Ubuntu isn’t usually installed on a FAT32 paritition. It uses either the EXT2 or EXT3 filesystem. It also needs a SWAP partition (this can be created upon installation with no real trouble. It only needs to be small.
The most frequent answer is: i don’t think you can install Ubuntu into a FAT32 file system, but as you write, it is possible to install grub into a FAT32 file system (the grub configuration and drivers). The bootloader itself goes to the head of the drive in BIOS and the EFI partition (which has a FAT32 file system) in UEFI mode.
Why can’t I Mount FAT32 file system on/boot?
The file system type fat32 cannot be mounted on /boot, because it is not a fully-functional Unix file system. Please choose a different file system, such as ext2.
Does ubuntu support exfat?
The Ubuntu repository does not come with any package that supports ex, and fat. To enable access to ex. FAT, we need to install from a third-party PPA. Once you have installed the exfat-utils packages, whenever you plug in your ex. FAT external drive.
Does Linux support exFAT hard drives?
Linux (or Ubuntu, in particular) comes with support for many file systems. If you plug in your USB drive, chances are your Linux system will recognize it immediately and mount it in your file manager. However, if your external hard disk is in the ex. FAT format, your system won’t be able to detect it since it doesn’t support it natively.
This begs the question “Why can’t I mount exFAT files in Ubuntu?”
Ubuntu and many other Linux distributions don’t provide the proprietary ex. FAT file support by default. This is the reason why you see the mount error with ex, and fat files.
What is exFAT file system used for?
, ex FAT file system is Microsoft’s attempt at revitalizing its ancient FAT (and FAT32) file systems to support USB devices., ex FAT is designed to specifically manage files on flash storage media with large sizes of storage, such as external USB storage and SD cards.
Things have changed since the inception of ex. FAT in 2006, the Ubuntu repositories now come with packages which support file systems like ex. FAT so you can share files across different operating systems with ease.
What file system does Ubuntu run on?
Ubuntu is capable of reading and writing files stored on Windows formatted partitions. These partitions are normally formatted with NTFS, but are sometimes formatted with FAT32. You will also see FAT16 on other devices. Ubuntu will show files and folders in NTFS/FAT32 filesystems which are hidden in Windows.