How to Install and Uninstall php-tcpdf Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "php-tcpdf" package

This is a short guide on how to install php-tcpdf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall php-tcpdf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: php-tcpdf
Priority: optional
Section: universe/php
Installed-Size: 19736
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laurent Destailleur (eldy)
Architecture: all
Source: tcpdf
Version: 6.0.093+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Recommends: php-gd, php-mcrypt
Suggests: php-imagick
Filename: pool/universe/t/tcpdf/php-tcpdf_6.0.093+dfsg-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 7880712
MD5sum: ff56ff25c8af890bf7049af92194ffef
SHA1: 1161db295981197c89e5b2943527a6aa0e809bae
SHA256: 41a3e340a33ec50d3730d3907263e8e52c71fc6f56081b0ce8be62ee9c0875ba
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 (http://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: 89671baa42d4cb50a433650e5dc45008
Homepage: http://www.tcpdf.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu