I'm having this problem to in 9.10. Thought that it was fixed already in this release but apparently not.
You can install it through force-install it in a terminal with the following command (after you tried to install splashy in synaptic): sudo dpkg --force-overwrite --install /var/cache/apt/archives/splashy_0.3.13-5ubuntu1_i386.deb I'm not sure if this would affect the system in a later stadium when trying to use another application which uses the lsb-base package. HS1986 -- [Jaunty] splashy 0.3.13-3ubuntu1 fresh install conflicts with lsb-base https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328089 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs