Install balenaEtcher to create Bootable USB Drive on Ubuntu!

   BalenaEtcher is a free and open source utility software, used to create bootable USB drive and also to create live SD Drive and USB drive. It is a cross platform application software available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux, licensed under Apache 2.0. It is developed by balena. It is very easy to use tool for creating bootable USB stick for flashing operating systems in Ubuntu and Windows.

This article describes the process of installing balenaEtcher on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS!

Method - 1 : Via Repository using Terminal


Step - 1 : Launch Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T)


Step - 2 : Login as Superuser

sudo su

Enter Password


Step - 3: Add Etcher Repository

echo "deb https://deb.etcher.io stable etcher" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/balena-etcher.list


Step - 4 : Import Keys

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 379CE192D401AB61


Step - 5 : Update System

apt-get update


Step - 6 : Install balenaEtcher

sudo apt-get install balena-etcher-electron


It will install the balenaEtcher on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa!

balenaEtcher application Interface -

Method - 2 : Via Archive Manager



Step - 1 : Download balenaEtcher from here

Select Linux x64 option from dropdown and download


Step - 2 : Head to the Downloads folder and find balena-etcher .zip file

Step - 3 : Extract Zip File

Right click on .zip file and click on Extract here option

Step - 4 : Head to the AppImage file

Click on the extracted folder to open app image


Step - 5 : Run the application

Right click on the AppImage and click on run

balenaEtcher Application Interface -

Note - Method - 2 will not install balenaEtcher on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, it only runs the program for use.


Click here to know about how to create bootable USB Drive using balenaEtcher.