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I just started using Ubuntu. I was trying to get Adobe Reader to work and got stuck on the seemingly common problem Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module". I tried several of the suggestions on this question, including the one described in this answer:

sudo aptitude reinstall libcanberra-gtk-module

The problem was not solved, but that command removed a WHOLE BUNCH of stuff from my machine that I now have to reinstall, including CUDA, Caffe, and others that I didn't get the chance to note down while the whole thing was happening.

Following this answer on Meta, I am posting this information here because I don't have the reputation to comment under the original answer, but I want to warn others against using that command without knowing what they are getting themselves into.

In addition, are there policies I can use in the future to try stuff out without messing my system up as much as I did this time?

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  • If your question is "What are some policies I can use in the future to try stuff out without messing my system up as much as I did this time? " then IMHO your title should reflect that – steeldriver May 25 '17 at 17:58
  • Thank you @steeldriver, you do have a point. The post is a bit of a hybrid, because part of it is to ask that, part of it is to warn others who may not realize the consequences of that command. For now I will edit the question to clarify that there are two aspects to it. – Paparazio May 25 '17 at 18:05
  • I've added a comment on the relevant answer as a warning. – wjandrea Jun 08 '17 at 20:51

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