Re: balenaEtcher installation problems

["Gary L. Roach" <garyroach719@gmail.com>]

On 11/9/23 18:22, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 8:47 PM Gary L. Roach <garyroach719@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12
> > KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
> > KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
> > Qt Version: 5.15.8
> > Kernel Version: 6.1.0-13-amd64 (64-bit)
> > Graphics Platform: Wayland
> > Processors: 4 × AMD FX(tm)-4350 Quad-Core Processor
> > Memory: 31.2 GiB of RAM
> > Graphics Processor: AMD CAICOS
> > Manufacturer: MSI
> > Product Name: MS-7974
> > System Version: 1.0
> >
> > I have been trying to install balenaEtcher for 2 days but can't get rid of the following errors :
> >
> > ERROR:ozone_platform_x11.cc(247)] Missing X server or $DISPLAY
> > [10145:1109/120137.666202:ERROR:env.cc(226)] The platform failed to initialize.  Exiting
> >
> > I have tried everything I could find with google searches to no avail. My $DISPLAY variable is blank which may be the source of the problem.But what should it contain?
> >
> > I know that the information I am giving is a bit sketchy but is the best I can do at this point. There are lots of fixes listed on the internet but none of them work. I am using the .deb file down loaded from the balena web page and installing it with dpkg -i .
> >
> > Any help will be sincerely appreciated.
> Try `export DISPLAY=":0.0"`.
>
> Jeff

I just solved the problem. I was missing 4 dependencies. One must use 
the .deb file not the appimage file and run dpkg -I <deb file name> and 
install the missing items.

I hope this helps others

Thanks

Gary R