Re: [PLUG] Free SVG IT/network architecture images?

[JP Vossen via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On 5/23/22 11:59, brent timothy saner via plug wrote:
> On 5/23/22 11:35, Keith C. Perry via plug wrote:
> > I use DIa for all my diagramming but even if you don't, you might be able to pull the SVG images from their library.
> > http://dia-installer.de/shapes/index.html
>
> Yep. Personally I prefer Dia, but there are some other Linux-native ones
> that come bundled with icons (note that the directory referenced is from
> a package installation on Arch; your locations may vary, and be sure to
> review the licenses on these too):
>
> - edrawmax
>    https://www.edrawsoft.com/edraw-max/
>    /opt/EdrawMax-10/{charts,iframe,templates}/
>
>
> Dishonorable mentions:
>
> - kdiagram
>    https://github.com/KDE/kdiagram
>    They use a non-SVG format that seems to be compiled directly in, or it
> seems to be some sort of strange plugin system at a glance.
>
> - pencil
>    https://github.com/evolus/pencil
>    While technically a GUI mockup tool rather than a diagram tool, they
> have a lot of icons to choose from (and more here:
> https://github.com/nathanielw/Material-Icons-for-Pencil). The
> Pencil-native format does not seem to be strictly SVG, however; it seems
> to be some kind of strange web-ized version.


Thanks guys.  So far, for Dia, edrawmax, and Pencil:
~ Dia looks like a great tool, but the icons are PNG or `*.shape` (see below)
x Pencil (pencil2d) wanted to install a ton of drivers and libraries I didn't want
x edrawmax was not in the repo and I hate going outside the package system

The `dia-shapes` and `dia-common` packages had well over 2K images, but nearly all were PNG or .shape.  And the *.shape files (which `file` says is SVG), are odd and actually broke Graphviz even if renamed, sounds like the Pencil ones above.

Other Fail:
x Fortigate: https://www.fortinet.com/resources/icon-library = FAIL, it's PPX: https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/downloads/ftnt-iconlibrary-public.zip

Silent fail in Graphviz:
x From the Mint repos: http://www.openclipart.org
x https://materialdesignicons.com/ --> https://github.com/google/material-design-icons

Worked:
* (Best for far) Open Security Architecture: OSA Icon Library 13.05 --> https://www.opensecurityarchitecture.org/cms/library/icon-library
* Not that useful: /usr/share/icons/Mint-*

Work, but seem to be one-at-a-time downloads and I don't have the time or patience for that:
* https://www.svgrepo.com/
	* e.g.: https://www.svgrepo.com/download/110350/firewall.svg
* https://freesvg.org/
	* e.g.: https://freesvg.org/color-vector-image-of-firewall-for-computer-networks

I guess this kind of thing is like tax software, tedious and painful so you only do it when you get paid for it.  :-)


FWIW, I'm bad at diagrams, which is one reason I want to do them in code, but I have used the cross-platform Draw.io (now Diagrams.net) and found it simple.  Dia looks like it might be better, but not quite as simple.  Simple is good, for me.  :-)  Also, Draw.io is packaged and allowed on my $WORK machine, which is a big win there.

Thanks for thinking about it,
JP
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