Re: how2 format a flash drive

From	George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: how2 format a flash drive
Date	2024-06-26 01:30 +0200
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On Wednesday, 26-06-2024 at 05:43 Lee wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 11:47 AM Joe  wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:53:41 -0400
> > Lee wrote:
> >
> > > My old laptop died; I just got a new one and it has _no_ optical
> > > drive.  But the Debian install from flash instructions were excellent
> > > & I now have a laptop running Debian.
> > >
> > > My question is: how do I reformat the flash drive so it's usable as a
> > > "normal" flash drive again?

Did you try gparted, a user friendly graphical partition manager?  I do not know if it would do what you want, but I expect it will, it has always helped me out.

> > >
> > > Nothing I tried worked.. I ended up putting the thumb drive in a
> > > Windows machine and formatting it there; it would be nice to know how
> > > to restore the thumb drive to working order on Debian.
> > >
> >
> > Experience suggests that if it will be used on a Windows machine, e.g.
> > for file transfer, it's probably best to format it in Windows.
> 
> Yes, but I did the "burn the boats" thing with my new desktop & wiped
> windows and installed debian.

Good on you !  I support you in this move.

If you have any grips or difficulties, please mention them. After five years of using XFCE, I no longer have desires to go back to Windows. Steam has helped me play the few Windows based games that I play with my children. I have yet to master Wine, but then Linux has all the programs I need so I don't have much need for Wine.

> My remaining Windows 10 machine goes end of life... at the end of the
> year?  So I need to learn how to live without windows -- which I have

I would like you to keep a diary of your journey, of what challenges you face and how you moved past, this could help other people you know who want to make this journey.

> mostly.  I just haven't adjusted to Linux and the horrible UI :(  Or

I wonder what UI you are using?  

Would you be using Gnome? There are many people who really like the Gnome UI, but I do not, I prefer KDE, Cinnamon, and XFCE.

Maybe because I am a long time Windows user, I prefer text based menus over the smartphone style icon based menus, like Gnome, Windows 3.x, Windows 8.x, Windows 11.

I use XFCE on my main PC, and very much appreciate it. Simple, elegant, and to the point menu system, customisable task bars, customisable system tray, etc.

When my wife returned to Linux this year, I set up her PC with KDE Plasma 6. I find this UI very attractive, modern, and a great temptation to leave XFCE, but XFCE is just so nice and simple to use so I will stay with XFCE for now. I use Menulibre to add menu items.

I also like Cinnamon, I find it 'beautiful' to look at, and a very simple and uncluttered UI. Great for computer users who never change the look and feel of their UI.

I think KDE is better for someone who is familiar with computers and wants to make a few changes to their UI's behaviour. 

So far I have not mentioned Mate. If I recall correctly, Mate has three main menus, I only see the need for one, hence prefer KDE, Cinnamon, and XFCE.

> how user _un_friendly linux can be.  Whoever came up with scroll bars
> that play hide & seek should be tarred & feathered.

If I recall correctly, in KDE and in Firefox I was able to turn scroll bars on permanently, so much nicer than "scroll bars that play hide & seek". I am currently using KDE, and my Firefox and File manager have permanently visible scroll bars, 'as it should be'. 

Disclaimer: These are my personal preferences. Other peoples experiences and preferences may vary.

> 
> Lee
> 
>

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how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-25 16:00 +0200
  Re: how2 format a flash drive "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-06-25 16:30 +0200
    Re: how2 format a flash drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-06-25 16:50 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-06-25 18:30 +0200
        Re: how2 format a flash drive "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-06-25 18:50 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive eben@gmx.us - 2024-06-25 19:20 +0200
        Re: how2 format a flash drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-06-26 01:00 +0200
    Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-25 21:40 +0200
  Re: how2 format a flash drive Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-06-25 17:50 +0200
    Re: how2 format a flash drive Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2024-06-25 18:50 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-26 01:30 +0200
    Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-25 21:50 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive eben@gmx.us - 2024-06-25 22:20 +0200
      Re: how2 format a flash drive George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-06-26 01:30 +0200
        Re: how2 format a flash drive sd@swampdog.co.uk - 2024-06-27 15:30 +0200
        Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-06-29 18:50 +0200
          Re: how2 format a flash drive Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2024-06-29 19:40 +0200
            Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 04:40 +0200
              Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 07:50 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 15:10 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-07-01 15:50 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 21:30 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-07-02 05:50 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2024-07-02 06:10 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-07-02 06:40 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-07-02 06:50 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 10:20 +0200
                Telemetry, data hoarding [was: how2 format a flash drive] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-07-02 10:30 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 11:20 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2024-07-02 17:20 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 10:30 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 11:30 +0200
                Re: how2 format a flash drive Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-02 22:40 +0200
          Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-06-29 22:50 +0200
            Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 03:40 +0200
              Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 08:00 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 17:40 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 09:00 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 17:10 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-07 23:50 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-07-08 04:40 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-08 16:30 +0200
            Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 03:40 +0200
              Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 03:50 +0200
                Re: Browser traffic interception/inspection (was: how2 format a flash drive) Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 07:50 +0200
          Re: how2 format a flash drive Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2024-06-30 08:20 +0200
          Re: how2 format a flash drive Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-07-01 08:00 +0200
  Re: how2 format a flash drive Marc SCHAEFER <schaefer@alphanet.ch> - 2024-07-06 17:50 +0200

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