How do I change the “label” reported by lsblk?
I have a USB stick that once-upon-a-time contained Ubuntu installation media. I have repurposed the device, but the original label has stuck despite my efforts to change it.
lsblk -o label reports that the name is Ubuntu 16.10 amd64 (from prior use). lsblk reports this same label for each of its 4 new partitions, and this label shows up as a mountpoint each time I insert the disk. This is confusing from many perspectives.
I have tried the following, unsuccessfully:
- changing partition names using parted
- re-partitioning
- new disk label (gpt)
- new UUIDs for disk and partitions
- different computers.
Where is this "label" coming from, and how do I change it?
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I have a USB stick that once-upon-a-time contained Ubuntu installation media. I have repurposed the device, but the original label has stuck despite my efforts to change it.
lsblk -o label reports that the name is Ubuntu 16.10 amd64 (from prior use). lsblk reports this same label for each of its 4 new partitions, and this label shows up as a mountpoint each time I insert the disk. This is confusing from many perspectives.
I have tried the following, unsuccessfully:
- changing partition names using parted
- re-partitioning
- new disk label (gpt)
- new UUIDs for disk and partitions
- different computers.
Where is this "label" coming from, and how do I change it?
partitioning usb-drive
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Possible duplicate of How do I rename a USB drive?
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I have a USB stick that once-upon-a-time contained Ubuntu installation media. I have repurposed the device, but the original label has stuck despite my efforts to change it.
lsblk -o label reports that the name is Ubuntu 16.10 amd64 (from prior use). lsblk reports this same label for each of its 4 new partitions, and this label shows up as a mountpoint each time I insert the disk. This is confusing from many perspectives.
I have tried the following, unsuccessfully:
- changing partition names using parted
- re-partitioning
- new disk label (gpt)
- new UUIDs for disk and partitions
- different computers.
Where is this "label" coming from, and how do I change it?
partitioning usb-drive
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I have a USB stick that once-upon-a-time contained Ubuntu installation media. I have repurposed the device, but the original label has stuck despite my efforts to change it.
lsblk -o label reports that the name is Ubuntu 16.10 amd64 (from prior use). lsblk reports this same label for each of its 4 new partitions, and this label shows up as a mountpoint each time I insert the disk. This is confusing from many perspectives.
I have tried the following, unsuccessfully:
- changing partition names using parted
- re-partitioning
- new disk label (gpt)
- new UUIDs for disk and partitions
- different computers.
Where is this "label" coming from, and how do I change it?
partitioning usb-drive
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Possible duplicate of How do I rename a USB drive?
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Since the label is a property of the filesystem there are individual ways to set the label for different file systems.
for ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems you use:
e2label /dev/XXX <label>
for btrfs:
btrfs filesystem label /dev/XXX <label>
for reiserfs:
reiserfstune -l <label> /dev/XXX
for jfs:
jfs_tune -L <label> /dev/XXX
for xfs:
xfs_admin -L <label> /dev/XXX
for fat/vfat (using dosfstools):
fatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
OR (using mtools):
mlabel -i /dev/XXX ::<label>
for exfat:
exfatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
for ntfs:
ntfslabel /dev/XXX <label>
for swap:
swaplabel -L <label> /dev/XXX
source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/persistent_block_device_naming#by-label
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! :-) Excellent first answer! +1 Please do take the tour to familiarize yourself with how this site works as it's something like the star in the middle of this... ;-)
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The easy way is to start gparted and in the top right go to /dev/XdY:
The options are:
right-click the partition you want to rename and click Label file system
Then type the name you want the partition to have and press OK
Repeat for the other partitions.
Click the little green check-mark, applying all operations
If that would fail, take option 2:
Go to the menu Device - Create Partition Table - msdos and this
will destroy everything on the USB disk,
including the partitions with their silly names.
Note: If you would want to do this from the command line the hard way, use parted instead of gparted. ;-)
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... or fairly easy via the command line withtune2fsforext2/ext3/ext4file systems. (+1 by the way)
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Since the label is a property of the filesystem there are individual ways to set the label for different file systems.
for ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems you use:
e2label /dev/XXX <label>
for btrfs:
btrfs filesystem label /dev/XXX <label>
for reiserfs:
reiserfstune -l <label> /dev/XXX
for jfs:
jfs_tune -L <label> /dev/XXX
for xfs:
xfs_admin -L <label> /dev/XXX
for fat/vfat (using dosfstools):
fatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
OR (using mtools):
mlabel -i /dev/XXX ::<label>
for exfat:
exfatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
for ntfs:
ntfslabel /dev/XXX <label>
for swap:
swaplabel -L <label> /dev/XXX
source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/persistent_block_device_naming#by-label
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! :-) Excellent first answer! +1 Please do take the tour to familiarize yourself with how this site works as it's something like the star in the middle of this... ;-)
– Fabby
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Since the label is a property of the filesystem there are individual ways to set the label for different file systems.
for ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems you use:
e2label /dev/XXX <label>
for btrfs:
btrfs filesystem label /dev/XXX <label>
for reiserfs:
reiserfstune -l <label> /dev/XXX
for jfs:
jfs_tune -L <label> /dev/XXX
for xfs:
xfs_admin -L <label> /dev/XXX
for fat/vfat (using dosfstools):
fatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
OR (using mtools):
mlabel -i /dev/XXX ::<label>
for exfat:
exfatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
for ntfs:
ntfslabel /dev/XXX <label>
for swap:
swaplabel -L <label> /dev/XXX
source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/persistent_block_device_naming#by-label
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! :-) Excellent first answer! +1 Please do take the tour to familiarize yourself with how this site works as it's something like the star in the middle of this... ;-)
– Fabby
20 mins ago
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Since the label is a property of the filesystem there are individual ways to set the label for different file systems.
for ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems you use:
e2label /dev/XXX <label>
for btrfs:
btrfs filesystem label /dev/XXX <label>
for reiserfs:
reiserfstune -l <label> /dev/XXX
for jfs:
jfs_tune -L <label> /dev/XXX
for xfs:
xfs_admin -L <label> /dev/XXX
for fat/vfat (using dosfstools):
fatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
OR (using mtools):
mlabel -i /dev/XXX ::<label>
for exfat:
exfatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
for ntfs:
ntfslabel /dev/XXX <label>
for swap:
swaplabel -L <label> /dev/XXX
source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/persistent_block_device_naming#by-label
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Since the label is a property of the filesystem there are individual ways to set the label for different file systems.
for ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems you use:
e2label /dev/XXX <label>
for btrfs:
btrfs filesystem label /dev/XXX <label>
for reiserfs:
reiserfstune -l <label> /dev/XXX
for jfs:
jfs_tune -L <label> /dev/XXX
for xfs:
xfs_admin -L <label> /dev/XXX
for fat/vfat (using dosfstools):
fatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
OR (using mtools):
mlabel -i /dev/XXX ::<label>
for exfat:
exfatlabel /dev/XXX <label>
for ntfs:
ntfslabel /dev/XXX <label>
for swap:
swaplabel -L <label> /dev/XXX
source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/persistent_block_device_naming#by-label
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! :-) Excellent first answer! +1 Please do take the tour to familiarize yourself with how this site works as it's something like the star in the middle of this... ;-)
– Fabby
20 mins ago
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! :-) Excellent first answer! +1 Please do take the tour to familiarize yourself with how this site works as it's something like the star in the middle of this... ;-)
– Fabby
20 mins ago
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! :-) Excellent first answer! +1 Please do take the tour to familiarize yourself with how this site works as it's something like the star in the middle of this... ;-)
– Fabby
20 mins ago
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! :-) Excellent first answer! +1 Please do take the tour to familiarize yourself with how this site works as it's something like the star in the middle of this... ;-)
– Fabby
20 mins ago
add a comment |
The easy way is to start gparted and in the top right go to /dev/XdY:
The options are:
right-click the partition you want to rename and click Label file system
Then type the name you want the partition to have and press OK
Repeat for the other partitions.
Click the little green check-mark, applying all operations
If that would fail, take option 2:
Go to the menu Device - Create Partition Table - msdos and this
will destroy everything on the USB disk,
including the partitions with their silly names.
Note: If you would want to do this from the command line the hard way, use parted instead of gparted. ;-)
answered 2 hours ago
Fabby
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... or fairly easy via the command line withtune2fsforext2/ext3/ext4file systems. (+1 by the way)
– sudodus
24 mins ago
add a comment |
The easy way is to start gparted and in the top right go to /dev/XdY:
The options are:
right-click the partition you want to rename and click Label file system
Then type the name you want the partition to have and press OK
Repeat for the other partitions.
Click the little green check-mark, applying all operations
If that would fail, take option 2:
Go to the menu Device - Create Partition Table - msdos and this
will destroy everything on the USB disk,
including the partitions with their silly names.
Note: If you would want to do this from the command line the hard way, use parted instead of gparted. ;-)
answered 2 hours ago
Fabby
26.3k1360159
2
... or fairly easy via the command line withtune2fsforext2/ext3/ext4file systems. (+1 by the way)
– sudodus
24 mins ago
add a comment |
The easy way is to start gparted and in the top right go to /dev/XdY:
The options are:
right-click the partition you want to rename and click Label file system
Then type the name you want the partition to have and press OK
Repeat for the other partitions.
Click the little green check-mark, applying all operations
If that would fail, take option 2:
Go to the menu Device - Create Partition Table - msdos and this
will destroy everything on the USB disk,
including the partitions with their silly names.
Note: If you would want to do this from the command line the hard way, use parted instead of gparted. ;-)
answered 2 hours ago
Fabby
26.3k1360159
The easy way is to start gparted and in the top right go to /dev/XdY:
The options are:
right-click the partition you want to rename and click Label file system
Then type the name you want the partition to have and press OK
Repeat for the other partitions.
Click the little green check-mark, applying all operations
If that would fail, take option 2:
Go to the menu Device - Create Partition Table - msdos and this
will destroy everything on the USB disk,
including the partitions with their silly names.
Note: If you would want to do this from the command line the hard way, use parted instead of gparted. ;-)
answered 2 hours ago
Fabby
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... or fairly easy via the command line withtune2fsforext2/ext3/ext4file systems. (+1 by the way)
– sudodus
24 mins ago
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... or fairly easy via the command line withtune2fsforext2/ext3/ext4file systems. (+1 by the way)
– sudodus
24 mins ago
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... or fairly easy via the command line with
tune2fs for ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems. (+1 by the way)– sudodus
24 mins ago
... or fairly easy via the command line with
tune2fs for ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems. (+1 by the way)– sudodus
24 mins ago
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