Ok, so after a bit more documentation I have learned that usplash seems to be replaced by plymouth in ubuntu 10.04. Normally you shouldn't have to install usplash, but that doesn't justify those dependency errors, which should be fixed.
** Changed in: usplash (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- usplash won't install on ubuntu 10.04 amd64 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/587429 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