How to format a USB or external drive in Kubuntu 12.04.01?

I am aware that similar questions have been answered before for different versions/releases of Ubuntu, but I cannot find an application to reformat a USB stick in Kubuntu 12.04.01. Right-clicking the drive in Dolphin doesn't give the format option. Is it possible on software that comes with the package, without resorting to the Terminal or GParted?

2 Answers

Try Disk Utility.

This is capable to formatting drives and manage partitions.

On Kubuntu 14.04:

Run Startup Disk Creator and choose your USB drive in Disk to use list. Then press Erase Disk button.