Forwarded to the list after fat fingering the address Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:07:47 +0000 From: "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> To: Ravi Dwivedi <r...@ravidwivedi.in> Cc: debian...@einval.com Subject: Re: Recommend Balena Etcher for creating bootable disks
On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 01:29:38AM +0530, Ravi Dwivedi wrote: > On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 10:21:18PM +0530, Pirate Praveen wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> At https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb I think Balena Etcher [1] > should > >> be recommended either replacing win32diskmanager or in addition to it. > This > >> is very easy to use and also works on Mac OS. > >> > >> [1] https://www.balena.io/etcher/ > >> > >> Thanks > >> Praveen > >> > >> Note: please cc me on replies > >> > >> > > > It is not stable software. It's distributed as a flatpak so anybody > > who > > really wants it can install it. It's an Electron app which means that > > it's > > huge and has interesting security problems. > > Does Balena Etcher has security problems or in general, electron apps have > security problems? > Electron apps in general are rather large for what they do and the framework has security problems as I understand it. > > It works relatively well for SD cards: I am not yet convinced that it > > works as well for USB sticks. > > Balena Etcher works well for me in Debian. I downloaded an appimage from > their website and I flash my USB drives using Balena Etcher. It is very easy > to use as well. Therefore, I think that Balena Etcher should be recommended. > > PS: Please CC me (ravi at ravidwivedi.in) in your replies as I am not in the > mailing list. > (This is a reply to > https://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2021/08/msg00009.html) > Happy to CC you in this instance since you have expressly requested this. In general terms, it would be useful to subscribe to a mailing list if you post a reply to it / engage in discussion on it. It's not ideal: appimages and flatpaks are also not necessarily ideal. At the end of the day, it's a file copying app. A 91.2MB zip file of random stuff requiring an extra entire framework to support it - meh, there must be easier, more secure ways. > -- > Ravi Dwivedi > https://ravidwivedi.in/ > GPG Keys-> https://ravidwivedi.in/files/ravidwivedi.asc > Why care about privacy? https://www.socialcooling.com/ All the very best, as ever, Andy Cater ----- End forwarded message -----