Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Updated version for Ubuntu 24.04: youtu.be/mRRyFnMeXLk
balenaEtcher is a tool for flashing SD cards or USB drives to make them bootable. Canonical recommends balenaEtcher for creating a bootable USB in its tutorial for installing Ubuntu (which we will do in our next video) because it runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS. The installers for Windows and Mac OS are fairly self-explanatory, so we don't cover them in a video.
Linux is a bit more involved, as you either need to either download an AppImage or a Debian package. We go to balenaEtcher's GitHub page and get the .deb package for the latest stable release (1.18.11 at the time this video was recorded.)
After downloading we are able to install it with apt. (Command below from the directory containing the downloaded file):
```
sudo apt install -f ./balena-etcher_1.18.11_amd64.deb
```
To launch, we hit the Super Key and start typing balenaEtcher. It comes up as an installed program, and we are up and running.
This video covers:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:38 Click the Download Etcher button and review options
00:02:19 Visit the GitHub page for balenaEtcher and download the .deb file for the latest release
00:03:28 Install the .deb file from the terminal using apt
00:04:07 Launch and run the program
00:04:39 Conclusion
00:05:31 Blooper reel
#setup #configuration #install #apt #linux #ubuntu #etcher #balenaetcher #debian #deb #terminal #installationmedia #bootableusb #bloopers
See other related StatelessCode videos:
- youtu.be/mRRyFnMeXLk
- youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9kkbu1kLUeNWCKuMbpzE8r1xkx8L1Xf0
Featured Playlist:
- youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9kkbu1kLUePk2NNqMT14iL3Dis2mbMdK
Resources that we relied upon for this solution:
- balenaEtcher website etcher.balena.io
- balenaEtcher GitHub repo github.com/balena-io/etcher
- Microsoft Support Article: Create installation media for Windows support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d
This video is CC0 - No rights reserved. (YouTube doesn't allow this option when publishing.) All code is released under the UNLICENSE. Stateless Code denies the concept of "intellectual property". Copying is not stealing.
Updated version for Ubuntu 24.04: youtu.be/mRRyFnMeXLk
balenaEtcher is a tool for flashing SD cards or USB drives to make them bootable. Canonical recommends balenaEtcher for creating a bootable USB in its tutorial for installing Ubuntu (which we will do in our next video) because it runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS. The installers for Windows and Mac OS are fairly self-explanatory, so we don't cover them in a video.
Linux is a bit more involved, as you either need to either download an AppImage or a Debian package. We go to balenaEtcher's GitHub page and get the .deb package for the latest stable release (1.18.11 at the time this video was recorded.)
After downloading we are able to install it with apt. (Command below from the directory containing the downloaded file):
```
sudo apt install -f ./balena-etcher_1.18.11_amd64.deb
```
To launch, we hit the Super Key and start typing balenaEtcher. It comes up as an installed program, and we are up and running.
This video covers:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:38 Click the Download Etcher button and review options
00:02:19 Visit the GitHub page for balenaEtcher and download the .deb file for the latest release
00:03:28 Install the .deb file from the terminal using apt
00:04:07 Launch and run the program
00:04:39 Conclusion
00:05:31 Blooper reel
#setup #configuration #install #apt #linux #ubuntu #etcher #balenaetcher #debian #deb #terminal #installationmedia #bootableusb #bloopers
See other related StatelessCode videos:
- youtu.be/mRRyFnMeXLk
- youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9kkbu1kLUeNWCKuMbpzE8r1xkx8L1Xf0
Featured Playlist:
- youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9kkbu1kLUePk2NNqMT14iL3Dis2mbMdK
Resources that we relied upon for this solution:
- balenaEtcher website etcher.balena.io
- balenaEtcher GitHub repo github.com/balena-io/etcher
- Microsoft Support Article: Create installation media for Windows support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d
This video is CC0 - No rights reserved. (YouTube doesn't allow this option when publishing.) All code is released under the UNLICENSE. Stateless Code denies the concept of "intellectual property". Copying is not stealing.
