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Last active November 18, 2024 12:16
Install Postman on Linux Mint (without using snap)

Goal

Postman is a usefull app to build and test APIs, most commonly installed on ubuntu-like systems via snap. On recent distributions of Linux Mint (20 and above), snap installs are no longer possible. The instructions below show how to install Postman via the terminal.

Download Postman

$ wget https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux64 -O postman.tar.gz

Extract archive

$ sudo tar -xzf postman.tar.gz -C /opt

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