# balenaetcher not working on zorin os **URL:** \ **Category:** balenaEtcher\ **Created:** [December 8, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-on-zorin-os/365919 "2022-12-08T09:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hhhhhhh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ec9cab/32.png) [@hhhhhhh](https://forums.balena.io/u/hhhhhhh)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-on-zorin-os/365919/1 "2022-12-08T09:40:27Z")
i downloaded balenaetcher for linux and tried to run it, but it only shows a blank window, does anyone know why? ---
**Author:** ![the-real-kenna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/the-real-kenna/32/9598_2.png) [@the-real-kenna](https://forums.balena.io/u/the-real-kenna)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-on-zorin-os/365919/2 "2022-12-10T01:06:49Z")
@hhhhhhh, Thanks for reaching out. Can you share a bit more about your installation method? - What distro are you running? - Which installation method did you use? - Are you able to see the console at all, in order to grab logs using `ctrl + shift + i`? Any other details you think might help us troubleshoot the issue are appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![hhhhhhh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ec9cab/32.png) [@hhhhhhh](https://forums.balena.io/u/hhhhhhh)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-on-zorin-os/365919/4 "2022-12-10T10:24:56Z")
hi, i’m running zorin os and i tried to install balena ethcer by downloading the .appimage file from the website. i’ve checked the console and there are two error messages, here’s a screenshot of the console ![Istantanea_2022-12-10_11-22-42](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/balena/original/2X/f/f9644a92fab642f5a85ca101d1c962cc98a177ec.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kph](https://forums.balena.io/u/kph)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-on-zorin-os/365919/5 "2022-12-13T14:05:06Z")
I also am experiencing this since the last Zorin update. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Lizzieepton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/lizzieepton/32/5393_2.png) [@Lizzieepton](https://forums.balena.io/u/Lizzieepton)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-on-zorin-os/365919/7 "2022-12-16T12:11:43Z")
Hi both, can you just let us know if you downloaded Etcher from this webpage: [balenaEtcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives](https://www.balena.io/etcher/) We are aware that there are several other sites which promote Etcher as a tool but might have outdated versions on their site so I just wanted to check you have used our official download and have the latest version before escalating this ticket to the Etcher team? ---
**Author:** ![kph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kph](https://forums.balena.io/u/kph)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-on-zorin-os/365919/9 "2022-12-19T13:23:02Z")
Yes, that is where I downloaded it from. ---
**Author:** ![builder555](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@builder555](https://forums.balena.io/u/builder555)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-not-working-on-zorin-os/365919/10 "2022-12-20T21:57:09Z")
It appears that Zorin removed GLIBC in their latest update. We will be working on updating our builds to account for that, but in the mean time you can follow this post by a community member to build your own version of Etcher on Zorin: [files/CompileCommands.md at main · Pi-Apps-Coders/files · GitHub](https://github.com/Pi-Apps-Coders/files/blob/main/CompileCommands.md#balenaetcher) I’ve just tested it, the process works great.