How To Install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu 22.04

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. 

1. Install wkhtmltopdf Using apt-get
2. Install wkhtmltopdf Using apt
3. 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

Source 

wkhtmltopdf website
wkhtmltopdf on packages.ubuntu.com

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.