installing gparted(Gnome Partition Editor) and formatting USB on Ubuntu

 launch a terminal and type

sudo apt-get install gparted


(Above step requires Administrator privileges)



open terminal and type gparted or go to  System->Administration->Partition Editor


Right-click on the device in the GParted window.


then click "Unmount." 


Right-click on the device (after it is unmounted) and then hover over "Format to."


Select the desired file system type (RiserFS, linux-swap, Ext 2/3 or FAT16/32).


click "Apply".


Flash drive is formatted. 


To mount the flash drive, unplug it and then plug it back in.