HOW TO INSTALL POSTMAN ON LINUX WITHOUT SNAP

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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-<your version>.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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