On my laptop I have kernel-desktop-3.16.7-7.1 installed next to
kernel-desktop-base-3.16.6-2.1. Trying to update kernel-desktop-base to
3.16.7-7.1 gives a conflict with kernel-desktop-3.16.7-7.1.
On my desktop I have installed only kernel-desktop-3.16.7-7.1. Trying to
install kernel-desktop-base gives:

# zypper in kernel-desktop-base
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Problem: kernel-desktop-base-3.16.7-7.1.x86_64 conflicts with kernel-desktop =
3.16.7-7.1 provided by kernel-desktop-3.16.7-7.1.x86_64
 Solution 1: Following actions will be done:
  downgrade of kernel-desktop-3.16.7-7.1.x86_64 to
kernel-desktop-3.16.6-2.1.x86_64
  deinstallation of kernel-desktop-3.16.7-7.1.x86_64
 Solution 2: do not install kernel-desktop-base-3.16.7-7.1.x86_64

Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/c] (c):
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When I try to remove kernel-desktop-base from my laptop there is a conflict and
the solution is to downgrade to kernel-desktop-3.16.6-2.1.