Install wkhtmltopdf with patched QT on Ubuntu Linux

wkhtmltopdf.sh

# Uncomment the next line if you have installed wkhtmltopdf
# sudo apt remove wkhtmltopdf
cd ~
# Select an appropriate link for your system (32 or 64 bit) from the page https://wkhtmltopdf.org/downloads.html and past to the next line
wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf/releases/download/0.12.4/wkhtmltox-0.12.4_linux-generic-amd64.tar.xz
tar xvf wkhtmltox*.tar.xz
sudo mv wkhtmltox/bin/wkhtmlto* /usr/bin
sudo apt-get install -y openssl build-essential libssl-dev libxrender-dev git-core libx11-dev libxext-dev libfontconfig1-dev libfreetype6-dev fontconfig

It's not working, I am using odoo 12 still getting error: Wkhtmltopdf failed (error code: -8). Message: b''

It's not working, I am using odoo 12 still getting error: Wkhtmltopdf failed (error code: -8). Message: b''

I've found the solution from the odoo forum:

install the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package and clear your font cache:
sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
sudo fc-cache -f -v
by Mitul Shingala

@faniska worked like a charm, thanks for sharing

Thank you! It's work well with Odoo 12 Community on Debian 9

It worked! Thank you! You saved me there! :D

Thank you! It's work well with Odoo 12

Neato! Nifty, man. Thanks, dawg.

Thanks!

Thank you! You saved my day! It works with Mint 18.3 Cinnamon 64-bit 3.6.7.

To those who get the error "wkhtmltopdf throws "QSslSocket: cannot resolve CRYPTO_num_locks" when using a template", I follow the advise and it works.

sudo apt-get install libssl1.0-dev

Thanks!!
Solved the problem:
Wkhtmltopdf failed (error code: -6). Message: The switch --header-spacing, is not support

thanks!!!

Still helpful, thanks !

Works well on Ubutu 18 & Odoo 13. Great!

wow worked like charm in ubuntu 20
downloaded .deb file and installed it!!!

thank you, worked in debian 9 stretch with odoo version 12

Thank you, definitely useful !

Many thanks

Worked for debian 11 bullseye

Great @faniska!

Im my case I nedd add too:

ln -s /usr/bin/wkhtmltopdf /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf

Using minimalist Debian (TurnkeyLinux Distribution) tar won't have xz installed so error occurs during tar -xfz:

user@odoo ~# tar -xvf wkhtmltox-0.12.4_linux-generic-amd64.tar.xz
tar (child): xz: Cannot exec: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

Solution is to upgrade tar:

user@odoo ~# apt install xz-utils

Had text rendering problems with any method.
I got it fixed installing with:
sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf

thanks

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget xfonts-75dpi

Download the latest precompiled binary from the releases page:

wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/download/0.12.6.1-2/wkhtmltox_0.12.6.1-2.jammy_amd64.deb

Install the downloaded package:

sudo apt install -f ./wkhtmltox_0.12.6.1-2.jammy_amd64.deb

Verify the installation by checking the version of wkhtmltopdf:

wkhtmltopdf --version

#Next step
sudo apt-get update

Install dependencies

sudo apt-get install -y
wget
xfonts-75dpi
libxrender1
libfontconfig1
libx11-dev
libasound2
libxtst6
libssl-dev

Download the package

wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/download/0.12.6.1-2/wkhtmltox_0.12.6.1-2.jammy_amd64.deb

Install the package

sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.6.1-2.jammy_amd64.deb

Fix any missing dependencies

sudo apt-get install -f

Verify symlinks are created

sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf /usr/bin/wkhtmltopdf
sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltoimage /usr/bin/wkhtmltoimage

Verify installation

wkhtmltopdf --version