1. Download the Sametime Connect 9.0 rpm.
2. Open a terminal window and navigate to the folder containing the rpm, usually sametimeclient.standalone/Linux
3. Enter the following command to extract the rpm, where the XXXXX varies according to the exact package name:
rpm2cio sametime-connect-9.XXXXXXX.i586 | cpio -idmv
4. Copy the extracted files to the proper directory by entering the following commands:
sudo cp -pr opt/* /opt
sudo cp -pr usr/* /usr
5. Install the correct dependencies by entering the following commands:
sudo yum install libX11.686 libXt.i686 libXext.i686 libXrender.i686 libXinerama.i686 libXi.i686 libXrandr.i686 libXcursor.i686 libXdmcp.i686
sudo yum install freetype.i686 zlib.i686 libpng12.i686 glibc.i686 libgcc.i686 libgnomecanvas.i686 gtk2.i686 atk.i686 gdk-pixbuf2.i686
sudo yum install libart_lgpl.i686 pango.i686 glib2.i686 libxkbfile.i686 fontconfig.i686 libstdc++.i686 PackageKit-gtk3-module.i686
6. Start Sametime Connect by entering the following command:
sametime-connect
Note: You might need to accept the license and rerun the program with that same command.