rpm -Uhv http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/`uname -i`/rpmforge/RPMS/rpmforge-release-0.5.1-1.el5.rf.`uname -i`.rpm
yum erase libdvdread
yum erase libcaca
yum clean all
yum --disablerepo \* --enablerepo base,updates,rpmforge install vlc Refer to: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/vlc-installation-in-centos-5-4-a-866394/