PlantUML Installation

Install on macOS

Install homebrew first if you don’t have one.

$ brew install plantuml

Install on Linux

Java

PlantUML > PlantUML compiled Jar

$ mv ~/Downloads/plantuml.jar ~/opt

Test

$ java -jar ~/opt/plantuml.jar -v
(0.000 - 176 Mo) 173 Mo - PlantUML Version 8047
(0.006 - 176 Mo) 173 Mo - GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() false

Create a /usr/bin/plantuml with contents:

#!/bin/bash

java -jar /home/user/opt/plantuml.jar "$1" "$2"

Remember to change the path to plantuml.jar file.

Then set executable permission.

chmod +x /usr/bin/plantuml

Test

$ plantuml -v
(0.000 - 176 Mo) 173 Mo - PlantUML Version 8047
(0.003 - 176 Mo) 173 Mo - GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() false

Without dot (graphviz) only sequence diagrams will be generated.

sudo apt-get install graphviz

Test

$ plantuml -testdot

See also

• PlantUML