Version 2.8 (June, 19^th 2011) :

New Linux Distributions supported :

• EXCLUSIVE : Backtrack 5 GNOME/KDE
• EXCLUSIVE : ESXi 4.1 U1 (includind ks.cfg with extended infos)
• Windows 7 / Vista
• Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2
• SimplyMEPIS 11.0
• AntiX M11
• SuperOS 11.04
• Fuduntu 14.10
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• GRML 2011.05
• IPFire 2.9 - Core 49
• Chakra 2011.04-r1 (CD)
• Parted Magic 6.2
• DoudouLinux 1.0
• MacPup 525
• SystemRescueCD 2.2.0
• Bodhi Linux 1.1.0
• VortexBox 1.9
• VectorLinux 6.0 SOHO
• Zenwalk 7.0 Live
• Zenix 2.0
• Debian 6 (Non-Live)
• Meego 1.2 (experimental support)

Major features :

• Windows ISO support !
• Improved success of booting by replacing Syslinux modules with matching versions
• Default mode should work with any Mepis, ArchLinux, Chakra, Gentoo/Sabayon variants and Puppy variants
• Polish Translation

New features and improvements :

• Does not show Persistence menu until it is really enabled (less confusing)
• a lot of new keywords for recognition
• Compiled using latest AutoIT 3.3.7.10 (beta)
• Polish translation
• Keep checked options in memory
• new advanced parameter skip_keyboard_detection
• new advanced parameter force_iso_mode to treat IMG file as ISO (hybrid ISO)
• updated syslinux to 4.0.4
• updated Vbox Launcher with a new security (warning when trying to run it on Windows system drive)
• Improved default mode for , ArchLinux variants and Puppy Variants
• Alert if key has been removed before creating

Fixed bugs :

• inaccurate infos in Step 3 (persistence size)
• Portable-VirtualBox was not able to detect regular version (4.0.8 only)
• Showing bad update number in splash screen right after an update (fix backported to 2.7.5)
• Vbox_pack : crashed when no disk attached to LinuxLive
• Broken Ubuntu support (file not found on boot menu) due to replacement of gfxboot.c32
• Crash with BackTrack 5
• Recognition could bug with Ubuntu variant having 3 numbers release code (10.10.2)
• Recognition of Non Live debian was bugged
• potential crashes when installing syslinux boot sectors

Known bugs :

• explorer needs to be closed when installing windows bootsector for windows ISO
• Progress bar not progressing (very random)
• Mirror testing shows some mirrors offline (random too)
• Unresponsive GUI (only last few millisec)
• explorer needs to be closed when installing windows bootsector for windows ISO

Version 2.7 (March, 3^rd 2011) :

New Linux Distributions supported :

• Debian 6.0.0 Gnome/KDE/Xfce/LXDE/Standard (with persistence)
• CrunchBang 10 "Statler" Xfce/OpenBox (with persistence)
• XBMC Live 10.0 "Dharma" (with persistence)
• Linux Mint Debian 2011-01 Gnome DVD (with persistence)
• DouDou Linux 2010-11 (with persistence)
• Linux Mint 10 "Julia" (KDE) DVD
• ArchBang 2011.02
• PartedMagic 5.10
• SystemRescueCD 2.0.1
• Puppeee 4.4 Celeron/Atom
• Peppermint OS One 01-04-2011
• Sabayon 5.5 Gnome & KDE
• BackBox 1
• VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
• SMS (Superb Mini Server) Live 1.5.6
• IPFire 2.9 - Core 44
• ArchBang 2011.01 "Symbiosis"
• Chakra 0.3.2 RC
• Jolicloud 1.1.1
• Finnix 101
• SMS (Superb Mini Server) Live 1.5.6
• Gnome 3 Beta
• Grml 2010.12

Major features :

• Persistence for Debian 6.X, Mint 10 Debian, CrunchBang 10
• Now using Virtualbox 4.X (cannot be used if VirtualBox < 4.0 is installed)
• Default mode is smarter and more flexible, should work with more Linux
• Splash screen with status
• New options : You can now force LiLi to use default mode or same parameters as any Linux supported (not only the latest versions)
• New translations : Dutch, Russian, Hindi, Indonesian Bahasa
• Faster to check for update and to create keys, less web queries and more secured using HTTPS
• Auto-detection of syslinux 3/4 and using the good one
• Download folder for Linux distros can be set (saving to NAS is experimental but seems to work)
• Improved handling of VirtualBox pack (better caching, improved update system, integrity check, faster to install)
• Crash reporter with feedbacks

