Hi As I'm still on KDE 3.X, I've got several package updates, but most of them are blocking each other: [blocks B ] kde-base/kcontrol:3.5 ("kde-base/kcontrol:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kicker:3.5 ("kde-base/kicker:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/libkonq:3.5 ("kde-base/libkonq:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeedu ("kde-base/kdeedu" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/konqueror:3.5 ("kde-base/konqueror:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdialog:3.5 ("kde-base/kdialog:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-3.5* ("=kde-base/kdebase-3.5*" is blocking kde-base/kmenuedit-3.5.10, kde-base/kdialog-3.5.10, kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves-3.5.10-r1, kde-base/kicker-3.5.10-r1, kde-base/kdebase-data-3.5.10, kde-base/kfind-3.5.10, kde-base/kcminit-3.5.10, kde-base/kdesu-3.5.10, kde-base/konqueror-3.5.10, kde-base/khotkeys-3.5.10, kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5.10, kde-base/libkonq-3.5.10, kde-base/kcontrol-3.5.10) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeaddons ("kde-base/kdeaddons" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeutils ("kde-base/kdeutils" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kcminit:3.5 ("kde-base/kcminit:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kde ("kde-base/kde" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdetoys ("kde-base/kdetoys" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves:3.5 ("kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kfind:3.5 ("kde-base/kfind:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdepim ("kde-base/kdepim" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase ("kde-base/kdebase" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kmenuedit:3.5 ("kde-base/kmenuedit:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdegraphics ("kde-base/kdegraphics" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdewebdev ("kde-base/kdewebdev" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdegames ("kde-base/kdegames" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/khotkeys:3.5 ("kde-base/khotkeys:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdenetwork ("kde-base/kdenetwork" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase-data:3.5 ("kde-base/kdebase-data:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdemultimedia ("kde-base/kdemultimedia" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeadmin ("kde-base/kdeadmin" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdesu:3.5 ("kde-base/kdesu:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) [blocks B ] kde-base/kdeartwork ("kde-base/kdeartwork" is blocking kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6) [blocks B ] kde-base/khelpcenter:3.5 ("kde-base/khelpcenter:3.5" is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4) It looks like there's some issue in some packages being 3.5.10 and all the rest being 3.5.9, but I have no keywords set in /etc/portage/packages.keywords - perhaps I should. Any hints? Thanks a lot Francisco -- "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." - George Bernard Shaw