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Asked: 2013-09-07 06:33:22 +0800 CST

Failed to load module “canberra-gtk-module” .... but already installed

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Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"

but I already have the libcanberra-gtk-module and libcanberra-gtk3-module installed. (i.e. I tried this solution, but it is already installed.)

This happens for instance, when I run ipython --pylab

I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 - raring.

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4 Answers

  1. install gtk and gtk3 module should solve it.

    sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module
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  2. This problem may occur on a 64-bit machine when one installs 32-bit software that requires canberra-gtk-module. acroread, for example, can cause this problem. In this case, the solution is to install the 32-bit version:

    sudo apt-get install libcanberra-gtk-module:i386

    One should leave the 64-bit version as well as it is necessary for 64-bit programs which attempt to use it.

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  3. WARNING: User Paparazio reported that this command removed a lot more software than he was expecting. See his question for details. – wjandrea Jun 8 2017 at 20:29

    I had the same problem and solve it with the solution given in this launchpad issue.

    sudo apt-get install --reinstall libcanberra-gtk-module
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  4. Maybe too much but this solved my problem:

    $ sudo apt-get install libcanberra-gtk*
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