How to wipe USB drive in Linux

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Hi, I need to repurpose the usb drive that I used for installing e/os.

I have wiped one previously on a Windows pc, but I am at a Linux (Elementary os) laptop at the moment.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Securely: Data Erasure - Divested Computing

Otherwise just format via GNOME Disks? Wipe everything off a removable disk

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Gnome disks or Gparted are the easiest options. I don’t believe Elementary has Gnome Disks by default, so the link below should help you install it and has directions:

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Thanks for both replies.

What threw me with Gnome, was there is no icon in applications, you have to open it from terminal (in the instructions on the linked article)

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Well, you find a nice GUI with Gparted: https://gparted.org

BTW, formatting an USB-drive should work by right-clicking on it in the data-manager and selecting the appropriate.