7x I tried to install python-urllib3 and got this error, even after deleting it from my repository and rsyncing again. Installing : python-urllib3-1.10.2-5.el7.noarch 1/1 Error unpacking rpm package python-urllib3-1.10.2-5.el7.noarch error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/urllib3/packages/ssl_match_hostname: cpio: rename Verifying : python-urllib3-1.10.2-5.el7.noarch 1/1 Failed: python-urllib3.noarch 0:1.10.2-5.el7 Cheers Bill Maidment