| Ubuntu is a very powerful Linux Operating System as | | | | From the terminal window you are going to type:sudo |
| many of you know who read my blogs and articles | | | | mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1sudo e2label /dev/sdb1 |
| that I am a big Linux user and I try to do everything in | | | | usb-driveand you are done. Now on to the Easy Way |
| Linux before I would ever break down and do it in | | | | The Easy Way |
| Windows. Well here is some information I thought you | | | | First we will have to install GParted to our computer if |
| might find interesting about formatting a USB drive | | | | we don't already have it. Assuming you have access |
| within Ubuntu. | | | | to the internet type:sudo apt-get install gparted |
| *Disclaimer - You have to be sure that you know | | | | You will have to enter your admin password but |
| what you are doing when you execute the commands | | | | gparted will be downloaded and then installed on your |
| that I show you here because you can erase your | | | | computer. Once the installation has completed go to |
| entire hard drive if you do this wrong. I take absolutely | | | | System >> Administration >> Partition Editor and this |
| no responsibility for how you use this information, I am | | | | will launch GParted. |
| supplying it to you strictly as on an informational bases. | | | | In the top right hand corner of the window you will see |
| MikeNet PC and I are not responsible for anything you | | | | all of your physical media listed in a drop down menu, |
| do to damage your computer or another's computer. * | | | | select the one for your USB drive, mine is /dev/sdb |
| There are two ways that I will describe to perform this | | | | and it will then show you all the partitions for that |
| operation, what I call the hard way and the easy way. | | | | media. |
| The Hard Way | | | | Right click on your partition and choose "Unmount" to |
| You need to first make sure that your USB drive is not | | | | unmount the volume and then right click and choose |
| mounted. You can do this by simply by right clicking on | | | | "Format to" and I will normally select FAT32 so that I |
| your USB drive icon on your desktop and choosing | | | | can use my USB drive interchangeably between |
| "Unmount Volume". | | | | Windows and Linux. |
| Next open up and terminal window. *Here you will | | | | Last but not least click the green check to apply |
| need to know the media name of your USB Drive. If | | | | changes and this will format your USB Drive. Once |
| you do not then move on to the easy way because if | | | | that is done remove your USB drive and reinsert to |
| you choose the wrong media you could erase your | | | | into your computer and you are ready to go. |
| hard drive. My media is /dev/sdb1 | | | | |