How To Install wkhtmltopdf-dbg on Debian 9
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.