HOW TO FORMAT A PARTITION/ DISK OR PEN(FLASH) DRIVE IN UBUNTU OS

Three different ways to format Disk Drives in Ubuntu:

1. By using Commands in Terminal
2. By using Disk Utility
3. By using Gparted Software

1: BY USING COMMANDS IN TERMINAL

Open Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and then enter these Commands:

• #  sudo su  [to allow admin privileges] 
• enter you password
• #  fdisk -l  [this discovers sdXY]

    OR

• #   df  [lists all your disk drives / partitions in summary]
• #   udisks --unmount /dev/sdXY  [unmounts device]
• #   mkfs.vfat /dev/sdXY [formats the device as FAT32]

where X is the alphabet of your device shown after running the command # fdisk -l , or  # df and

          Y is the partition number in disk/device X