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Christian G. Garcia
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Postman Installation Guide for Linux Mint Cinnamon

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If you're using Linux Mint Cinnamon and need a reliable API testing tool, Postman is a useful application for building and testing APIs. It is commonly installed on Ubuntu-based systems using Snap. However, on recent versions of Linux Mint (20 and above), Snap support is disabled by default, making Snap installation unavailable.

Since Linux Mint is Ubuntu-based, you can still install Postman easily using the terminal. The instructions below demonstrate how to install Postman manually without Snap.

1. Download Postman

wget https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux64 -O postman.tar.gz
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2. Extract to /opt

sudo tar -xzf postman.tar.gz -C /opt
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After extraction, the directory /opt/Postman will be created.

3. Create a System-wide Symlink

To allow launching Postman from anywhere in the terminal using the postman command:

sudo ln -s /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/bin/postman
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Now you can simply postman from any directory.

4. Remove the Download File (Optional)

Since the archive is no longer needed:

rm postman.tar.gz
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5. Create a Desktop Launcher

If you want to Postman to appear in your application menu, create a .desktop file:

sudo vim /usr/share/applications/postman.desktop
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and paste the following:

[Desktop Entry] 
Type=Application 
Name=Postman 
Icon=/opt/Postman/app/resources/app/assets/icon.png 
Exec="/opt/Postman/Postman" 
Comment=Postman Desktop App 
Categories=Development;Code;
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Save and exit. Postman should now appear in your application menu.

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