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Enter the password to your user account, as root privileges are required to use the program. Step 2: When you launch the KDE Partition Manager, a password box will appear. Then, type “Partition Manager” and launch it. To do this, open up the app menu by pressing Win. Step 1: Launch the KDE Partition Manager on your Linux desktop. Once the KDE Partition Manager is installed on your Linux PC, follow the step-by-step instructions below to learn how to erase your USB flash drive securely. If you are still using 15.0 LEAP, you must upgrade, or KDE Partition Manager will not install from the software repositories. The KDE Partition Manager app is available to all OpenSUSE Linux users running 15.1 LEAP or Tumbleweed. Ubuntu sudo apt install partitionmanager Debian sudo apt-get install partitionmanager Arch Linux sudo pacman -S partitionmanager Fedora sudo dnf install kde-partitionmanager OpenSUSE Then, follow command-line instructions outlined below that correspond to your Linux distribution. Open up a terminal window on your Linux PC by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or Ctrl + Shift + T on the keyboard. To start the process of erasing your USB flash drive securely, the KDE Partition Manager must be installed. Why? It has a built-in “Shred” function that can safely delete any partition on any device, including USB ones. If you’re a beginner Linux user, the best way to erase a USB flash drive securely is with the KDE Partition Manager. Option 1 – Erase USB flash drive with KDE Partition Manager