
In this tutorial, you have learned to format a USB drive on a Linux system via the command-line interface. Similarly, you can format a USB Flash drive with any required file system.
Format with EXT4 File System sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1. Format with NTFS File System sudo mkfs.ntfs /dev/sdc1. Format with vFat File System sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1. To format a USB drive, most of the users prefer VFAT and NTFS file systems because they can be easily used on the Windows operating system. Bakar ISO Kali Linux ke DVD atau gambar Kali Linux Live ke drive USB. Buka jendela Command Prompt sebagai administrator. Now, Use one of the following commands as per the file system you want. Untuk membuat flash drive USB yang dapat di-boot Masukkan flash drive USB ke komputer yang sedang berjalan. So first un-mount /dev/sdc1 USB drive on your system. We can not format any disk on Linux systems that are already mounted. Whenever we attach a USB drive in Ubuntu, it is automatically mounted to the system. Now, You can see that the USD drive is attached as /dev/sdc1 device. df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on This is the step you need to take care, because you may format the wrong disk if not correctly identify your disk.
Insert a USB drive into your system and identify your USB drive correctly. Once completed, boot a PC or laptop with it in, select it as the boot device and hey presto.This tutorial will help Ubuntu (Linux) users with the simple steps for format a USB flash drive using the command line. This will take a while so get yourself a cup of tea 😀
Leave the other options as default and press start. I would recommend leaving using DD Image mode as this can prevent the dreaded “Failed to Detect and Mount CD-ROM” message when using the USB drive to install Kali to another PC You might get a warning about installing in hybrid mode:. You may be prompted with a warning message:.
Press Select and browse to the ISO you downloaded from the Kali website. Select the USB drive from the device list. If you have difficulty because its partitioned and so has multiple letters (or not letter), go to Disk Management (by pressing the Windows key and typing Computer Management), delete all the partitions on it, create a new partition and assign a letter to it. Downloadsĭownload the Rufus utility for creating a bootable USB drive from an ISO ( or download from my site here) Prepare the Driveįirstly, plugin a USB drive and confirm the drive letter for it.
Note: I highly recommend Kali Linux Revealed as a great reference text, whatever your level. This guide assumes you’re using a Windows computer to prepare the bootable USB drive and you already have a 4GB drive (or greater) ready to format and use. I thought I’d write a quick update guide on installing Kali Linux from USB as I’m hoping to encourage more friends to install an instance and start playing.