Tesseract OCR is a powerful open-source Optical Character Recognition engine. It's a go-to tool for developers needing to extract text from images, PDFs, and more. This guide will walk you through installing Tesseract 5.5 on Ubuntu 24.04 (Lunar Lobster). While the specific version might change slightly, the general process should remain similar.

Why Tesseract?

Tesseract stands out for its accuracy and support for a wide range of languages. It's actively developed and integrates well with various programming languages, making it a versatile choice for OCR tasks.

Prerequisites:

Before we begin, ensure your system is up-to-date:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y

Installation Steps:

1. Install Tesseract Core:

The core Tesseract engine is the foundation. Install it using apt:

sudo apt install tesseract-ocr

1. Install Language Data:

Tesseract's strength lies in its multilingual support. You'll likely need to install language data for the languages you want to recognize. Here's how to install …