An ISO on a USB drive is exactly the same as one on a DVD. As one of the first steps the installer will ask you if you want to:

“Use the Entire Disk” – in which case it will partition and format automatically
or
“Use Existing Partitions” – in which case it will ask you for desired mount points and let you format them to any of a dozen filesystem formats
or
“Do a Custom or Manual Partitioning” – in which case you will have to create the partitions you want (/, /home, swap, etc.) and then format them.

The bottom line is that the installer will format the partitions BUT only if you tell it to do so.

For my installs, I first run a stand-alone GParted to partition and format my discs. Then I do the actual install using the “Use the Existing Partitions” option. It may be a little extra work but I can safely keep partitioning/formatting until I get the configuration I am satisfied with. Also, I use a partition tool I am familiar with. Distro installers use different partitioners.

@Dragonmouth,

Sorry for the errors, I have updated the article as suggested by you…

Step 7 shows you chose to install XFCE as the Desktop Environment.

Step 10 shows 3 screenshots of XFCE DE.

Does anybody edit the articles for accuracy and consistency?

@Matheus,

To enable root login in Kali Linux, do:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install kali-root-login
$ sudo passwd
[Enter password twice]