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Script to automatically install the Postman App [https://www.getpostman.com/] on Linux.
#!/bin/bash
cd /tmp || exit
echo "Downloading Postman ..."
wget https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux?arch=64 -O postman.tar.gz
tar -xzf postman.tar.gz
rm postman.tar.gz
echo "Installing to opt..."
if [ -d "/opt/Postman" ];then
sudo rm -rf /opt/Postman
fi
sudo mv Postman /opt/Postman
echo "Creating symbolic link..."
if [ -L "/usr/bin/postman" ];then
sudo rm -f /usr/bin/postman
fi
sudo ln -s /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/bin/postman
cat > ~/.local/share/applications/postman.desktop <<EOL
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Postman
Exec=postman
Icon=/opt/Postman/app/resources/app/assets/icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development;
EOL
echo "Installation completed successfully."
echo "You can use Postman!"
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