How To Install plantuml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install plantuml on Kali Linux. plantuml is text-to-UML converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plantuml on Kali Linux.

What is plantuml

plantuml is:

PlantUML is a program allowing to draw UML diagrams, using a simple human readable text description.

PlantUML supports the following UML diagrams:

  • sequence diagram
  • use case diagram
  • class diagram
  • activity diagram
  • component diagram
  • state diagram
  • object diagram
  • deployment diagram
  • timing diagram

The following non-UML diagrams are also supported:

  • wireframe graphical interface (Salt)
  • Archimate diagram
  • Specification and Description Language (SDL)
  • Ditaa diagram
  • Gantt diagram
  • mathematics with AsciiMath or JLaTeXMath notation

Output images can be generated in PNG, in SVG or LaTeX format. PlantUML also supports generation of ASCII art diagrams (only for sequence diagrams).

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

Install plantuml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install plantuml

Install plantuml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install plantuml

Install plantuml Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install plantuml

How To Uninstall plantuml on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove plantuml

Uninstall plantuml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall plantuml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plantuml

Remove plantuml Configurations and Data

To remove plantuml configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge plantuml

Remove plantuml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plantuml

Dependencies

plantuml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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