Installing Balena Etcher Linux Mint

[whole relic]

Hello I would like to create a bootable Windows 11 USB stick under Linux Mint preferably with Balena Etcher now I have downloaded the .deb file from the Balena Etcher website but when I try to install it with gdebi I always get the error message: Error: Dependencies not fulfillable gconf-service

[midnight mirage]

Try ventoy2disk at ventoy.com Once Ventoy is on the USB, you just copy and paste ISOs to the drive

[whole relic]

I have already tried it because it could not load the iso I have the exact error just no longer in my head

could you please help me i don't know my way around very well

[midnight mirage]

You could try the AppImage of Balena Etcher

[solemn shadow]

tbh ventoy is the easier and more handy one because if you have to clean the hard drive before windows, then u can add extra bootable tools to the same USB

@whole relic see "Tech hut ventoy" on youtube for how to do it. and when u launch the GUI, go to options: partition style, and pick GPT to prep ur USB.

[hollow wyvern]

@whole relic btw after you solve it close za channel

[solemn shadow]

(just edit the title tags from the tag menu to solved) and write your solution briefly here.

[whole relic]

wait i just got another error message after i booted the iso

[hollow wyvern]

Ok

[whole relic]

I'll take another screenshot in a moment

[hollow wyvern]

Am in vc again

[whole relic]

https://ibb.co/D8R1z09

wimboot

[whole relic]

when executing the appimage nothing happens at first when I try it via the terminal it says it needs FUSE

[midnight mirage]

install fuse

[whole relic]

Can you help me with this?

[midnight mirage]

sudo apt install fuse

[whole relic]

The following packages have unfulfilled dependencies: xdg-desktop-portal-gtk : Depends on: xdg-desktop-portal (>= 1.14.0) but should not be installed E: Error: Interruptions caused by pkgProblemResolver::Resolve; this may have been caused by retained packages.

but xdg-desktop-portal-gtk is already installed in the latest version

[solemn shadow]

isn't it called fuse2?

also Mint has been appimage-ready for so long

[solemn shadow]

open synaptic, search fuse2

it should already be installed, if not, mark it for installation and click apply.

[midnight mirage]

I can't find fuse2 in Mint 22, just fuse

[solemn shadow]

then check etcher appimage is set executable, by right-clicking it in file manager, Properties> Permissions tab

@whole relic

[whole relic]

@solemn shadow can you maybe join 1v1 support?

[solemn shadow]

hm either way it shouldnt need the user to install anything. I had Mint 18 and it ran appimages without any extra effort

[solemn shadow]

ok if u stream. I'll just type

[whole relic]

yes okey

[solemn shadow]

ok it just loaded the stream

[whole relic]

ok

[solemn shadow]

took a moment

ok can u do me a facour?

[whole relic]

yes ofc

[solemn shadow]

search accessibility in start menu

turn on desktop zoom then press alt+scrollwheel back a few clicks

just so i can read the screen of synaptic better

@whole relic

idk the darn screen isnt changing

just send a screenshot

alt-shift-prnscr

[solemn shadow]

ty

[hollow wyvern]

is it a cli or gui program ?

[solemn shadow]

ok so they're green it means it's installed

[solemn shadow]

.

[whole relic]

yes i just installed it before you arrived

[solemn shadow]

cool so it's good to go

[whole relic]

yes it is already executable but it still does not open

[solemn shadow]

just doubleclick

oh

have u tried with ventoy?

[whole relic]

yes it does not find any drivers when running the iso with ventoy

[solemn shadow]

drivers for what?

does it not see usable disk space to install on?

[whole relic]

i can't remember exactly what it said. ask any drivers for windows @hollow wyvern

[hollow wyvern]

in the installation it demand him drivers

[solemn shadow]

if it doesnt see space, then u have to either pre-blank the disk u want to install Windows on, or

[whole relic]

i can also take another picture and translate it for you if that helps you

[hollow wyvern]

i told him to use ventoy since its the best

i didn't know windows 11 hates ventoy

[solemn shadow]

if u want to dual boot, u have to shrink the mint partition first and leave the space unformatted

[hollow wyvern]

nah he want to use it in sperate device

not on his main device

[whole relic]

yup

[solemn shadow]

if the other device had linux on the drive u must preblank it

then it will see the drive space and not ask about media drivers

[whole relic]

okey how do I do that?

[hollow wyvern]

no os installed

[solemn shadow]

boot live linux mint usb stick on other device, then launch gparted

then select the internal drive of that device

[hollow wyvern]

idk but i used ventoy

never had this issue with windows 10

[solemn shadow]

then do new partition table exactly as above as gpt

then once done, reboot windows ventoy stick, and run installer, and it should work

[solemn shadow]

happens on some fussy systems

[whole relic]

okey I'll try it out right away thanks

[hollow wyvern]

ahhh

[solemn shadow]

if u already have ventoy usb, just add mint iso to it, together with windows 11 iso

[whole relic]

yup ty

[solemn shadow]

if STILL no good result, maybe try the Fedora Image Writer to make a bootable win iso

[whole relic]

Unfortunately, I don't know that much about it

but i'll try the mint live iso first

[solemn shadow]

nevermind fedora image writer, it's only on Fedora or MS Windows

use this alternative if needed:
https://mxlinux.org/tag/live-usb-maker/

[whole relic]

i have now added the linux mint iso to ventoy and get this error when booting the live iso https://ibb.co/dtMZ0W5

[solemn shadow]

oh reboot and do verify

2nd screen of ventoy

sha256 checksum

i suspect the iso had a bad write or perhaps was a bad download

ensure the sha256 matches to that text file on mint site

or google gparted-live ISO and put that on ventoy and use that instead to clean the disk as mentioned before

note: you must wait one full minute after writing any big file to usb to ensure it safely copies without errors

and always do 'safely eject' or 'unmount' or do a proper shutdown before pulling out usb when data has been recently written to it

[whole relic]

So correct?

@solemn shadow

[solemn shadow]

hi

dont format it fat32

[whole relic]

Which Format?

[solemn shadow]

just do like this and move on

leave blank

[whole relic]

Driver error again

[solemn shadow]

damn

[solemn shadow]

try this tool then

[whole relic]

Media driver for usb dvd or hard drive missing

[solemn shadow]

otherwise u'll have to go to a Window computer, and download and do the media creation tool for windows 11

[whole relic]

Yes i think i make this morning

Thank you for help

All of you