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What is the recommended way to install Postman?

Manuel Jordan

7/18/24, 12:52 AM

For Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 to install Postman mostly there are two options

Through Ubuntu Software or sudo snap install postman (GUI or command)
.zip file according with the official documentation at Installing Postman on Linux

Because the official page offers/indicates one approach

I want to know really what is the correct approach and the reason.

Note

According with the experience, for some software, when it is installed through sudo apt instal xxx - it is not always the latest release against the official page. So I don't know if it happens with snap too.

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guiverc

7/18/24, 1:02 AM

If you install from source, applying upgrading & security fixes is on you to perform. If you use a package (be it *snap*, *deb*, *flatpak*, *appimage* etc) it's dependent on the package type & method used and if you've provided sources to it. *deb* packages will be release specific so if using the *latest* release (currently 23.04) you'll get the *latest*, if using something older you won't be (*usually!*). *snap* package & other package types give you the same regardless of your OS/release (ie. 23.04 & 22.04 use the same depending on channel selected by installer). Best depends on your need

guiverc

7/18/24, 1:05 AM

If using the *deb* format from default OS repositories, you'll have no issues with *release-upgrade* when that time comes... if you use a later source (eg. PPA) that may give newer software.. you'll may have problems come *release-upgrade* time... ie. What you're asking for is *opinion* where the best will be determined by your requirements (new vs. old software), how long you'll use the system (ie. *release-upgrade* is how big a concern for you in the future etc, or are you happy to resolve issues when that time comes) etc... We have choice, pick best for your needs.

Manuel Jordan

7/18/24, 1:29 AM

Consider to delete these 2 comments, they are already available on your answer ...

guiverc

7/18/24, 1:32 AM

These comments relate to my *close vote*... Yes I later copy/pasted & thus used them as an *answer*, but my close-vote remains. Your question (*as written anyway*) would be better suited for a Forum; this is a Q&A site with https://ubuntuforums.org/ being the address of Ubuntu Forums.

karel

8/12/24, 8:37 AM

@guiverc My general rule of thumb for close voting questions that have valuable answers that I might use for close voting other questions as duplicates of this question is to vote to leave them open.

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guiverc

7/18/24, 1:07 AM

If you install from source, applying upgrading & security fixes is on you to perform. If you use a package (be it snap, deb, flatpak, appimage etc) it's dependent on the package type & method used and if you've provided sources to it.

deb packages will be release specific so if using the latest release (currently 23.04) you'll get the latest, if using something older (such as 22.04 which was 3 releases ago) you won't be (usually!).

snap package & other package types give you the same regardless of your OS/release (ie. 23.04 & 22.04 use the same snap package; though you can influence that too via channel selected by installer).

If using the deb format from default OS repositories, you'll have no issues with release-upgrade when that time comes... if you use a later source (eg. PPA) that may give newer software.. you'll may have problems come release-upgrade time... ie. What you're asking for is opinion where the best will be determined by your requirements (new vs. old software), how long you'll use the system (ie. release-upgrade is how big a concern for you in the future etc, or are you happy to resolve issues when that time comes) etc...

We have choice, pick best for your needs.

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guiverc

7/18/24, 1:08 AM

Otherwise or really anyway; I see the question as *off-topic* as you're seeking opinion, and what is *BEST* for one user/install will **not** be *best* for another user/install that will be used differently especially into the future. What I do with one install often differs to what I select & use on other installs.

Manuel Jordan

7/18/24, 1:28 AM

Just in case, the `.zip` file is not to build source code. For more details see this video about what consist the official approach - [How to install Postman App on Ubuntu 22.04 | Linux](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp6qBCg5Y_I)

guiverc

7/18/24, 1:31 AM

ZIP is just a form of *tarball* initially created so files stored on disk could be written to magnetic tape for backup.. There is no single standard for how to archive files in a ZIP (*or any tarball*) given the format is >40 years old there are many.. either way you're not talking about a method that has considered the *release-upgrade* process into the future as it cannot (*though that doesn't mean it won't work; depends on how careful the packager was as ~always*)

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