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Error message creating a bootable USB stick with balenaEtcher

When I was on the 3rd step of the Canonical Ubuntu Tutorials Install Ubuntu Desktop guide the following error code always appears: Error: (0 , h.requestMetadata) is not a function I was using balenaEtcher as the tutorial said to create a bootable…
robert łopata
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Rufus Bells and Whistles or Rufus vs Etcher

Both Rufus and Etcher will create a Live USB for installing Ubuntu. Rufus appears to have a lot more options than Etcher, thus it appears more complicated. Rufus BalenaEtcher Please explain the use of all these options. I do not want to overwrite…
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Etcher alternative for dvd burning

Etcher used to be great for burning ISO to USB or microSD card. However, it still doesn't support DVDs. What is the alternative to make a bootable DVD from ISO? P.S tried a few suggestions and this one worked for me.
ddziryan
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Etcher USB Bootable

I'm about to run a USB bootable Windows using Etcher on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS but I'm receiving a warning from Etcher. Is there a fix for this or any alternative to get this done?
bmc5225
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ubuntu upgrade-usb stick preparation

Im trying to upgrade my ubuntu desktop (from 20.04 to 24.04). as following instruction, using balena etcher to create image from downloaded ubuntu desktop it doesnt work just at the beginning ubuntu downloaded from…
Mohamed Mbarki
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Problems installing Ubuntu throu pen drive

I'm new to this, and I tried following some tutorials, but it didn't work very well. I have a sister in the programming field, and she needs to install the Linux system, and they recommended using Ubuntu, so I did some research on how to install and…
Débora Oliveira
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Dell Inspiron 11 3162/3164 not booting - Lbuntu 22.04.4 LTS ISO

I need to post an issue about Lbuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) ISO installation through a pen drive with Etcher, version 1.18.11, for iMac macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 I mounted the Lubuntu on a pen drive with 15 GB capacity. Then I boot from pen drive…
josephschwyz
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Ubuntu won’t install on an old white plastic MacBbook

After preparing the USB flash drive for Ubuntu installation using Etcher and holding down the Option key and pressing the power button, I only get the hard drive icon and no other options. Is my MacBook too old?
Toms
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Error while installing Etcher in Ubuntu 20.04

I want to install BalenaEtcher in my system running Ubuntu 20.04. I tried to follow the steps in https://github.com/balena-io/etcher#debian-and-ubuntu-based-package-repository-gnulinux-x86x64 however while adding the GPG key I am getting the…
Sabyasachi Rout
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Etcher AppImage won't open on Kubuntu 18.04

I downloaded Etcher in an attempt to install RetroPie. After unzipping, it gives me an AppImage, which I'm supposed to be able to run from anywhere. I changed the permissions $ chmod a+x balena-etcher-electron-1.4.9-i386.AppImage Then tried to…
Kyle
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how to install etcher on xubuntu 16.04.4 please?

I want to install etcher on Xubuntu 16.04.4,it is not in Xubuntu repositories,I want to write to an SD card to install xubuntu on Raspberry PI 2
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