How to Install and Uninstall wkhtmltopdf Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "wkhtmltopdf" package

This guide let you learn how to install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wkhtmltopdf
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wkhtmltopdf" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wkhtmltopdf
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wkhtmltopdf package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: wkhtmltopdf
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 978
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Emmanuel Bouthenot
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.12.2.4-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libqt5core5a (>= 5.4.0), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.0.2) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.0.2), libqt5network5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5printsupport5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5svg5, libqt5webkit5 (>= 5.2.0), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.0.2), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Recommends: xserver | xvfb
Filename: pool/universe/w/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf_0.12.2.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 187066
MD5sum: a27f14824411800aa1948deab9fc6f45
SHA1: 69711ea6e4ec88e904859633e3f275cb41801981
SHA256: 753d94e686260a3eb612e7962fa3aa60fcdd4a80832312f472c8686a73512c8f
Description-en: Command line utilities to convert html to pdf or image using WebKit
wkhtmltopdf is a command line program which permits one to create a
pdf or an image from an url, a local html file or stdin. It produces a pdf or
an image like rendred with the WebKit engine.
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This program requires an X11 server to run.
Description-md5: 664af75f9c892d19a97fa4336fccf97a
Homepage: http://wkhtmltopdf.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu