Hi,

Try the following.

Step 1: Remove any existing wkhtmltopdf

sudo apt remove --purge wkhtmltopdf -y

sudo apt autoremove -y

Step 2: Download the correct patched build

The Odoo team recommends wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (with patched Qt) for Odoo 16/17/18.

Prebuilt binaries are available on the official site:

https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/tag/0.12.6-1

* For Ubuntu 24.04 (Debian-based, amd64), download the .deb package:

wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/download/0.12.6-1/wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb

* There isn’t yet a dedicated 24.04 package, but the bionic or focal build works fine on 22.04 and 24.04.

Step 3: Install dependencies and the package

sudo apt update

sudo apt install -y xfonts-75dpi xfonts-base libjpeg62 libxrender1 fontconfig

sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb

sudo apt --fix-broken install -y

Step 4: Verify installation

wkhtmltopdf --version

You should see something like:

wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (with patched qt)

Step 5: Point Odoo to wkhtmltopdf

[options]

report.url = http://localhost:8069

Odoo will auto-detect wkhtmltopdf in your PATH. If you installed it in a custom path, specify:

[options]

report.url = http://localhost:8069

report.path_wkhtmltopdf = /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf

* Remove Ubuntu’s default wkhtmltopdf.

* Install the official 0.12.6 (with patched Qt) .deb build.

* Verify with wkhtmltopdf --version.

* Update odoo.conf if needed.

Hope it helps.