(texte en français disponible en dessous)

I'm sorry to let you know that I decided to abandon LinuxLive USB Creator project. LiLi was a great project for me, I spent so many hours trying to make it one of the easiest software to use to create a Live USB. Plus, I think the portable virtualization embedded inside was quite a unique feature (and probably still is).

I would have never imagined that someday LiLi would be used by so many people  ! It has been used and downloaded by millions of people around the world.

It took me quite a long time to decide that I won't provide new updates. Some of the reasons for this are :

• my life changed quite a bit a few years ago (I'm a dad now :-) ) so it's very hard to have enough spare time
• updating LiLi for each new Linux was taking too much time and it was a never-ending task
• many distributions are changing things every other versions and it was hard to keep up
• updating the website to new CMS version is a nightmare because of some components used for translations and some other things
• answering all emails was impossible for a single man
• LiLi is using a framework that is almost abandoned too (AutoIT)

The download page will still be available for some time as some people are still using it successfully.

I'm closing the contact page (i'm not answering anyway) and the donate page (it was not working for quite a long time now, anyway it's not fair to receive donations for an abandoned project).

The project source code is still available if someone want to take back this project but I found no one ready to do that so far.

If you need to contact me to talk about the project please use this email : liliwasfun ( @ / at sign ) linuxliveusb.com

I wont answer support / help requests / marketing so don't even bother.

I thank you all for using LiLi and I hope that one day it helped you on your journey to discover Linux or any other tech journey :-).

One last piece advice before I go : Never underestimate the number of people you can help with your even a small piece of software. YOU CAN DO A DIFFERENCE TOO.

Hope to see you soon for some new adventures.

Thibaut.

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Je suis désolé de vous apprendre que j'ai décidé d'abandonné le développement du projet LinuxLive USB Creator. LiLi a été un super projet pour moi, j'ai passé un nombre incalculable d'heures à essayer de rendre le logiciel aussi simple que possible pour créer une clé USB bootable. J'ai pris plaisir à y intégrer des fonctionnalités jamais vues jusque-là comme la virtualisation intégrée et sans configuration :-)

Je n'aurais jamais pu imaginer qu'un jour LiLi serait utilisée par autant de gens. Lili a été téléchargée et utilisée par des millions de personnes à travers le monde.

Cela m'a pris beaucoup de temps pour en arriver à la décision de ne plus mettre à jour le logiciel. Les raisons qui m'y ont poussé sont les suivantes :

• ma vie a changé il y a quelques années déjà (je suis maintenant Papa :-) ), il est donc très difficile de trouver assez de temps
• mettre à jour LiLi pour chaque nouveau Linux me prenait trop de temps et c'était une tâche sans fin
• beaucoup de distributions changeaient en permanence et c'était compliqué de plus en plus compliqué de réadapter le code
• la mise à jour du CMS du site est un cauchemar en raison des composants additionnels et je n'en ai jamais vu le bout
• répondre à tous les emails était impossible pour une seule personne
• Lili utilise une framework qui est lui-même quasiment abandonné

Le site et la page de téléchargement resteront accessibles pour les gens qui continuent à l'utiliser.

Je vais toutefois fermer la page de contact (je ne répondais plus aux emails depuis un moment de toute façon) ainsi que la page de dons qui ne marchait déjà plus depuis un moment.

Le code source reste disponible si quelqu'un souhaite reprendre le projet mais pour l'instant je n'ai pas trouvé de candidat.

Si vous souhaitez me contacter pour parler du projet, utilisez cet email : liliwasfun ( @ / arobase ) linuxliveusb.com

Je ne répondrai à aucun email de support ou demande d'aide, ne perdez pas votre temps.

Je tiens à remercier tous les utilisateurs de LiLi en espérant qu'elle a pu vous aider un jour dans votre découverte de Linux ou dans votre quotidien.

Dernier conseil avant de partir : Ne sous estimez pas votre capacité à aider d'autres personnes sur internet, même avec un logiciel basique. VOUS POUVEZ FAIRE LA DIFFERENCE.

A bientôt pour d'autres aventures.

Thibaut.

Some of you were waiting for quite some time now for this update. Here it is !

Portable-VirtualBox pack has been updated to the latest version of VirtualBox 5.0.4. I fixed the issue with Virtualize_This_Key.exe that was not working anymore. I also updated the outdated icons on the EXE files.

But that's not all. LiLi has also been updated with new Linux (as always) and also Vietnamese translation thanks to Mr Huy.

Windows 10 is now officially supported both to run LiLi and to create installer USB from its ISO.

Last thing : I fixed a bug on CentOS 6.x not booting anymore. It should work fine now.

Here is the full list of new Linux supported in LiLi 2.9.4 :

• Linux Mint 17.2 "Rafaela" MATE/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce DVD
• elementary OS 0.3.1
• Fedora 22 Gnome/KDE/Xfce/LXDE/MATE
• CentOS 6.7 (CD/DVD)
• Kali Linux 2.0
• BackBox 4.3
• Tails 1.5.1
• Android x86 4.4 R3
• Linux Lite 2.6

Thank you for using LiLi.

