How To Install wkhtmltopdf-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install wkhtmltopdf-dbg on Debian 9. wkhtmltopdf-dbg is Command line utilities to convert html to pdf or image - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wkhtmltopdf-dbg on Debian 9.

What is wkhtmltopdf-dbg

wkhtmltopdf-dbg is:

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 rendered with the WebKit engine.

This package contains gdb debugging symbols for the wkhtmltopdf package.

There are three methods to install wkhtmltopdf-dbg on Debian 9. 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-dbg 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-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wkhtmltopdf-dbg

Install wkhtmltopdf-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wkhtmltopdf-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wkhtmltopdf-dbg

Install wkhtmltopdf-dbg 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install wkhtmltopdf-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wkhtmltopdf-dbg

How To Uninstall wkhtmltopdf-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the wkhtmltopdf-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wkhtmltopdf-dbg

Uninstall wkhtmltopdf-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wkhtmltopdf-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wkhtmltopdf-dbg

Remove wkhtmltopdf-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove wkhtmltopdf-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wkhtmltopdf-dbg

Remove wkhtmltopdf-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wkhtmltopdf-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wkhtmltopdf-dbg

Dependencies

wkhtmltopdf-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wkhtmltopdf-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.