Alien not working with ymessenger rpm. Solutions or .deb anyone?

[amx401]

I have searched the web, and keep coming up with alien for .rpm files in Ubuntu. I downloaded the Fedora yahoo messenger rpm file, but do not know what to do with rpm. When I run the command rpm, I get this:

$ rpm -ivh rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm 
rpm: RPM should not be used directly install RPM packages, use Alien instead!
rpm: However assuming you know what you are doing...
error: cannot open Conflictname index using db5 - Permission denied (13)
error: cannot open Obsoletename index using db5 - Permission denied (13)
error: Failed dependencies:
	/bin/sh is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	gdk-pixbuf >= 0.8.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libX11.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libXext.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libXi.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libXmu.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libc.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3) is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libdl.so.2 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libgdk-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libgdk_pixbuf.so.2 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libglib-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libgmodule-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libgtk-1.2.so.0 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386
	libm.so.6 is needed by ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386

I have also tried using alien to no effect:

$ sudo alien -dk rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm 
[sudo] password for kendrick: 
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package ymessenger: postinst
Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts.
error: db5 error(-30969) from dbenv->open: DB_VERSION_MISMATCH: Database environment version mismatch
error: cannot open Packages index using db5 -  (-30969)
error: cannot open Packages database in /home/kendrick/.rpmdb
ymessenger_1.0.4-1_i386.deb generated

Am I missing something?

I am very frustrated by this, and going to walk away for a minute. I have googled answers before posting on here. Thank you for your help.

[Paqman]

What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Empathy can connect to the Yahoo network if you just want to chat using your Yahoo account.

[mick222]

why not use empathy or the online yahoo i dont think yahoo supports linux anymore. It was probably an old rpm file check when it was made.version 1.04 very old.

[amx401]

I am using empathy right now and as far as pure messaging goes, I have no problems. But I don't have access to features like file share, photo share, buzz or anything like that. (to my knowledge at least)

I would like an IM that has features beyond basic text and emoticons. If there is a better program, please let me know.

Thank you.