Etcher: error while loading shared libraries: libfuse.so.2 on Linux Mint

[jnweiger]

• Etcher version: Etcher-1.0.0-linux-x86.AppImage
• Operating system and architecture: PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 18.1"
• Image flashed: none. does not even start
• Do you see any meaningful error information in the DevTools? no

After download and unzipping I found the x-bit already set. Appimage instructions say one has to add the x-bit. All the gui starters that I tried failed without an error message.
Trying to start from a console shell yields this error message:

1& [testy:~/Downloads] $ ~/bin/Etcher-1.0.0-linux-x86.AppImage 
/home/testy/bin/Etcher-1.0.0-linux-x86.AppImage: error while loading shared libraries: libfuse.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[lurch]

Does https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE help?
Also, are you sure you need to be using the x86 AppImage rather than the x64 AppImage?

After download and unzipping I found the x-bit already set.

Yeah, that's why we package the AppImage inside a zip, as it allows us to preserve the excecutable (x) bit :-)

[jviotti]

Yeah, I think simply installing libfuse2 should do the trick.

[matjazmav]

I have exact same error, also tried to install libfuse2 but same error.

[tannart]

I already have libfuse2 installed and I also experienced the same error

[sbadux]

Same here (Ubuntu 18.10)

[matjazmav]

Downloaded linux x64 package from https://www.balena.io/etcher/ gave me wrong package.
After I downloaded from github/releses it worked.

[lurch]

I wonder if that might be linked to https://github.com/balena-io/etcher-homepage/issues/143 ?

[cristenicu]

On Ubuntu 18.10 I used the .deb file from here https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases

[buzzdev]

Downloaded linux x64 package from https://www.balena.io/etcher/ gave me wrong package.
After I downloaded from github/releses it worked.

Same here.

[blitzvb]

same here

[MikiDi]

Same here as well ...

[antony]

Can confirm that having libfuse2 installed does not help on Ubuntu 18.10:

$ sudo apt search libfuse2
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
libfuse2/cosmic,now 2.9.8-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  Filesystem in Userspace (library)

$ ./balena-etcher-electron-1.4.9-i386.AppImage 
./balena-etcher-electron-1.4.9-i386.AppImage: error while loading shared libraries: libfuse.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

$ cat /etc/*-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=cosmic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.10"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 18.10"
VERSION_ID="18.10"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=cosmic
UBUNTU_CODENAME=cosmic

[lurch]

@antony The amd64 in libfuse2/cosmic,now 2.9.8-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic] indicates that you're running a 64-bit version of Ubuntu, but the i386 in ./balena-etcher-electron-1.4.9-i386.AppImage indicates you're trying to run the 32-bit Etcher AppImage. The error message about libfuse isn't very helpful, but you can't run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit Linux host.
Try downloading and running the 64-bit AppImage instead :slightly_smiling_face:

[donglixp]

install libfuse2 solves the problem on ubuntu 16.04

[sawaYch]

On Ubuntu 18.10 I used the .deb file from here https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases

This solves the problem on my machine. I am using KDE NEON (Ubuntu18.04), and fuse2 is already pre-installed.

[yung-ber]

does anybody have a solution that actually works??
I got the same error. Running LXLE/LXDE linux.

[igorgue]

I just had this problem right now, I accidentally downloaded the 32 bits one, I think your download selector should show the 64bits version as well, so nobody gets confused thinking only one version exists.