New features and improvements :

• Free space calculation is more accurate
• Created an Install-Only flag for Linux distros without Live mode
• Using Portable-VirtualBox 4.0
• new crash reporter with an integrated contact form + option to send report or not
• updated tools : 7zip 9.20, syslinux 4.03, GRUB4DOS 0.4.4 2009-06-20
• added new keywords for new distros (doudoulinux,wifiway,untangle,pinguy,finnix ....)
• accurate language statistics
• better way of comparing version numbers for updates
• font_size paramaters for translations (Hindi bug)

Fixed bugs :

• Persistence could not be bigger than 3950 MM, new limit is 4090 MB(approx 4GB)
• Setting RAM parameters was not working with VirtualBox 4.X
• Slow when selecting a USB drive
• May have fixed a crash with Debian variants
• Fixed every translations (ponctuation)
• direct link to download latest beta
• Trailing zeroes were not trimmed on MBR ID for OpenSUSE
• Forcing default mode was blocking step2
• (Bonus) LiLi MD5 Hasher was compiled for x64 instead of x86
• potential bugs with options menu
• proxy username, password and URL could not be longer than XX caracters
• FS#304 (unwanted name changes) may be fixed using an alternative method (needs confirmation)
• could not click on licence in the options + dead links on contact and license
• Stability issues when testing mirrors
• Fixed a crash with functions _ArraySomething
• Bonus : Fixed liLi's easy hasher bug when selecting more than one file
• better checking of error on Progress Bars
• SmartClean not cleaning persistence file
• archbang 2010.10 recognized as Ubuntu 10.10
• Lubuntu 10.10 not using txt.cfg (text.cfg instead)
• Formatting was using Third party tool instead of default

Known bugs :

• GUI may flicker or hang but usually it comes back
• Mirror checking can display erroneous latencies
• Progress bar not progressing sometimes
• cannot stop a Linux download unless you shut LiLi's down
• Asian characters not displaying in the progress bar
• Some labels length need to be adapted to translations
• Still missing translations (German, Hungarian, Indonesian)

Version 2.6 (September, 17^th 2010) :

New LiNUXES SUPPORTED :

• NEW : ArchLinux 2010.05
• NEW : OpenSUSE 11.3 (Gnome)
• NEW : OpenSUSE 11.3 (KDE)
• NEW : SMS (Simple Mini Server) Live 1.5.3
• NEW : Linux Mint 9 Debian Gnome DVD
• NEW : Aptosid 2010-02 "Keres" Xfce/KDE Lite
• NEW : Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat"
• NEW : Peppermint OS Ice 07-14-2010 and One 08042010
• NEW : UberStudent 1.0 LXDE "Cicero"
• Linux Mint 9 "Isadora" Fluxbox/Xfce/LXDE/Gnome
• SystemRescueCD 1.6.0
• Tiny Core 3.1
• Ubuntu/Kubuntu 10.04.1 "Lucid Lynx" (Gnome)
• Kubuntu 10.04.1 Netbook (KDE)
• Super OS 10.04
• Debian Live 5.0.6 Gnome/KDE/Xfce/LXDE
• Parted Magic 5.4
• Chakra 0.2.1
• Backtrack 4 R1
• JoliCloud 1.0 (may not work in VirtualBox)
• Puppy Linux 5.10
• Salix 13.1.1 : install only (no live mode)
• Puppy Linux 5.0.1 (Lucid Puppy)
• Sabayon 5.3 LXDE/Xfce
• Android x86 1.6 r2
• Redo backup and recovery 0.9.3

New MAJOR Features :

• SmartClean will clean the old Live USB installs from your key before any new installs. No garbage files remaining. Plus, you can do it manually by running Remove_LiLi.bat (show hidden + system file)
• HashCache : you always use the same ISO to crete your keys ? LiLi is caching the MD5 hashes so it will check it instantly once you create your first key.
• Dual VirtualBox launcher : you already installed VirtualBox ? LiLi is automatically running either the Non-portable or the Portable version if not present. Everything is taking care of.
• New option menu : let you set langs, proxy settings, advanced settings or force using a Linux parameters (for unknown ISO)
• New languages : Dutch, Chinese, Hungarian, Russian, Korean
• Now using a setup installer easier and faster to use
• You will be alerted if your ISO is corrupted (really corrupted not just bad MD5 hash)
• Speed improvements : Formatting persistence is now 15 times faster, faster to run/close, accurate space calculation, Portable-VirtualBox will be installed only one time and updated if needed ...
• Many bugfixes : fixed auto-detecting language, few crashes (iso corrupted, ), auto-update not working with a proxy ...
• New partnership with OSDisc.com if you need to buy cheap CD/DVD/Live USB

