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Re: How can I create a FAT32 or NTFS FS



On Lu, 06 sep 10, 09:25:25, Merciadri Luca wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I sometimes use gparted to make a filesystem in an easier way than using
> CLI. The fact is that gparted appears, to me, as a frontend for CLI
> commands. I want to format an USB key, and change the filesystem to
> fat32, or ntfs. It is currently under ext3. I unmount it, delete the FS,
> and manage to create a new partition. But `fat32' and `ntfs' are
> impossible choices when creating the new FS. (They are deactivated.)
> 
> Why?

You are probably missing the packages dosfstools and ntfsprogs. They are 
both 'Suggested' by gparted, but not 'Recommended' because most 
GNU/Linux users should not need them.

Regards,
Andrei
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