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Install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu (14.04 64-bit) or (16.04 64-bit)

Install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu

This was tested on:

  • Ubuntu 14.04 x64
  • Ubuntu 16.04 x64

Installation

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xvfb libfontconfig wkhtmltopdf

Test

Now it's time to test that everything is working as expected

wkhtmltopdf http://www.google.com google.pdf

If you see Done, then everything is installed correctly and you're ready to generate some PDF's :D

@EvgeniySu
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Instead of all from above, use this sample. It is just another wrapper over this library containing support for 3 platforms. Do not forget to copy Rotativa to your project.
https://github.com/fpanaccia/Wkhtmltopdf.NetCore.Example

@Garrett-R
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Garrett-R commented Oct 8, 2020

To get the latest wkhtmltopdf version (0.12.6 as of now):

sudo apt update
sudo apt install wget xfonts-75dpi
wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/download/0.12.6-1/wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb

(the URL is found here)

@aipladmin
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apt-get command not found is getting what should I do Now

@brunogaspar
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apt-get command not found

Without giving us any information about your setup like what distro you're on, is quite impossible to know. But try using yum instead of apt for example.

what should I do Now

You should use Google and search for your problem, takes just a second..

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