Improvements :

• Improved general stability
• Auto-restart LiLi after changing language
• improve the way the GUI appears + new splashscreen logo for waiting
• Two new parameters : skip_feedback_for_beta and skip_finalhelp
• updates Portable-VirtualBox pack only if needed
• use syslinux 4 only when need to (no retro-compatibility with syslinux 3)
• Alert when detecting corrupted ISO (really corrupted ones)
• space calculation more accurate when using an ISO
• creates an uninstall script on the thumb drive + more accurate when calculating free space
• bonus : MD5 and SHA1 more stable and faster
• improved way of handling Ubuntu variants + automatically select the preseed
• new way of calculating MD5 (faster and more stable)
• automatic downloads are named .temp until completion and put onto User's Desktop
• divided by 10 the time needed to launch LiLi !! (from 3 sec to 0.3s)
• using fat32format to format disks of any size
• compiled using the latest AutoIT 3.3.6.1
• Now also committing VirtualBox launchers to SVN repository.
• Write settings to registry in order to be available after an update
• Portable mode (does not write to registry), using lili_portable_mode=yes
• one log per day instead of one per run
• showing an error when trying to write an IMG file to a busy device
• does not show "Persistent Mode" in boot options when not available
• Full proxy support
• improved the uninstall batch file
• Better keyboard and locales detection for Ubuntu boot
• intelligent error detection (on syslinux and 7-zip actions)
• increased verbosity of system reports
• status of step 5 should not flickers anymore

Fixed bugs :

• MAJOR : Fixed some crashes on AMD x64 systems when calculating MD5 Hash
• MAJOR : GUI could freeze when opening the options menu
• MAJOR : crashes when ISO is corrupted or cannot be opened by 7-zip
• MAJOR : on multi-user systems language detection could be wrong
• somes features (auto-updates) were not working when using a proxy
• Recalculating free space when selecting/unselecting VirtualBox option
• Android x86 not recognized
• bug when syslinux 4 was used (Ubuntu 10.10 for exemple)
• does not unselect the ISO when no file is selected
• auto-detecting language now using the current user language instead of OS Language
• VirtualBox launcher was not detecting non-portable virtualbox on x64 systems
• bugs when extracting (now answers yes to every questions)
• syslinux.cfg file not cleaned when in root folder
• Boot menu unreadable in some languages (unicode not supported in syslinux)
• Status could be unreadable sometimes
• could be unstable when no internet
• compatibility list update could not be over version 10
• list of linux not showing up sometimes
• AutoClean batch file was not working on XP
• display bug on some distro with Built-In persistency
• progress bar not progressing
• Netbook warning showing only once
• non functioning "Make a donation" and "Contact me"
• little bug on proxy modes( no proxy instead of system settings)

Known bugs :

• Some translations are missing for Russian, Japanese and Korean (most are in the options menu)
• Automatic bug reporting not working when using a proxy
• Cannot stop an automatic download

Version 2.5 (May, 6^th 2010) :

New LiNUXES SUPPORTED :

• NEW : Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Kubuntu/Mythbuntu 10.04
• NEW : Ubuntu/Kubuntu Netbook 10.04
• NEW : PCLinux OS 2010 KDE, Gnome, E-17, LXDE & Xfce
• NEW : Elive 2.0
• NEW : Mint 8 KDE/Xfce/LXDE
• NEW : Android x86 1.6
• NEW : Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry
• NEW : Element OS 1.1
• NEW : SimplyMEPIS 8.0.15
• NEW : antiX M8.2
• NEW : Xange & OpenXange 2010
• NEW : Lubuntu 10.04
• NEW : EasyPeasy 1.6
• UPDATED : PCLinuxOS KDE 2010.1
• UPDATED : Parted Magic 4.10
• UPDATED : SystemRescueCD 1.5.3
• UPDATED : Tiny Core 2.11
• UPDATED : Grml 2010.04
• UPDATED : TouTou Linux 4.3.1
• UPDATED : Debian Live 5.0.4
• UPDATED : Ubuntu 10.04 Beta2
• UPDATED : PloP & Plop X 4.0.6
• UPDATED : Chakra Alpha 5
• UPDATED : Clonezilla Live CD 1.2.3-27
• UPDATED : Slitaz 3.0
• UPDATED : Sabayon 5.2 KDE & Gnome
• UPDATED : Trisquel 3.5 "Awen"
• UPDATED : Gparted Live 0.5.2-1
• UPDATED : JoliCloud Pre-Final
• END OF SUPPORT : Mint 6 & 7

