Install Postman

Extract the Archive:

• Extract the Archive:

  • Open the terminal and navigate to your Downloads folder:

    bash

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    cd ~/Downloads

  • Extract the file into /opt/:

    bash

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    sudo tar -xvf postman.tar.gz -C /opt/

• Create a Symbolic Link (Optional but recommended):

  • To make Postman accessible from anywhere, create a symbolic link in /usr/local/bin:

    bash

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    sudo ln -s /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/local/bin/postman

• Create a Desktop Shortcut (Optional for GUI access):

  • Create a .desktop file for Postman:

    bash

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    sudo nano /usr/share/applications/postman.desktop

  • Add the following content:

    ini

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    [Desktop Entry] Name=Postman Exec=/opt/Postman/Postman Icon=/opt/Postman/app/resources/app/assets/icon.png Type=Application Categories=Development;Utility;

  • Save the file (Ctrl + O, then Ctrl + X).

Use update-desktop-database Command

• If the .desktop file was placed in /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/, you can manually update the desktop database by running:

  bash

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  sudo update-desktop-database

Refresh the Desktop Environment with xdg-desktop-menu

• If the previous step doesn’t work, you can also try refreshing with xdg-desktop-menu:

  bash

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  xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate