I was told virtual/jre-1.6, a package that I do /not/ have installed, is blocking another package.
How do I manage to install dev-java/jdictrayapi? Thanks for hints in advance! [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo emerge -av dev-java/jdictrayapi These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies waiting for lock on /var/db/.pkg.portage_lockfile ... done! [ebuild NS ] dev-lang/python-2.5.2-r8 USE="berkdb gdbm ipv6 ncurses readline ssl threads -bootstrap -build -doc -examples -sqlite -tk -ucs2 -wininst" 9,606 kB [ebuild N ] virtual/jre-1.6.0 0 kB [ebuild U ] dev-java/javatoolkit-0.3.0-r2 [0.2.0-r1] 17 kB [ebuild N ] dev-java/jdictrayapi-0.9.1-r3 USE="-doc -examples -source" 925 kB [blocks B ] =virtual/jre-1.6* (is blocking dev-java/jdictrayapi-0.9.1-r3) Total: 4 packages (1 upgrade, 2 new, 1 in new slot, 1 block), Size of downloads: 10,547 kB !!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed !!! at the same time on the same system. 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo emerge --unmerge virtual/jre --- Couldn't find 'virtual/jre' to unmerge. >>> No packages selected for removal by unmerge