By Fahad Ahammed in linux — Nov 11, 2022

Install Postman in Linux Desktop

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I should rename the title to “Install Postman in POP OS” as recently I have been working on a POP OS. This thing is sleek. I love the workflow. It comes with default FLATPAK and no SNAP. I did not want to use snap.

So here I am, installing Postman from their binary compressed file.

Here is the script I have used to install postman.

	#!/bin/bash
	#
	# C: Fahad Ahammed
	# Purpose: Install POSTMAN in linux Desktop
	# D: 2022-11-11 14-36
	#

	if [ -z "$1" ]
	then
	read -p "Give the install directory:" INSTALL_DIRECTORY
	else
	INSTALL_DIRECTORY="$1"
	fi


	CURDIR=$(pwd)

	curl -s https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux64 –output $INSTALL_DIRECTORY/postman.tar.gz

	cd $INSTALL_DIRECTORY;
	tar -zxvf postman.tar.gz
	chmod a+x -R $INSTALL_DIRECTORY/*

	POSTMAN_EXEC="$INSTALL_DIRECTORY/Postman/Postman"
	POSTMAN_ICON="$INSTALL_DIRECTORY/Postman/app/icons/icon_128x128.png"

	cat <<EOF >>$INSTALL_DIRECTORY/postman.desktop
	[Desktop Entry]
	Type=Application
	Name=Postman
	Icon=$POSTMAN_ICON
	Exec="$POSTMAN_EXEC"
	Comment=Postman Desktop App
	Categories=Development;Code;
	EOF

	ln -s $INSTALL_DIRECTORY/postman.desktop /usr/share/applications/postman.desktop

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After running this script, You should be able to find POSTMAN searching on application menu.