Thibaut

Ubuntu 15.04 a.k.a "Vivid Vervet" has been released a few days ago.

LiLi 2.9.3 has been updated to support this new version but not only. Here is the full list of new Linux supported :

• Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" (Unity/KDE/Xfce/LXDE/GNOME/MATE)
• UbuntuKylin 15.04 "Vivid Vervet"
• UbuntuStudio 15.04 "Vivid Vervet"
• Debian Live 8.0.0 (Gnome/KDE/Xfce/LXDE/GNOME/MATE/Cinnamon)
• Clonezilla Live CD 2.3.2-22
• Nitrux OS 4.15
• Linux Lite 2.4
• VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0
• SystemRescueCD 4.5.2
• Kali Linux 1.1.0a

Please be aware that persistence support is currently broken in Debian 7.8 / 8.0 and later. I'm working on a solution but I'm not sure it could be done easily. 

Thank you for your support and don't forget to share LiLi if you like it :-) !

I finally found enough time to release the new version I've been working on for past monthes (maybe even years).

You may not see a lot of changes but trust me, there are quite a few under the hood.

I am still amazed by how many people are using LiLi in the world. I would never have thought when I started this project for fun that one day it would be used by 6.7 million people and would create 20 millions live USB !

So thank you all for using and sharing LiLi.

Here is a list of new features/linux for LiLi 2.9.0 :

New Linux distributions supported

• Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" (Unity/KDE/Xfce/LXDE/GNOME)
• Ubuntu Studio 14.10 (DVD)
• UbuntuKylin 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn"
• CentOS 7.0 (CD)
• CentOS 7.0 (DVD) (Gnome/KDE)
• Debian Live 7.6.0 (Gnome/KDE/LXDE/Xfce/Standard)
• OpenMandriva Lx 2014.1
• Tails 1.2
• Lightweight Portable Security 1.5.5 (Deluxe)
• KNOPPIX 7.4.2
• CDlinux 0.9.7.1
• ReactOS 0.3.17
• Ubuntu 14.04.1 "Trusty Tahr" (Unity/KDE/Xfce/LXDE/GNOME)
• Edubuntu 14.04.1 (DVD)
• Mythbuntu 14.04.1 LTS
• Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS and Variants
• SystemRescueCD 4.4.0
• Gentoo Live DVD 20140826 x86/amd64
• Gparted Live CD 0.20.0-2
• Trisquel 7.0
• Puppy Linux 6.0 (Tahrpup)

New major features

• Improved support for 64-bit variants
• Support for ReactOS / OpenMandrivaLX / CDLinux
• Smarter autodetection of Syslinux version, INITRD and VMLINUZ files
• Retry to format 5 times instead of 1 (with 5 seconds delay)
• Retry to install boot sectors 5 times instead of 1 (with 5 seconds delay)
• Error is returned to user when formatting failed
• Autorun creation has been disabled (can be re-enabled in the advanced options)
• Code has been simplified and commented
• Storage controller in virtualbox is automatically changed to the best one (IDE or SCSI) to improve chances of booting
• Type of VM automatically set (useful for 64-bit Linux)

Improvements

• Flush old logs (keep 1 month)
• Latest AutoIT compiler 3.3.12.0
• Syslinux 5 and 6 support
• fat32Format 1.07 (GPT support + fix for boot sector when using Windows AIK's bootsect.exe)
• Use a more reliable method to fetch UUID/MBRID and physical drive numbers
• Recognition options can be changed without reselecting the ISO
• Changelog on website will give more info (new distribs, major features, improvements, fixed bugs and known bugs)
• Warning when selecting a ZIP file containing only an ISO
• Improved sourceforge download from global mirrors
• Lighter compatibility list, should be faster to load
• New languages : Armenian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Malay, Persian (Farsi)
• Default RAM requirement for VirtualBox is now 384 MB
• Removed unmaintained/unpopular distro : Meego / WifiWay / LiveHacking /Elive / Vyatta / Vortexbox / VectorLinux / Zenwalk / Zenix / SolusOS / PureOS / BlankOn

Fixed bugs

• fix some crash when WMI was corrupted/not working
• Could not cancel download when selecting the destination folder
• Previous betas may not check for new beta availability (and option display was wrong)
• Removed windows 7/8 progress bar in taskbar because it was crashing on other OSes
• Hiren's boot / Fedora / CentOS support was broken/compromised
• Icons/names changed on all drives (autorun creation is now disabled by default)

Known Bugs

• Graphic interface may flickers or hang when LiLi is busy but usually comes back
• cannot stop a Linux download unless you shut LiLi down
• Asian characters not displaying in the progress bar

Releasing LiLi 2.8.30 with Linux Mint 17 Qiana official support (it was already working fine).

Full list of new Linux supported :

• Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" (MATE/) DVD
• Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" (Cinnamon) DVD
• Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" (KDE) DVD
• Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" (Xfce) DVD
• Clonezilla Live CD 2.2.3-25
• SMS (Superb Mini Server) Live 2.0.7
• Linux Lite 2.0
• Wifislax 4.9

Please note that Portable-VirtualBox package is now hosted on SourceForge global mirror network. This means that it should be (way) faster to download it from most locations in the world.

