Install Postman on Ubuntu

Postman remains one of the most common tools for exploring APIs, testing requests, and managing collections during development.

On Ubuntu, there are two practical ways to install it:

• use the Snap package
• install the official Linux tarball manually

Official references:

• Postman Docs: Install and update Postman
• Postman downloads

If you searched for install Postman on Ubuntu, update Postman Ubuntu, or Postman Linux install, this guide covers the main working paths.

Method 1: Install Postman with Snap

This is the simplest option on Ubuntu:

sudo snap install postman

After the install finishes, open Postman from the app menu or run:

postman

Verify the installation

If the launcher entry does not appear immediately, try starting it once from the terminal:

postman

If Postman opens, the install is fine and the desktop entry usually follows.

Method 2: Install the official Linux tarball

If you do not want to use Snap, you can install the Linux bundle manually.

Download and extract

wget https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux_64 -O postman-linux.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf postman-linux.tar.gz -C /opt
rm postman-linux.tar.gz

Create a launcher command

sudo ln -sf /opt/Postman/Postman /usr/local/bin/postman

Now you can launch Postman with:

postman

Add a desktop launcher

If it does not appear in your app launcher automatically:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
cat > ~/.local/share/applications/postman.desktop <<'EOF'
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Postman
Exec=/opt/Postman/Postman
Icon=/opt/Postman/app/resources/app/assets/icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development;
EOF

Update Postman

If you installed with Snap:

sudo snap refresh postman

If you installed manually:

sudo rm -rf /opt/Postman
wget https://dl.pstmn.io/download/latest/linux_64 -O postman-linux.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf postman-linux.tar.gz -C /opt
rm postman-linux.tar.gz

Common gotchas

• Do not run Postman with sudo
• make sure your user can write to ~/.config
• if the launcher does not appear immediately, log out and back in

Remove Postman

If you installed with Snap:

sudo snap remove postman

If you installed manually:

sudo rm -rf /opt/Postman
sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/postman
rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/postman.desktop

Final note

If you want the least maintenance, use Snap. If you prefer a manual install under /opt, the tarball method is still simple and works well.