Describe how file collisions between blocking packages are resolved when

they are temporarily installed simultaneously.

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diff --git a/doc/dependency_resolution/package_modeling.docbook b/doc/dependency_resolution/package_modeling.docbook
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--- a/doc/dependency_resolution/package_modeling.docbook
+++ b/doc/dependency_resolution/package_modeling.docbook
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@
                <para>
                If one package blocks another package, the two packages
                conflict such that they cannot be installed simultaneously.
-               These conflicts are often due to file collisions.
+               These conflicts are often due to file collisions. In some
+               cases, packages that block eachother can be temporarily
+               installed simultaneously. In order to resolve file collisions
+               that occur between two blocking packages that are installed
+               simultaneously, the overlapping files must be removed from
+               the contents list of the package which was installed first.
                </para>
        </sect2>
        <sect2 id='dependency-resolution-package-modeling-slot-conflicts'>