How to install Postman on Arch-based Linux Distributions(Arch Linux) ?

3 min readJan 6, 2024

Postman is an HTTP client used to build, test, and modify APIs. It provides a graphical user interface through which developers can generate various types of HTTP requests like GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE. It is used by more than 20 million developers across the globe to develop RESTful APIs. Among the operating systems supported by the app are Windows, macOS, and Linux. Today, we will discuss how to install Postman on Arch-based Linux distributions.

https://www.postman.com/product/what-is-postman/

Installing Postman

Step 1: Update and upgrade our system by executing:

$ sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Download the latest available package for Linux by visiting. https://www.postman.com/downloads/

Step 3: Move into our browser’s default download directory.

$ cd ~/Downloads

Step 4: Unzip the postman tar file.

$ tar -xzf postman-linux-x64.tar.gz
$ find -type f | grep Post

Step 5: Relocate the extracted folder into the /opt directory.

$ sudo mv Postman /opt

Step 6: Create a symlink to launch Postman from the shell.

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

Step 7: Now create a new .desktop file to start them by clicking on a launcher icon.

$ sudo lvim /usr/share/applications/postman.desktop

Step 8: Copy 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;