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RDF/RSS files are a kind of XML files which content is generated automaticaly with the recent news of a news site/blog/forum/etc for example. You have to give its link to the headline module so it to display the headlines it has on your page. As xml files RDF/RSS typically has an rdf/rss/xml extention, or can be generated by a script language like php, etc.
To uninstall a module you go through 2 steps - first make it inactive and second uninstall it. You do it from your Administration modules preferences page.
Take a look at XOOPS FAQ here on XOOPS org or search for some XOOPS tutorials mentioned here around, like XOOPS for Dummies! There you'll find the answers of a lot of questions.