Linux Desktop, Ubuntu an Diagramming

In a previous article, I discussed the possibilities of using a very good alternative to Visio: Dia. However, when it comes to high quality shapes, by default  it’s just not the best product. No problem, since my article explains how to create good quality shapes  yourself. However, if you don’t want to create them yourself, there is this very fine alternative: it’s called yEd Graphics Editor. It can be downloaded from the yEd web site download page. For Ubuntu, use the Linux package. Download the package and make the file executable (right click, permissions). Once you’ve made it executable, do the following:

- open a terminal session
- type in: sudo sulogin, and enter your root password
- with the cd command, navigate to the location where you’ve just downloaded installation file
- in that directory, do the following: ./yEd-3.6.1.1.sh (press enter)
- Now a graphical wizard will popup; it will lead you through the installation

Once you’ve done that, you will find the program under Applications -> Other Applications -> yEd Graph Editor

Check it out, it’s really worth a try. Have fun!!

yEd printscreen