I am unable to install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu 14.4. I downloaded from wkhtmltopdf Linux (Ubuntu Trusty) 64 bit. I ran the following command:
sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox-0.12.2.1_linux-trusty-amd64.debHere's the log
(Reading database ... 61662 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack wkhtmltox-0.12.2.1_linux-trusty-amd64.deb ...
Unpacking wkhtmltox (0.12.2.1) over (0.12.2.1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wkhtmltox: wkhtmltox depends on fontconfig; however: Package fontconfig is not installed. wkhtmltox depends on libjpeg-turbo8; however: Package libjpeg-turbo8 is not installed. wkhtmltox depends on xfonts-base; however: Package xfonts-base is not installed. wkhtmltox depends on xfonts-75dpi; however: Package xfonts-75dpi is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package wkhtmltox (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing: wkhtmltoxI searched but could not find anything specific. What am I missing here?
51 Answer
first of all, if you don't care about version, you can install the package founded in the official Ubuntu repos:
sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdfBut if you want to install your specific version above(0.12.2) you should resolve the package dependencies.
first try to run the command:
sudo apt-get install -fIf this solves it then ok else you have to install each dependency yourself.
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wkhtmltox: wkhtmltox depends on fontconfig; however: Package fontconfig is not installed. wkhtmltox depends on libjpeg-turbo8; however: Package libjpeg-turbo8 is not installed. wkhtmltox depends on xfonts-base; however: Package xfonts-base is not installed. wkhtmltox depends on xfonts-75dpi; however: Package xfonts-75dpi is not installed.From above you can install each dependency yourself
sudo apt-get install fontconfig
sudo apt-get install libjpeg-turbo8
sudo apt-get install xfonts-base
sudo apt-get install xfonts-75dpiBut an easier solution is to use gdebi.
sudo apt-get install gdebithen you can use it to resolve dependencies:
sudo gdebi wkhtmltox-0.12.2.1_linux-trusty-amd64.deb 2