How To Install umlet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install umlet on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 18.04. 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 18.04
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 18.04, 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 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install umlet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
