kde-apps/kdesu

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kde-apps/kdesu[handbook] is blocking kde-plasma/kde-cli-tools

Example error:

[ebuild  N     ]   kde-apps/kdesu-16.04.3  USE="handbook (-aqua) -debug"
[blocks B      ] kde-apps/kdesu[handbook] ("kde-apps/kdesu[handbook]" is blocking kde-plasma/kde-cli-tools-5.7.5)

* Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
* installed at the same time on the same system.

  (kde-apps/kdesu-16.04.3:4/16.04::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by
    >=kde-apps/kdesu-4.14.3:4[aqua=] (>=kde-apps/kdesu-4.14.3:4[-aqua]) required by (kde-apps/kdepasswd-16.04.3:4/16.04::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)

  (kde-plasma/kde-cli-tools-5.7.5:5/5::gentoo, installed) pulled in by
    >=kde-plasma/kde-cli-tools-5.4.1:5 required by (kde-apps/khelpcenter-16.04.3:5/5::gentoo, installed)
    >=kde-plasma/kde-cli-tools-5.4.1:5 required by (kde-apps/kmix-16.04.3-r1:5/5::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_packag...

Solution:
Do not use the 'hanbook' use flag for kdesu:

$ cat /etc/portage/package.use | grep kdesu
kde-apps/kdesu -handbook