New Features :

• Swedish translation
• warning when trying to create the key twice in a row
• display what is new in compatibility list updates
• better settings.ini
• very big code cleanup / splitting
• GUI is now FULLY translated (even linux list sections)
• fixed missing translations
• backing up the old_autorun before creating lili's
• Updated 7zip to 9.13 beta
• Updated to use syslinux 3.86
• additional security when using experimental IMG files support
• Now handling well server and alternate version (treated as regular linuxes)

Fixed Bugs :

• crash when using .IMG file ath the end of the install
• crash could occur when trying to list some files at the end of the install
• bootlogo file too big with PCLinuxOS 2010
• Mint KDE splash screen now showing
• was not logging system config
• fixed potential crash when listing files in ISO
• Mirror list was not showing up sometimes
• bad recognition for Gparted Live
• GUI could only be minimized once when downloading
• bug saying that Puppy Linux is not supported

Known Bugs :

• select linux box (step 2) does not show until you put your mouse on it
• progress bar may not progress until done (random bug)
• Persistency not working for most Linuxes in VirtualBox under Seven/Vista (FS#73)

Version 2.4 (February, 3^th 2010) :

New LiNUXES SUPPORTED :

• NEW : JoliCloud Pre-Beta
• UPDATED : Tiny Core 2.8
• UPDATED : SystemRescueCD 1.3.5
• UPDATED : Clonezilla Live CD 1.2.3-27

New Features :

• MAJOR: Auto-Updating compatibility list
• improved global performances

Fixed Bugs :

• several graphics bugs
• wrong hash for xPUD and Fedora 12 KDE
• CD support was broken (again...)
• check error on Fedora 12 KDE
• LiLi was slow to start when no internet
• missing german translations
• no more blacklist

Known Bugs :

• Persistency not working for most Linuxes in VirtualBox under Seven/Vista (FS#73)

Version 2.3 (January, 24^th 2010) :

New LiNUXES SUPPORTED :

• BackTrack 4 Final with persistence
• Sabayon Linux 5.1 (Gnome/KDE)
• Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 with persistence
• Gentoo live DVD 10.1
• xPud 0.9.2
• SystemRescueCD 1.3.3
• Ophcrack XP & Vista 2.3.1
• TinyCore 2.7 with persistence

New Features :

• MAJOR : LiLi is now able to boot any GRUB based ISO
• Finished translating the code (should be completely in english now)
• Compiled using AutoIT 3.3.0.0
• Now checking for new beta version when already using a beta
• Adding external French translation
• Big code cleanup (especially Ubuntu_WriteTextCFG and Check_source_integrity
• New syntax for supported features in compatibility list
• integrated progress bar when checking MD5 + new display of info
• Automatically set VirtualBox RAM to recommended value
• Add verbose_logging option for debug
• Now displaying "Built-in persistency" for appropriate linuxes
• syslinux updated to 3.84

Fixed Bugs :

• arrow keys could not be used in other softwares while LiLi was running
• improve launching speed of LiLi when internet is not available
• few graphic bugs
• virtualbox was not installed (no mirrors) in RC1
• Timeout for testing mirrors was a bit low (now set to 4 sec)

Known Bugs :

• VirtualBox may not work on XP Home edition ( BUG#12 )

Version 2.2 (December, 6 2009) :

New LiNUXES SUPPORTED :

• Fedora 12 Gnome and KDE (BUG#42)
• Mint 8
• KNOPPIX 6.2
• Grml 2009.10
• gNewSense 2.3

New Features :

• MAJOR : Updated VirtualBox to 3.1.0
• MAJOR : Interface can be move using the arrow keys (BUG#44)
• Prompt when there is a new version of LiLi available.
• autorun creation can be skipped
• user's autorun is now backed up

Fixed Bugs :

