Aug 9, 2016 - You can create bootable USB drive as described in the following links. Erase full disk and install Elementary OS – This option erases all data in your. If you happen to use Mac OS X, you will notice that Elementary closely. I would rather not install a 3rd party solution to get Apple products to work the way that seems elementary to all. I expected (and you can blame Apple for this) the Apple TV to deliver on what is so abundant of all Apple products: a solution to a simple and clear need though a simple and clear offering. ![]() ![]() No worries, in Linux you get best of software for free. In this case I recommend using GParted. It is a FOSS and is very powerful in terms of features and what it can do. Let’s see how you can use it to format an storage media to almost any format you need. Format Storage Media in Ubuntu and elementary OS METHOD 1: Using GParted software Step 1: Install GParted: GParted is available in ‘Software Center’ of both Ubuntu and elementary OS. Look for ‘GParted’ and install it. Alternatively, you can use apt-get in terminal to install it. Sudo apt-get install gparted Step 2: Launch the program from ‘Applications’. Step 3: Plugin the storage media which you want to format. Step 4: Right-click on the drive which you want to format and select the desired format. Typically, most of USB drives use FAT32 format, and Windows based external hard disk use NTFS. Bootcamp for mac yosemite. Linux can read any of these formats. GParted Format Options Step 5: Click on green right mark which is nothing but apply. Step 6: GParted will confirm once again if you want to apply the changes. Go ahead an click ‘Apply’. Format Complete That’s it. METHOD 2: From the Terminal You can do the formatting from terminal too. Launch terminal as root. To do that simply type root in Applications search box and click on ‘New Root Tab’. You will have to enter the root password. Terminal – Process of formatting USB Flash Drive Enter the following command to see the list of all storage media connected to your PC. Fdisk -l If you have USB drive connected that you want to format, then enter the following command to see USB flash drive. Df Typically, USB flash drives are mounted at /deb/sdb1. Now umount the USB flash drive: umount /dev/sdb1 Finally, enter the format command: mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1 The above command will format the drive to FAT32. If you want to format to NTFS, use the following instead: mkfs.ntfs /dev/sdb1 That’s it. Which method did you use? I'm Kiran Kumar, founder of FOSSLinux.com. I'm an avid Linux lover and enjoy hands-on with new promising distros. Currently, I'm using Ubuntu as a daily driver and run several other distros such as Fedora, Solus, Manjaro, Debian, and some new ones on my test PC and virtual machines. I have a day job as an Engineer, and this website is one of my favorite past time activities especially during Winter;). When I'm not writing for FOSSLinux, I'm seen biking and hiking on scenic trails. Hope you enjoy using this website as much as I do writing for it. Feedback from readers is something that inspires me to do more, and spread Linux love! If you find a time, drop me an email or feedback from the 'Contact' page. Or simply leave a comment below if you found this article useful. Have a good day!
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