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Install/Update postman or postman canary (beta) for linux. Tested in ubuntu 17.10 gnome3
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#!/bin/bash | |
cd /tmp || exit | |
read -r -p "[s]table or [b]eta? [sS/bB] " choice | |
choice=${choice,,} # tolower | |
if [[ ! "$choice" =~ ^(s|b)$ ]]; then | |
exit | |
fi | |
if [[ "$choice" = "s" ]]; then | |
url=https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux64 | |
name=Postman | |
elif [[ "$choice" = "b" ]]; then | |
url="https://dl.pstmn.io/download/channel/canary/linux_64" | |
name=PostmanCanary | |
fi | |
echo "Downloading $name ..." | |
echo "URL: $url" | |
wget -c "$url" -O $name.tar.gz -q --show-progress | |
tar -xzf $name.tar.gz | |
echo "Changing ownership of files to root ..." | |
sudo chown -R root:root $name | |
rm $name.tar.gz | |
echo "Installing to opt..." | |
if [ -d "/opt/$name" ];then | |
sudo rm -rf /opt/$name | |
fi | |
sudo mv $name /opt/$name | |
echo "Creating symbolic link..." | |
if [ -L "/usr/bin/$name" ];then | |
sudo rm -f /usr/bin/$name | |
fi | |
sudo ln -s /opt/$name/$name /usr/bin/$name | |
if [ -f "/usr/share/applications/$name.desktop" ];then | |
sudo rm -rf /usr/share/applications/$name.desktop | |
fi | |
echo "[Desktop Entry] | |
Encoding=UTF-8 | |
Name=$name | |
Exec=$name | |
Icon=/opt/$name/app/resources/app/assets/icon.png | |
Terminal=false | |
Type=Application | |
Categories=Development;" | sudo tee /usr/share/applications/$name.desktop 2&>1; | |
echo "Installation completed successfully." | |
echo "You can now run the latest version of $name! by running the command '$name'." |
Amazing, thank you!
Great buddy, Working fine on Ubuntu 18.
Thanks..!
Worked like a charm on Ubuntu 18.04
This is great. Worked on Pop_OS as well. Thanks man
Excellent, working on Ubunto 20.10
Thanks!!!!!
GG Gaming, anjaayy. Mainnya hebatt!!
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Awesome. Thanks!!