How to install/start Postman native v4.10.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit?

Question

I downloaded Postman for Linux (from https://www.getpostman.com/apps), unpacked .tar.gz file into ~/bin/postman and then tried to execute ~/bin/postman/Postma

Answer 1

Yes, you can install Postman using these commands:

wget https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux64 -O postman.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf postman.tar.gz -C /opt
rm postman.tar.gz
sudo ln -s /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/bin/postman

You can also get Postman to show up in the Unity Launcher:

cat > ~/.local/share/applications/postman.desktop <

You don't need node.js or any other dependencies with a standard Ubuntu dev install.

See more at our blog post at https://blog.bluematador.com/posts/postman-how-to-install-on-ubuntu-1604/.

EDIT: Changed icon.png location. Latest versions of Postman changed their directory structure slightly.