How to Install and Uninstall php-tcpdf Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "php-tcpdf" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install php-tcpdf on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                php-tcpdf
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "php-tcpdf" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall php-tcpdf on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                php-tcpdf
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the php-tcpdf package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: php-tcpdf
Architecture: all
Version: 6.3.5+dfsg1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/php
Source: tcpdf
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: phpMyAdmin Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19702
Depends: icc-profiles-free, php-common
Recommends: php-gd, php-mcrypt
Suggests: php-imagick
Filename: pool/universe/t/tcpdf/php-tcpdf_6.3.5+dfsg1-1_all.deb
Size: 7791104
MD5sum: 8ddac61687bcd38b3e9211fce6ac681b
SHA1: 6084a7c3310d4b691ddd28e2cc5607c6cb0bc8f0
SHA256: 8a166007e1f398350a456e410410ff9be7de255bb5d4636b8f1547b04be8bae2
SHA512: d11cf7c473feb8e90b9baee3e6b3278adb6b15c6d20286875e310f5c05b9d254ef3326b69393b781c0d7d6c9ab2ac988e90cfa57cd4364a19a6deef9ca3413ed
Homepage: https://www.tcpdf.org/
Description-en: PHP class for generating PDF files on-the-fly
TCPDF is a library to generate PDF files that does not require external
extensions. It also includes a class to extract data from existing PDF
documents and classes to generate 1D and 2D barcodes in various formats.
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TCPDF has been originally derived from the Public Domain FPDF class by
Olivier Plathey (https://www.fpdf.org).
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Its main features are:
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* an extensive API to control the generated content and its layout
(including using XHTML as input);
* works without external libraries;
* works with any language (UTF-8 and RTL support);
* supports TrueTypeUnicode, TrueType, Type1 and CID-0 fonts;
* supports all page formats (standardized and customized);
* supports most PDF features:
- encryption and digital signatures
- compression
- bookmarks
- javascript and forms support
- PDF annotations, including links, text and file attachments
- XOBject Templates (layers and object visibility, PDF/A-1b support)
* supports barcode generation (multiple formats);
* automatic hyphenation and page break.
Description-md5: 6540db8ac23f6d39ebc463dc6f843868