# Running Etcher in linux

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/running-etcher-in-linux/368731>\
**Category:** balenaEtcher\
**Created:** [August 15, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/running-etcher-in-linux/368731 "2023-08-15T23:45:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![schoel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@schoel](https://forums.balena.io/u/schoel)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/running-etcher-in-linux/368731/1 "2023-08-15T23:45:56Z")

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Running Linux Mint 20.0 etcher appimages do not run

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**Author:** ![vipulgupta2048](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a183cd/32.png) [@vipulgupta2048](https://forums.balena.io/u/vipulgupta2048)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/running-etcher-in-linux/368731/2 "2023-09-05T06:26:46Z")

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Hello,  
Thanks for reaching out, what error are you getting when you try to run the Appimage? Do you have the relevant permissions given to the appimage to execute it? You can use `chmod` to add executable permission on the appimage.