• Interface can be dragged again on Vista AND Seven
• Weird numbers when downloading automatically
• some files were always hidden BUG#53

Known Bugs :

• minimizing issues
• May not work on XP Home edition ( BUG#12 )

Version 2.1 (November, 21 2009) :

New LiNUXES SUPPORTED :

• Tiny Core 2.5
• Slitaz 2.0
• Parted Magic 4.6
• PCLinuxOS
• Slax

New Features :

• MAJOR : Full Japanese translation
• Support for .zip files
• Separated language files
• Calculate free space for persistence including Vbox size
• Protection for C:
• Progression more accurate when unzipping
• MD5 checking can be skipped

Fixed Bugs :

• requires admin privileges even for LiLi (needs it on Seven/Vista)
• was slow to respond when selecting "Download"
• buttons not hovered after minimizing/maximizing
• Fixed a bug when using LiLi on USB Hard Drives (INT18 ERROR)
• Fixed a crash when writing IMG file and hiding files checked

Known Bugs :

• minimizing issues
• Screen too small for netbooks
• May hang with Fedora and 256MB set in VirtualBox
• May not work on XP Home edition ( BUG#12 )

Version 2.0 (November, 1^st 2009) :

New LiNUXES SUPPORTED :

• Ubuntu 9.10 Final ( BUG#18 & BUG#19 )

• Debian Live 5.0.2 Gnome, KDE, LXDE, xFce

• CentOS 5.4

• Damn Small linux 4.4.10

• Puppy Linux 4.3.1

• Toutou Linux 4.1.2

• Gparted Live 0.4.6-1

• Clonezilla 1.2.2-31

• Super OS 9.04

• CrunchBang 9.04 Lite ( BUG#5 )

New Features :

• MAJOR : Now using a default mode that should work on most Linuxes
• MAJOR : CD support is back (Live mode only though) ( BUG#10 )
• MAJOR : Install size is now taken into account when calculating free space remaining for persistency
• improved manual download : user can choose a mirror in a list sorted by latency
• A proxy can now be used (need to modify settings.ini)
• New way to create the Autorun (now listing every .exe of original CD)
• Populating mirrors in compatibility list. Should speed up downloads for Ubuntu and Debian.
• Displaying when only Live mode is available
• Usage of an external file (black_list.ini) for blacklisting ISO that are known not to work
• Help is now only online, no more Final help screen
• Adding statistics for ISO filenames (very useful for me to know which distributions users want)
• Improved hiding and cleaning capabilities (adapting to any ISO)
• Interface available in Norwegian
• improved mirror testing
• improved bug reporting
• source code has been cleaned up a bit

Fixed Bugs :

• Error "Cannot access kernel drivers" on X64 systems ( BUG#15 )
• fixed the help buttons
• syslinux folder was not hidden
• may have fixed some crashes (need more testing)
• back button was displayed even after using it
• fixed some few issues for recognizing ISOs

Known Bugs :

• Screen too small for netbooks
• May hang with Fedora and 256MB set in VirtualBox
• May not work on XP Home edition ( BUG#12 )

Version 2.0 RC2 (October, 7 2009) :

New Features :

• Added support for Ubuntu 9.10 Beta
• Norwegian interface
• Should now work better with 64 Bits Linux versions
• Improved bug reporting (more accurate)

Fixed Bugs :

• Now recognize Mint variants
• "Visible" variable was ignored in compatibility_list.ini
• Cannot close LiLi after opening "About" section

Known Bugs :

• -> CD support is broken
• -> Can crash under specific conditions after checking MD5
• -> "Back" button stays on screen after using it on step 2

Version 2.0 RC1 (September, 9 2009) :

New Features :

• Added support for Kuki 2.8 and Karmic Alpha 6
• Now displaying remaining time when downloading ISO
• More intelligent checking of ISO (based on filename AND/OR MD5)
• Minimize button

Fixed Bugs :

• Many Graphics bugs
• Not automatically checking ISO after download
• crash when giving not compatible iso
• losing buttons hovering
• dutch people having german interface
• mandriva appearing in the list but not supported yet
• few langs updates

Known Bugs :

• Help file does not open (windows seven bug?)
• Interface is too big for netbooks resolutions
• cannot close/minimize software when downloading ISO
• CD support is broken
• does not use the iso size for calculating free space (use 810MB)
• Hovering buttons not functional on secondary screen (unconfirmed)