What's new in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.4.2
May 25, 2017
- Mac Linux USB Loader has a brand-new icon!
- Ubuntu 17.04 is now supported
- The application start-up time has been reduced
- Fixes a visual appearance bug on the main menu screen
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.3 Beta 2 (Aug 6, 2016)
- Fixed a crash on 10.8 (issue #122)
- Updated the localizations for Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and German
- Mac Linux USB Loader is now available in Norwegian Bokmal
- Warn the user if their ISO is too big to fit on a FAT32-formatted volume (issue #123)
- Made the installation wizard’s sidebar partially transparent
- Code quality improvements
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.3 Beta 1 (Jul 5, 2016)
- Updated Enterprise to version 0.4, which is currently in beta
- Added an autoboot feature, allowing the user to bypass the boot menu and load their Linux distribution directly
- Support Linux Mint 18
- Redesigned the About window and removed the distracting scrolling animation
- Redesigned the persistence setup window
- Removed the extraneous "Begin Installation" button in the wizard; it has now been incorporated in the Back and Forward buttons
- Added the option to choose between Stable and Beta update channels
- The Enterprise sources preference pane is now hidden by default, since most users aren't using that feature
- Removed the option allowing the user to select the maximum number of download operations; the operating system should determine this, not the user
- Show application credits and acknowledgements in the application, not in TextEdit
- Removed unused image assets
- In line with the new security policies Apple is pushing for the upcoming macOS Sierra, Mac Linux USB Loader is now being distributed as a signed xip file. I am still learning how to use this format, so this file may not extract on your computer. If not, right-click on it and select Open and tell OS X to extract the file anyway, or remove the Quarantine bit from Terminal.
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.2.2 (May 27, 2016)
- This release patches Mac Linux USB Loader to ensure compatibility with Application Transport Security policies in OS X El Capitan, since the vast majority of distribution download mirrors do not support secure encrypted connections. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is now supported, and additionally includes some localization fixes for Dutch.
- This release is signed with a new security certificate, unlike all previous releases, and ships with an updated version of the Sparkle framework. Neither of these should affect end-users.
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.2.1 (Mar 21, 2016)
- Mac Linux USB Loader is now available in Japanese. If you're interested in translating Mac Linux USB Loader into your own language, please see the Wiki article on translating Mac Linux USB Loader.
- Mac Linux USB Loader now supports installing to portable hard drives, and not just USB drives (thanks to @threebytesfull for this change)
- For users who reported Mac Linux USB Loader opening in the wrong language, you will be happy to know that the issue should be fixed now
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.2 (Nov 30, 2015)
- Updated Enterprise to version 0.3.2. You can see what's new with Enterprise on its GitHub page.
- Mac Linux USB Loader is now available in Italian. If you're interested in translating Mac Linux USB Loader into your own language, please see the Wiki article on translating Mac Linux USB Loader.
- Now supporting Ubuntu 15.10, etc
- The user interface for the distribution downloader and USB setup window has been greatly improved, especially for users running Yosemite or higher. The appearance of these windows has been greatly modernized.
- In the distribution downloader, you can see a description of each distribution, taken from the distribution's Wikipedia article in the user's current language
- The persistence size slider in the persistence setup window now correctly shows the size of the persistence to be created
- Mac Linux USB Loader now shows you which USB devices you have registered with the software and allows you to de-register them. This helps to solve issue #87.
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.1 (Aug 21, 2015)
- Updated Enterprise to version 0.3.1.
- Mac Linux USB Loader now has official support for Kali Linux and experimental support for Tails.
- Support for multiple languages. Mac Linux USB Loader supports Spanish, Dutch, and German (if you're interested in translating Mac Linux USB Loader into your own language, please see the Wiki article on translating Mac Linux USB Loader).
- Upgraded supported versions of Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, and Zorin OS.
- The UI has been improved and unnecessary menu options have been removed
- Links to external websites are now opened in HTTPS, if the site supports it
- Many bugs have been declared officially dead, included #62.
- The Setup USB Device panel has been cleaned up and now gives you the option to edit the configuration file that Mac Linux USB Loader writes to your USB
- Enterprise sources can now be renamed
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.1 Preview 2 (May 28, 2015)
- Changes and improvements:
- Fixes several bugs in the persistence manager and in the install wizard relating to USB detection
- Uses an updated version of the Sparkle update manager, potentially allowing for automatic updates in the future
- Layout improvements for localization, including better support for right-to-left language environments
- Experimental support for Tails is now included
- Some localizations have been updated
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.1 Preview (Apr 30, 2015)
- Updated to include version 0.3.0 of Enterprise, also a pre-release
- Added support for two languages, Spanish and Dutch
- Removed unnecessary menu options from the menu bar
- The Enterprise source location editor in the Preferences dialog now shows localized paths to the Enterprise source
- Enterprise sources can now be renamed (except the default)
- Write the new Enterprise configuration file format
- Fixes for users with case-sensitive file systems
- Updated Ubuntu and Elementary OS version support (mirrors for these distributions will be available upon the final release of this version)
- Kali Linux support
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.0.2 (Jan 15, 2015)
- Fixed issues:
- Issue #63: Fixes an issue whereby a configuration file would not be created on the specified USB drive
- Issue #62: Fixes an issue whereby Enterprise could not be found, aborting the installation
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.0.1 (Jan 3, 2015)
- Fixed a crash for users of Mavericks and below which occurred when you tried to open an ISO file to create a live USB
- In the installation wizard, the USB drive icons are set to be how they look in the Finder to make identification easier
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 3.0 (Dec 27, 2014)
- Features brand new, never-before-seen features in any live USB creator for Mac, such as:
- An improved Enterprise boot manager, containing fixes for many common errors, including the dreaded "booting in blind mode"
- A brand-new user interface, which is much easier to use and more Mac-like
- Persistence support for Ubuntu-based distributions: setup persistence on your USB drive to save data between runs
- An improved distribution downloader, with a list of mirrors that automatically updates from the web
- Added experimental support for USB drives formatted as HFS+
- Added the ability to list Mac Linux USB Loader-created USB drives in OS X's startup disk selector
- You can register multiple copies of Enterprise with Mac Linux USB Loader and choose which version you would like to use when creating a new USB
- And more.
New in Mac Linux USB Loader 2.0.2 (Nov 18, 2014)
- A small little update to Mac Linux USB Loader. It doesn't include any new features or fix any major bugs; rather, it is meant to be a release to tide you all over until the rewrite comes out.
- The USB drive blesser shows a custom authorization request message rather than the bland default message
- Added a Greek translation, courtesy of @Mitsos101 and other minor localization fixes
- Updated the distribution downloader to have updated ISOs for Linux Mint and Zorin OS
- Updated the project to use the OS X 10.10 SDK and updated some included frameworks
- The version number in the About window is now set dynamically