Install wkhtmltopdf on Debian12

Wkhtmltopdf is a command line tool used to convert HTML to PDF format. In this article, I will cover how to download the latest .deb package, install prerequisites, and install wkhtmltopdf.

This was written to pair with our Odoo 16- Install on Debian 10/Debian 11 guide. I am not covering usage of wkhtmltopdf within this article. If you’d like more information on wkhtmltopdf, please leave a comment and I’d be happy to provide more information/usage instructions.

1: Install prerequisites:

Install wget (if not already installed):

# sudo apt update
# sudo apt install wget

2: Install wkhtmltopdf on Debian 12

The links below contain the latest releases as of 16JUN23. Please double check GitHub for the latest available release: https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/latest

# wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/download/0.12.6.1-3/wkhtmltox_0.12.6.1-3.bookworm_amd64.deb
# sudo apt install ./wkhtmltox*bookworm_amd64.deb

Check that the version installed is what you were expecting:

# wkhtmltopdf --version
wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6.1-3 (with patched qt)

3: Success!!!

This was a quick and easy guide. At some point, I’ll script out an auto-installer that will grab the latest current release from GitHub, but today is not that day. Please leave a comment if you think I’ve missed anything.