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Balena Etcher for Debian Bullseye is a free and open source utility used to burn image files such as .iso and .img files, as well as compressed folders to create live SD cards and USB flash drives.
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Prerequisites
- Recommended OS: Debian 11 Bullseye
- User account: a user account with sudo or root access.
Update operating system
Update your Debian OS to make sure all existing packages are up to date:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
The tutorial will use the sudo command and assume you have the sudo state.
To check the status of sudo in your account:
sudo whoami
Example output showing the status of sudo:
$ sudo whoamiroot
To set up a new or existing sudo account, visit our tutorial on how to add a user to sudoers in Debian.
To use the root account, use the following command with the root password to log in.
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The tutorial will use the terminal for installation found in Activities> Show Applications> Terminal.
Install the required dependencies
For the installation to complete, the following packages will need to be installed.
sudo apt install curl apt-transport-https
Note that if you are not sure, just run the command.
Import the balenaEtcher repository
The first task is to import the official Etcher repository. For Debian users, this is relatively easy as there is a bash script created by the balena team that can be downloaded and automates the import.
In your terminal, use the following command to download the bash script.
curl -1sLf ‘https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/balena/etcher/setup.deb.sh’ | sudo -E bash
If the above commands fail, the curl package is most likely not installed. To fix this, use the following terminal command.
sudo apt install curl -y
Then repeat the process to download the bash script.
The command will automatically trigger the bash command to activate the script and import the repository, and if the apt-transport-https package is missing, try installing it.
Once completed, you should see the instructions at the bottom of your terminal’s output.
Then run an APT update to make sure the package manager is up to date with the inclusion of the new repository.
sudo apt update
Install balenaEtcher on Debian
Now that you have imported the repository, it is time to install the Etcher software. In your terminal, use the following command.
sudo apt-get install balena-etcher-electron
Type Y, then press the ENTER KEY to continue with the installation.
Then verify the installation using the apt-cache policy command.
sudo apt-cache policy balena-etcher-electron
Create USB installation image with balenaEtcher
With balenaEtcher now installed, the tutorial will quickly show you how to create a bootable installation USB image. This is one of the most common uses for this software, as many Linux users would know about the distribution jump and the importance of installation images.
The tutorial will create an alternate Fedora installation image.
First, download the .iso installation image. In the case of the tutorial, it will be from the Fedora Workstation download page.
Next, back on your Debian 11 system, open balenaEtcher, which can be found under activities> show applications> balenaEtcher.
The first screen you’ll arrive at is self-explanatory. One of the reasons this software is popular is its relative ease of use compared to alternative options.
On your application screen, click the “Flash from file” button.
Once you have selected the installation image you want, click the “Select Destination” button.
In the next window, select the USB you want to use as the destination for the Etcher application to record the image.
Now to finish and begin creating the bootable USB installation image disk, click the “Flash” button.
Once completed and successful, you will see a similar result.
Congratulations, you have installed balenaEtcher and created your first USB boot disk with the software.
How to keep balenaEtcher up to date
The installation method used the APT package manager to install the software from the repository.
To update balenaEtcher, use the apt-update command just as you would any APT package or system update check.
sudo apt update
Ideally, you should do this frequently to keep your system up to date. If an update is available, use the apt-upgrade command to continue.
sudo apt update
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