Install tarball version of Postman with just a basic script!

A script to easily install Postman the tarball way on your Linux machine!

Learn how I scriptified it @ my relevant Medium article

Note: This installation script is by no means affiliated with Postman project, or its maintainers.

Usage

Clone the repo and run the script

git clone https://github.com/spookyorange/postman-linux-install.git
cd postman-linux-install
sh ./install.sh

To remove the application(if it has been installed with this method)

sh ./uninstall.sh

Updates are handled by running the install script again, you can just run the install script and all good!

sh ./install.sh

Details

The script will install the application in the following destinations if you have installed locally:

• ~/.tarball-installations/postman
• ~/.local/bin/postman
• ~/.local/share/applications/postman.desktop

Tested Distros

• Fedora by Spookyorange
• SteamOS(Steam Deck) by Spookyorange

Contributing

If you have a distro that you would like to add to the list of tested distros, please submit a pull request with the changes you made to the script and the distro you tested it on.