LiveCD Version History

Version Date Changes
Version 23 7/14/2023

The latest software included:

- Active@ KillDisk 23

- Active@ UNDELETE 23

- Active@ Partition Recovery 23

- Active@ Password Changer 23

- Active@ Disk Editor 23

Improved Boot Disk Creator

Version 9 12/4/2020

Environment upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18

The latest software included:

- Active@ KillDisk 13

- Active@ File Recovery 21

- Active@ Partition Recovery 21

- Active@ Password Changer 11

Improvements in Bootable CD/DVD/USB Disk Creator

Version 8 6/5/2020

Recovery environment based on the latest openSUSE Leap 15.1

The latest software included:

- Active@ KillDisk 12

- Active@ UNDELETE 17

- Active@ Partition Recovery 20

- Active@ Password Changer 10

- Active@ Disk Editor 7

- Active@ Disk Backup 2

Improved Boot Disk Creator

Version 7 10/31/2019

The latest software included:

- Active@ KillDisk 12

- Active@ UNDELETE 16

- Active@ Partition Recovery 19

- Active@ Password Changer 10

Improvements in Bootable CD/DVD/USB Disk Creator

Version 6 1/31/2019

The latest KDE5 updates

The latest software included:

- Active@ KillDisk 11.1

- Active@ UNDELETE 15

- Active@ Partition Recovery 18

- Active@ Password Changer 9

- Active@ Disk Editor 7

- Active@ Disk Backup 2

Improved Boot Disk Creator for Windows

Version 5 12/20/2017

Environment switched to KDE5

The latest graphical utilities from KDE5

The latest software included:

- Active@ KillDisk 11

- Active@ UNDELETE 12

- Active@ Partition Recovery 16

- Active@ Password Changer 8

- Active@ Disk Editor 7

Partitioner supports LVM & dynamic volumes

Linux archive now contains installer

Version 4 5/19/2016

The latest software included:

- Active@ KillDisk 10.1

- Active@ UNDELETE 11

- Active@ Partition Recovery 15

- Active@ Password Changer 7

Improved UEFI Secure Boot support

Resolved hang up issue when not enough space on USB

The single 64-bit (x64) package, more functional & much less in size

Version 3.1 9/10/2015

Linux updated to openSUSE version 13.2 (including new drivers and firmware).

Resolved UEFI Secure Boot problem on some systems.

Added Active@ LiveCD logo while booting up.

Sleep mode turned off by default.

Added GTK default style for some applications.

Version 3 5/21/2015

Linux kernel updated to version 3.16.7 (including new drivers and firmware).

Added Xorg drivers for modern and legacy video adapters.

Added Sylpheed - lightweight and user-friendly e-mail client.

Added GSmartContol - temperature & SMART monitor on modern hard disk and solid-state drives.


Included latest Active@ software versions:

  • Active@ KillDisk 9.2
  • Active@ UNDELETE 10.0.43
  • Active@ Disk Editor 6
  • Active@ Partition Recovery 14
  • Active@ Disk Backup 1.0
  • Active@ Password Changer 6
Version 2 1/30/2015

First public release.
 

Read/Write access to nearly all file systems: NTFS, FAT/exFAT, Ext2/Ext3/Ext4, BtrFS, F2FS, ReiserFS, HFS+, JFS, UFS, XFS, ZFS. Supported all boot modes: legacy BIOS and UEFI secure boot (x86 & x64). Desktop configuration can be customized & saved to USB, then restored for next sessions.


Included latest Active@ software versions:

  • Active@ KillDisk 9.1
  • Active@ UNDELETE 10
  • Active@ Disk Editor 5
  • Active@ Partition Recovery 11
  • Active@ Disk Backup 1.0
  • Active@ Password Changer 6

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