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Install Postman on Linux through CLI without Snap
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# This script basically automates the official Postman installation guide for Linux: | |
# https://learning.postman.com/docs/getting-started/installation-and-updates/#installing-postman-on-linux | |
# 32 or 64-bit? | |
BIT=$(getconf LONG_BIT) | |
# Download the appropriate version | |
wget -O ~/postman.tar.gz "https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux${BIT}" | |
# Extract the archive in /opt | |
sudo tar xvf ~/postman.tar.gz -C /opt/ | |
# Remove the downloaded archive | |
rm ~/postman.tar.gz | |
# Make the app accessible from a launcher icon | |
echo "[Desktop Entry] | |
Encoding=UTF-8 | |
Name=Postman | |
Exec=/opt/Postman/app/Postman %U | |
Icon=/opt/Postman/app/resources/app/assets/icon.png | |
Terminal=false | |
Type=Application | |
Categories=Development;" >> ~/.local/share/applications/Postman.desktop |
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Thanks.
This step was necessary too for xdg-open to open postman:
sudo ln -sf /opt/Postman/app/Postman /usr/bin/postman