Install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu 19.04 / Debian 10

Visit the below link to Download the latest precompiled binary from the release page.

Download latest version of wkhtmltopdf

Step 1: Install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu 19.04

sudo apt update
 sudo apt -y install wget
wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf/releases/download/0.12.5/wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.bionic_amd64.deb
 sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.bionic_amd64.deb
 sudo apt -f install

If you get error for the fonts try the following command

sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install -y xfonts-75dpi

You can see the following results upon successful Installation.

(Reading database … 172496 files and directories currently installed.)
 Preparing to unpack wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.bionic_amd64.deb …
 Unpacking wkhtmltox (1:0.12.5-1.bionic) over (1:0.12.5-1.bionic) …
 Setting up wkhtmltox (1:0.12.5-1.bionic) …
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) …

Step 2: Install wkhtmltopdf on Debian 10 / Debian 9

To Install on Debian 9 type the following command

sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install wget
wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf/releases/download/0.12.5/wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.stretch_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.stretch_amd64.deb
sudo apt -f install

Make sure to check the Installed version to verify your Installation.

$ wkhtmltopdf --version
wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (with patched qt)


$ wkhtmltoimage --version
wkhtmltoimage 0.12.5 (with patched qt)

Step 3: How to Use wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu / Debian

Run the given command to convert a web page to PDF format.

$  wkhtmltopdf  <webpage> <destination-pdf-file>

Look at the example:

wkhtmltopdf https://osradar.com osradar.pdf

Execution Output:

As you can see the results, a pdf file is being created and you can now view the contents.

$ file osradar.pdf

You can convert to image using the same syntax as:

$  wkhtmltoimage  https://osradar.com osradar.png

Congratulations! You’ve learned how we can convert our web pages to pdf and Image format using wkhtmltopdf & wkhtmltoimage tool.
If you’ve any queries regarding this tutorial, feel free to ask!

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