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## Postman_Installation.md

      
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    How to install Postman on Linux (correct way)

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1. Postman Download Link

Extract .tar.gz Files using Linux Command Line ...

sudo tar -xvzf FileName.tar.gz

Give full permission to Postman folder

sudo chmod -R 777 Postman

2. Create searchable icon

Next step is to Create postman.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/ path


Goto path

cd ~/.local/share/applications/


Create file

sudo touch postman.desktop


Modify file using nano editor

sudo nano ~/.local/share/applications/postman.desktop


Add the following contents in the file:
This works in Unity and GNOME desktop environments.
For Linux Ubuntu
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Postman
Comment=Postman Desktop
Exec=<path-to-postman-executable>
Path=<path-to-postman-executable-directory>
Icon=<path-to-postman-logo>
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development;

For Linux Mint
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Postman
Exec=<path-to-postman-executable>
Path=<path-to-postman-executable-directory>
Icon=<path-to-postman-logo>
StartupNotify=false
StartupWMClass=Postman
OnlyShowIn=Unity;GNOME;
X-UnityGenerated=true


To save changes Ctrl+x, y, Enter after editing to save


Validates a desktop file and prints warnings/errors for postman.desktop

desktop-file-validate postman.desktop


If we don't get postman Icon in Show applications run following command

sudo update-desktop-database


3. About Postman

Postman is a great tool when trying to dissect RESTful APIs made by others or test ones you have made yourself. It offers a sleek user interface with which to make HTML requests, without the hassle of writing a bunch of code just to test an API's functionality.