Postman Install Ubuntu 18.04 - Shell-Bash

As a developer, you often need to test APIs during the development process. One of the most commonly used tools for this task is Postman, a comprehensive API testing platform that allows you to design, build, and test your APIs. In this guide, we will cover how to install Postman on Ubuntu 18.04 using the Shell-Bash script.

Prerequisites

To install Postman on Ubuntu 18.04, you need:

• A Ubuntu 18.04 machine with a non-root user account with sudo privileges
• A basic understanding of Shell-Bash scripts

Step 1 - Download Postman

First, we need to download the Postman tarball from the official website. To do this, you can use the following Shell-Bash command:

$ wget https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux64 -O postman.tar.gz

This will download the latest version of Postman in a tarball named postman.tar.gz.

Step 2 - Extract Postman

Now that we have downloaded the Postman tarball, we need to extract it to a desired directory. In this guide, we will extract the files to /opt/postman. To do this, run the following command:

$ sudo tar -xzf postman.tar.gz -C /opt

This will extract the files to a directory named Postman inside the /opt directory.

Step 3 - Create a Symbolic Link

To make Postman available globally in the system, we need to create a symbolic link. To do this, switch to the /usr/local/bin directory and run the following command:

$ sudo ln -s /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/local/bin/postman

This will create a symbolic link named postman in the /usr/local/bin directory which points to the Postman executable file in the /opt/Postman directory.

Step 4 - Launch Postman

We have successfully installed Postman on Ubuntu 18.04 using the Shell-Bash script. To launch Postman, simply type postman in your terminal or use the Ubuntu applications search bar to find and launch Postman.

Conclusion

In this guide, we covered how to install Postman on Ubuntu 18.04 using the Shell-Bash script. By following these steps, you now have access to a powerful tool for testing APIs.