Hi!

On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:05 -0600
Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@gmail.com> wrote:
>  * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
>  * installed at the same time on the same system.
> 
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22', 'merge') pulled in
> by
>     >=sys-power/powermgmt-base-1.22 required by ('ebuild', '/',
> 'sys-apps/apmd-3.2.2_p5', 'merge')
> 
>   ('ebuild', '/', 'sys-power/pm-utils-1.2.5', 'merge') pulled in by
>     sys-power/pm-utils required by ('installed', '/',
> 'kde-base/powerdevil-4.3.3', 'nomerge')

According to the error message sys-power/powermgmt-base is getting
pulled by sys-apps/apmd and sys-power/pm-utils by kde-base/powerdevil.
If you use ACPI then there is probably no need in having APM daemon
installed. Add -t to your emerge command and check what package depends
on apmd.


Cheers,
Renat

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