I also fixed a stupid bug (when "Format" option was checked then selecting a NTFS drive it would not let you create a key). Thank you Tilman Krummeck for reporting it.

I wish you a pleasant summer / holidays.

Update 2.8.29 released today. Adding support for :

• Pinguy OS 14.04
• Clonezilla Live CD 2.2.3-10
• Android x86 4.4 RC2
• wattOS R8
• Debian Live 7.5.0 Gnome/KDE/LXDE/Xfce/Standard
• Linux Mint Debian 201403 MATE/Cinnamon DVD
• OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0
• Porteus KDE 3.0
• elementary OS 20130810
• Kali Linux 1.0.7

Screenshot is from ElementaryOS a Linux with a really nice and polished interface.

Download LiLi 2.8.29 from http://www.linuxliveusb.com

Trusty Tahr is here !

Trusty Tahr is the name of the latest LTS release of Ubuntu.

LTS stands for Long Term Support which mean that it will be supported by Ubuntu team for repectively 3 years (Desktop) and 5 years (Servers).

LiLi 2.8.28 is available and is officially supporting the official Ubuntu variants :

• Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" (Unity)
• Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" (GNOME)
• Kubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" (KDE)
• Xubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" (Xfce)
• Lubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" (LXDE)
• Ubuntu Studio 14.04 (DVD)
• Edubuntu 14.04 (DVD)
• Mythbuntu 14.04 LTS
• UbuntuKylin 14.04 "Trusty Tahr"

Please note that I also added Danish and Malaysian translations. 

Thank you for your patience and your support !

After quite a long time I have fainlly been able to release a new version (not just an update).

Here it is, version 2.9 Alpha. You can download it from this URL : http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/other-versions

Click the link below to see what's new (or just read the included README.TXT file).

Don't trust the unchanged look, there are a lot of changes under the hood. A big graphical update is planned for next major version 3.0.

This version is an Alpha meaning it can crash and have some serious bugs so please report them using the contact form on this website.

New Linux distributions

• Lightweight Portable Security 1.4.1 (Deluxe)
• Netrunner 13.12 (DVD)
• Kali Linux 1.0.6
• gNewSense 3.1 (GNOME)
• CDlinux 0.9.7.1
• Netrunner 13.12 (DVD)
• Kali Linux 1.0.6
• Ophcrack XP 3.6.0
• Ophcrack Vista 3.6.0
• GeexBox 3.1
• Tails 0.22.1
• Linux Deepin 2013
• SystemRescueCD 4.0.0
• Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS and variants
• Toutou Linux 2014
• Removing unmaintained/unpopular distro : Meego / PearOS / WifiWay / LiveHacking /Elive / Vyatta / Vortexbox / VectorLinux / Zenwalk / Porteus / Zenix / SolusOS / PureOS / BlankOn

New major features

• Support for ReactOS / OpenMandrivaLX / CDLinux
• Smarter autodetection of INITRD and VMLINUZ files
• Autorun creation has been disabled (can be re-enabled in the advanced options)
• Code has been simplified and commented
• Using windows 7/8 progress bar in taskbar
• Storage controller in virtualbox is automatically changed to the best one(IDE or SCSI)

Improvements

• Flush old logs (keep 1 month)
• Latest AutoIT compiler 3.3.10.2
• fat32Format 1.07 (GPT support + fix for boot sector when using Windows AIK's bootsect.exe)
• Use a more reliable method to fetch UUID/MBRID and physical drive numbers
• Recognition options can be changed without reselecting the ISO
• changelog on website will give more info (new distribs, major features, improvements, fixed bugs and known bugs)
• warning when selecting a ZIP file containing only an ISO
• Improved sourceforge download from global mirrors
• lighter compatibility list, should be faster to load

Fixed bugs

• fix some crash when WMI was corrupted/not working
• Could not cancel download when selecting the destination folder
• Previous betas may not check for new beta availability (and option display was wrong)

Known Bugs

• GUI can flicker when LiLi is busy
• cannot stop a Linux download unless you shut LiLi's down
• Asian characters not displaying in the progress bar
• GUI may flickers or hang but usually it comes back

If LiLi was not running after launching it then try redownloading the latest version. I reuploaded a new file that should fix the issue.
If it still does not run, kill any "LiLi USB Creator.exe" process before running it.

LiLi 2.8.27 now supports :

• Fedora 20 "Heisenbug" Gnome/KDE/Xfce/LXDE/SoaS/Design
• Sabayon 14.01 KDE/Gnome/Xfce
• Linux Mint 16 "Petra" (KDE/Xfce) DVD
• Kali Linux 1.0.5
• Tails 0.22
• gNewSense 3.0 (GNOME)
• Voyager 13.10
• Gparted Live CD 0.17.0-1
• Parted Magic

Parted Magic is now commercial. Any future versions should work with LiLi as it did for the past few years.