kaethe ~ # emerge --update --deep world Calculating world dependencies... done! !!! Error: the =kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5* package conflicts with another package; !!! the two packages cannot be installed on the same system together. !!! Please use 'emerge --pretend' to determine blockers. 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 kaethe ~ # kaethe ~ # emerge --pretend --update --deep world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating world dependencies... done! [blocks B ] =kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kicker-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-data-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kcontrol-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/konqueror-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kfind-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/khotkeys-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kcminit-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdesu-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdialog-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/libkonq-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.5-r4) [ebuild U ] sys-devel/gettext-0.16.1 [0.15] [ebuild U ] sys-libs/ncurses-5.6 [5.5-r3] [ebuild U ] sys-devel/m4-1.4.9 [1.4.7] USE="-examples%" [ebuild U ] sys-apps/findutils-4.3.4 [4.3.2]