One can now use usb-creator-gtk (a GUI application in Ubuntu) to easily format a USB drive with persistence enabled so I am setting this bug to Fix Released.
** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/34169 Title: LiveCD: Persistence is complex to use To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/34169/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs