failure to update kde: many blocked packages

[jerrry94087]

I am trying to run: emerge --deep --update kde-base/kde
But am getting many-many error messages, see below.
How do I upgrade KDE?
Why doesn't portage know that this is an upgrade and just upgrade those?

Yuri


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[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeaddons-3.5.9 USE="arts berkdb sdl -debug -kdeenablefinal -xinerama"
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kde-3.5.9 USE="-accessibility"
[blocks B ] kde-base/kjumpingcube:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdegames-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/atlantik:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdegames-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/knode:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdepim-3.5.9-r1)
[blocks B ] kde-base/konsolekalendar:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdepim-3.5.9-r1)
[blocks B ] kde-base/ktouch:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdeedu-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kcron:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdeadmin-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3)
[blocks B ] kde-base/ktimer:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdeutils-3.5.9-r1)
[blocks B ] kde-base/libkpimidentities:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdepim-3.5.9-r1)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kxkb:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r3)
[blocks B ] kde-base/katomic:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdegames-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/knetwalk:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdegames-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kimagemapeditor:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdewebdev-3.5.9)
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[bunder]

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[desultory]

This is solely a result of attempting to mix monolithic and meta packages, as you presently have the meta packages, also known as the split packages, installed run emerge --deep --update kde-base/kde-meta instead of emerge --deep --update kde-base/kde.

This issue has already been discussed in the topic "Blockers in KDE 3.4.1", where it was summarized by Headrush; and it is also covered in The KDE Configuration HOWTO.

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