Install this version:
emerge -a =sys-boot/etcher-bin-2.1.6
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =sys-boot/etcher-bin-2.1.6
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =sys-boot/etcher-bin-2.1.6
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1.6 | 8 | -* ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit unpacker xdg
DESCRIPTION="Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily"
HOMEPAGE="https://etcher.balena.io"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v${PV}/balena-etcher_${PV}_amd64.deb"
S="${WORKDIR}"
LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64"
RESTRICT="mirror strip test"
RDEPEND="
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2
app-arch/xz-utils
dev-libs/expat
dev-libs/glib:2
dev-libs/nspr
dev-libs/nss
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/mesa
net-print/cups
sys-apps/dbus
sys-auth/polkit
sys-libs/glibc
virtual/libudev
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gtk+:3
x11-libs/libnotify
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXdamage
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXfixes
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/libXScrnSaver
x11-libs/libdrm
x11-libs/libxcb
x11-libs/libxkbcommon
x11-libs/pango
"
BDEPEND="
dev-util/patchelf
"
QA_PREBUILT="*"
src_unpack() {
unpack_deb ${A}
}
src_prepare() {
mv "${WORKDIR}/usr/share/doc/balena-etcher/" "${WORKDIR}/usr/share/doc/${PF}" || die
# Weird symlink
rm "${WORKDIR}/usr/lib/balena-etcher/balenaEtcher" || die
default
}
src_install() {
mv * "${D}" || die
}
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core:2 app-arch/xz-utils dev-libs/expat dev-libs/glib:2 dev-libs/nspr dev-libs/nss media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/mesa net-print/cups sys-apps/dbus sys-auth/polkit sys-libs/glibc virtual/libudev x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gtk+:3 x11-libs/libnotify x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libXScrnSaver x11-libs/libdrm x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/libxkbcommon x11-libs/pango
dev-util/patchelf
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | balena-etcher_2.1.6_amd64.deb | 123910696 bytes | https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v2.1.6/balena-etcher_2.1.6_amd64.deb |