command line tools

looking up partition info

(sudo) fdisk /dev/sdb

opens a prompt:

m: help
p: print partition table
i: print info on a partition

manipulating partition table

(sudo) fdisk /dev/sdb

opens a prompt:

d: delete partition
n: add partition

creating file system (formatting)

First, create partition. That will create device, e.g. /dev/sdb1

Then use mkfs.TYPE, e.g.:

(sudo) mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1

graphical tools

  • gparted
  • Gnome Disks
    • menu: Applications > System Tools > Preferences > Disks
    • apt install gnome-disk-utility cryptsetup