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    Since Chrome apps are now being deprecated. Download postman from https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux
Although I highly recommend using a snap
sudo snap install postman
Installing Postman

tar -xzf Postman-linux-x64-5.3.2.tar.gz
If any version is installed before, remove it.
sudo rm -rf /opt/Postman
Move Postman
sudo mv Postman /opt/Postman
Create a symbolic link
sudo ln -s /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/bin/postman
Create a desktop file
cat > ~/.local/share/applications/postman.desktop <<EOL
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Postman
Exec=postman
# Before v6.1.2
# Icon=/opt/Postman/resources/app/assets/icon.png
Icon=/opt/Postman/app/resources/app/assets/icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development;
EOL

Remove the tar:
rm Postman-linux-x64-5.3.2.tar.gz