How To Install umlet on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install umlet on Ubuntu.

What is `umlet`

umlet is:

UMLet is a UML tool aimed at providing a fast way of drawing UML diagrams. UML elements are modified using text input instead of pop-up dialogs. Elements can be modified and used as templates; this way, users can easily tailor UMLet to their modeling needs. UMLet supports a variety of UML diagram types: class diagrams, use case diagrams, sequence diagrams, state diagrams, deployment diagrams, activity diagrams, etc.

UMLet can only be used for drawing UML diagrams, it does not support code export or the XMI format. UMLet allows one to export diagrams as images or PDF.

There are three methods to install umlet on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install umlet Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install umlet using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install umlet

Install umlet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install umlet using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install umlet

Install umlet Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install umlet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install umlet

How To Uninstall umlet on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the umlet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove umlet

Uninstall umlet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall umlet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove umlet

Remove umlet Configurations and Data

To remove umlet configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge umlet

Remove umlet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove umlet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge umlet

Dependencies

umlet have the following dependencies:

References

umlet website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install umlet package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.