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HOW TO INSTALL POSTMAN ON LINUX WITHOUT SNAP
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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pil0u commented Feb 12, 2021

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Thank you, for the tips! I have included this in a script to automate the task for Linux https://gist.github.com/pil0u/b2921969ba5bc2dd55307de0d78df025

@joshnavdev

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Thanks a lot, this not only helps me to install Postman but teachs me how to link an app in my applications

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We appreciate you.

@brunoCamOnApp

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Thanks, nice.

@brian-pond

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Fantastic!

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Great, Thanks.

@debbysa

debbysa commented Feb 24, 2022

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Thank you for sharing

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nekhebit commented Jul 7, 2022

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Thank you!!

@pablo2600

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Thanks man, works great!

@0gnjen1

0gnjen1 commented Aug 6, 2023

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Thanks :D

@zenpandan

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Thanks a bunch! :)

@GusTeixeira

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Thanks for sharing!!

@rina-bhalodia

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Works perfectly!

@ghoshzsh

ghoshzsh commented Aug 2, 2024

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The saviour!

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ghoshzsh commented Apr 8, 2025

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Thanks! It worked like a charm!

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ghoshzsh commented Apr 8, 2025

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WTF! The previous comment was mine :) So, came here 2 times..lool

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bakgaard commented Aug 18, 2025

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Great guide - works like a charm on openSUSE Tumbleweed!

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