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Error while loading shared libraries: libXrender.so.1 on Linux

last updated January 21, 2017 in Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Package Management, Troubleshooting, Ubuntu Linux

I am trying to use wkhtmltopdf command to create and convert html pages to a pdf. However, I am running into errors though as follows when try to use wkhtmltopdf via a shell or Python script:
     Creating foo.pdf …
     ~/bin/wkhtmltox/bin/wkhtmltopdf: error while loading shared libraries: libXrender.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
     Error: foo.pdf not found.
How do I fix this problem with out installing the xserver on my Ubuntu or Debian server?

HowTo: Firefox Disable Default PDF Viewer / Plugin

last updated March 7, 2013 in Mozilla Software

I recently updated my Mozilla Firefox. Firefox now includes a built-in PDF viewer that allows me to see PDF files found on the web without a plugin. The built-in PDF viewer is enabled by default. However, I found that this pdf viewer is not working properly with various web-sites, and it works slowly. How do disable the built-in PDF viewer so that I can use the Adobe PDF viewer or other PDF viewer that is shipped with my operating systems?

pdfinfo: Find Out PDF File Information From A UNIX / Linux Shell Prompt

last updated January 24, 2009 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Solaris-Unix, Suse, Troubleshooting, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX

Q. How do I find out more information about Portable Document Format (PDF) document from a shell prompt? How do I find out information such as what software used to create a pdf file, its page size, and its creation date etc, using the terminal?

Linux: Convert a PDF File To an Image

last updated January 16, 2009 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Fedora Linux, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Ubuntu Linux

Q. A friend showed me how to extract images from a pdf file using pdfimages utility. But I’d like to convert my PDF file to image file. How do I convert a PDF to an image file using a command line option?

pdftotext: Linux / UNIX Convert a PDF File To Text Format

last updated November 19, 2008 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, Package Management, RedHat and Friends, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX

Question: I’ve downloaded configuration file in a PDF format. I do not have GUI installed on remote Linux / UNIX server. How do I convert a PDF (Portable Document Format) file to a text format using command line so that I can view file over remote ssh session?

pdfimages: Extract and Save Images From A Portable Document Format ( PDF ) File

last updated August 28, 2008 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Linux / UNIX File Formats, Package Management, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX

Q. How do I extract images from a PDF file under Linux / UNIX shell account?

Find Files By Access, Modification Date / Time Under Linux or UNIX

last updated July 3, 2010 in BASH Shell, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Solaris-Unix, Suse, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX

I do not remember where I saved pdf and text files under Linux. I have downloaded files from the Internet a few months ago. How do I find my pdf or text files?