find your usb stick
lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 111.8G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 107.2G 0 part / └─sda5 8:5 0 4.6G 0 part [SWAP] sdb 8:16 1 29.1G 0 disk └─sdb1 8:17 1 29.1G 0 part /media/usb0 loop0 7:0 0 158M 1 loop /media/canoodle/pantheon_v2bmwmitw/videos
umount /dev/sdb1; # umount usb stick
fdisk /dev/sdb; # start partitioning program
# how hit those keys in a sequence
p; # list all existing partitions
d; # delete existing partition
n; # new partition
p; # primary partition
t; # set type of partition
b; # to fat32 Win95
w; # write changes to stick
mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdb1; # create fielsystem fat32
sudo apt-get install mtools; # install Tools for manipulating MSDOS files sudo mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 ::32GBSTICK; # set new label sudo mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 -s ::; # check label
mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb0; # mount stick again
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