# emerge -av kdm These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] kde-base/libkonq-3.5.5 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdebase-data-3.5.5 USE="kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdialog-3.5.5 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5.5 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdesu-3.5.5 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 6 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kcminit-3.5.3 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 23,081 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/khotkeys-3.5.5 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kcheckpass-3.5.0 USE="arts kdeenablefinal pam xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility -kdexdeltas" 22,689 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kicker-3.5.5 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility -xcomposite" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdepasswd-3.5.5 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kfind-3.5.5 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves-3.5.5-r1 USE="arts hal kdeenablefinal ldap xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility -openexr -samba" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kcontrol-3.5.5 USE="arts kdeenablefinal opengl ssl xinerama -debug -ieee1394 -kdehiddenvisibility -logitech-mouse" 7 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdm-3.5.5-r1 USE="arts kdeenablefinal pam xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/konqueror-3.5.5 USE="arts java kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility" 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdesktop-3.5.5-r1 USE="arts kdeenablefinal xinerama -debug -kdehiddenvisibility -xscreensaver" 0 kB [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdm-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kcontrol-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kfind-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kicker-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/libkonq-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdepasswd-3.5.5, kde-base/kcontrol-3.5.5, kde-base/kdebase-data-3.5.5, kde-base/kdm-3.5.5-r1, kde-base/libkonq-3.5.5, kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5.5, kde-base/khotkeys-3.5.5, kde-base/kdesktop-3.5.5-r1, kde-base/kcheckpass-3.5.0, kde-base/kdialog-3.5.5, kde-base/kcminit-3.5.3, kde-base/konqueror-3.5.5, kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves-3.5.5-r1, kde-base/kfind-3.5.5, kde-base/kicker-3.5.5, kde-base/kdesu-3.5.5) [blocks B ] =kde-base/khotkeys-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-data-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kcminit-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdialog-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/konqueror-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdepasswd-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdesu-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdesktop-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kcheckpass-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r3) Total: 16 packages (16 new, 17 blocks), Size of downloads: 45,782 kB !!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed !!! at the same time on the same system. For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant): http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked