The Chirp LiveCD is now one year old and I have just returned from yet another trip to Afghanistan. I should now be able to update it more often than I have in the past.
A new version is now available for download. This version has the latest Chrip-daily (18 Dec 2013) and the interface has been updated. I still recommend using the LiveCD as a LiveUSB. This allows you to easily update to the newest Chirp-daily and save your files. If you have been using previous versions as a LiveUSB there is no need to update to this version, however you may want to consider doing so because of the cleaner look.
Thank you to those on the dev list who provided information on your programming cables. The script should now correctly detect all of the cables for which I received information.
sourceforge.net/projects/chirplivecd/
Merry Christmas
Bob