In this blog post, I will show you how to format a usb pendrive on ubuntu or kali linux.
Install GParted
GParted (GNOME Partition Editor) is a utility for managing your disk partitions. We will use this tool to format USB drive easily, Let’s install it using the commands below.
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gparted
Format
Let’s launch GParted from terminal by executing the command below,
./gparted
Select the USB from the drop down,
Right-Click on the device & select format option, go for ntfs
and click on apply all operations icon as shown below.
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