hmm this is what amd says is required for me to run the driver packages.
System Requirements:
Before attempting to install the AMD Catalyst™ Linux graphics driver, the following software must be installed:
Xorg/Xserver 6.9 and above (up to 1.13)
Linux kernel 2.6 or above (up to 3.5)
glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications
NOTE: If a Linux 2.6.11 or newer kernel was built with CONFIG_AGP enabled, the kernel AGP frontend is required to load the fglrx kernel module. To identify whether your kernel with CONFIG_AGP enabled, look for CONFIG_AGP=y in the kernel config file, or if the ‘agpgart’ module is loaded
System Recommendations:
For optimal performance and ease of use, the following are available:
Kernel module build environment
Kernel source code include either the Kernel Source or Kernel Headers packages
The RPM utility should be installed and configured correctly on your system, if you intend to install via RPM packages
The following packages must be installed in order for the AMD Catalyst™ Linux graphics driver to install and work optimally:
XFree86-Mesa-libGL
libstdc++
libgcc
XFree86-libs
fontconfig
freetype
zlib
gcc