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Resolve dependencies installing rpm packages

I am using RHEL6

Hi i have created the yum repository, i downloaded the snort rpm package from their website when i tried to install the rpm its thorws error e.g.

snort-2.9.5.3-1.f18.i386.rpm

1:snort-2.9.5.3-1.i386 requires libsfbpf.so.0
1:snort-2.9.5.3-1.i386 requires libdnet.so.1
1:snort-2.9.5.3-1.i386 requires libpcre.so.1
  1. I tried finding these files on the internet and couldn't find any

  2. How do i install the snort using yum, i tried yum install \Desktop\snort-2.9.5* it threw error that i have failed dependecies

errors:

Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package snort.i386 1:2.9.5.3-1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libdnet.so.1 for package: 1:snort-2.9.5.3-1.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libpcre.so.1 for package: 1:snort-2.9.5.3-1.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libsfbpf.so.0 for package: 1:snort-2.9.5.3-1.i386
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: 1:snort-2.9.5.3-1.i386 (/snort-2.9.5.3-1.f18.i386)
           Requires: libsfbpf.so.0
Error: Package: 1:snort-2.9.5.3-1.i386 (/snort-2.9.5.3-1.f18.i386)
           Requires: libdnet.so.1
Error: Package: 1:snort-2.9.5.3-1.i386 (/snort-2.9.5.3-1.f18.i386)
           Requires: libpcre.so.1
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

How do i get snort to be installed, i even tried to install fwbuilder but failed