Using UML in linux :)

Umbrello UML Modeller

Umbrello UML Modeller is a Unified Modelling Language diagram programme for KDE. UML allows you to create diagrams of software and other systems in a standard format. Is a standard program with almost all linux OS by default. Umbrello is part of KDE which means it comes with all GNU/Linux distributions.

Open Umbrello:

  1. run command
  2. Umbrello

Installation:

  1. Download
  2. tar -jxvf umbrello-1.5.61.tar.bz2
  3. ./configure
  4. make
  5. make install
  6. umbrello
  7. handbook (how to use)

Violet UML

Violet is a UML editor with these benefits:

  • It is very easy to learn and use
  • It draws nice-looking class, sequence, state, object and use-case diagrams
  • It is completely free (includes source, distributed under the GNU General Public License)
  • It is cross-platform

Installation:

  1. Download
  2. java -jar violet-version.jar

ArgoUML

ArgoUML is the leading open source UML modeling tool and includes support for all standard UML 1.4 diagrams. It runs on any Java platform and is available in ten languages.

Installation:

  1. Download
  2. tar -zxvf ArgoUML-0.24.tar.gz
  3. java -jar ArgoUML-0.24.jar