There are 3 ways to install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
- Install wkhtmltopdf Using apt-get
- Install wkhtmltopdf Using apt
- Install wkhtmltopdf Using aptitude
1. Install wkhtmltopdf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wkhtmltopdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wkhtmltopdf
2. Install wkhtmltopdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wkhtmltopdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wkhtmltopdf
3. Install wkhtmltopdf Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install wkhtmltopdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wkhtmltopdf
How To Uninstall wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the wkhtmltopdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wkhtmltopdf
Uninstall wkhtmltopdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wkhtmltopdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wkhtmltopdf
Remove wkhtmltopdf Configurations and Data
To remove wkhtmltopdf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wkhtmltopdf
Remove wkhtmltopdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wkhtmltopdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wkhtmltopdf
Conclusion
In this tutorial we learn how to install wkhtmltopdf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.