# emerge -pv kde-plasma/plasma-meta These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies . ..... done! [ebuild N ] kde-plasma/powerdevil-5.7.5:5::gentoo USE="handbook wireless -debug -systemd" 0 KiB [ebuild N ] kde-plasma/plasma-nm-5.7.5:5::gentoo USE="-debug -modemmanager -openconnect -teamd" 0 KiB [ebuild N ] kde-plasma/plasma-desktop-5.7.5:5::gentoo USE="fontconfig handbook pulseaudio qt4 -debug -gtk2 -gtk3 -ibus -legacy-systray (-packagekit) -scim {-test}" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev -synaptics" 0 KiB [ebuild N ] kde-plasma/kmenuedit-5.7.5:5::gentoo USE="handbook hotkeys -debug" 0 KiB [ebuild N ] kde-plasma/plasma-meta-5.7.5:5::gentoo USE="bluetooth display-manager grub gtk handbook mediacenter networkmanager pam plymouth pulseaudio sddm sdk wallpapers" 0 KiB [blocks B ] kde-apps/kdepasswd:4 ("kde-apps/kdepasswd:4" is blocking kde-plasma/plasma-desktop-5.7.5) Total: 5 packages (5 new), Size of downloads: 0 KiB Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied) * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be * installed at the same time on the same system. (kde-plasma/plasma-desktop-5.7.5:5/5::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by >=kde-plasma/plasma-desktop-5.7.5:5 required by (kde-plasma/plasma-meta-5.7.5:5/5::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) (kde-apps/kdepasswd-16.04.3:4/16.04::gentoo, installed) pulled in by >=kde-apps/kdepasswd-4.11.22:4[aqua=] (>=kde-apps/kdepasswd-4.11.22:4[-aqua]) required by (kde-base/kdm-4.11.22:4/4.11::gentoo, installed) For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant): https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Working/Portage#Blocked_packages