1. Go to the Postman app download page at https://www.getpostman.com/apps. You can choose the os version from the drop-down. x64 for 64 bit Operating System and x84 for the 32 bit based Linux
2. Open the terminal and go to the directory where you have downloaded the tar file. If you have downloaded on the Downloads folder
cd ~/Downloads/
3. Run the following commands,
sudo rm -rf /opt/Postman/
Extract the compressed file with the command below or use gui option
sudo tar xvf Postman-.tar.gz -C /opt/
sudo ln -sf /opt/Postman/app/Postman /usr/bin/postman
4. create a file for the desktop entry so you can easily search the Postman app like any other app in your computer.
nano ~/.local/share/applications/postman.desktop
5. Write the following in the file.
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Postman
X-GNOME-FullName=Postman API Client
Exec=/usr/bin/postman
Icon=/opt/Postman/app/resources/app/assets/icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development;
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