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= Getting Started = | = Getting Started = | ||
The largest part of FlightGear by far is its base package (referred to as [[$ | The largest part of FlightGear by far is its base package (referred to as [[$FG ROOT]]), especially the Aircraft and Scenery folders. Thus, this HowTo will currently be focused on reducing the size of the base package, without touching any of the binaries yet. | ||
To get started creating a custom version of FlightGear, you could simply copy the whole directory tree of the FlightGear installation to a new directory and start removing everything that is obviously not needed for your particular purpose (i.e. UAV). | To get started creating a custom version of FlightGear, you could simply copy the whole directory tree of the FlightGear installation to a new directory and start removing everything that is obviously not needed for your particular purpose (i.e. UAV). | ||
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This includes changing the default startup position (KSFO) and aircraft (c172p), as well as disabling all subsystems that you won't need. | This includes changing the default startup position (KSFO) and aircraft (c172p), as well as disabling all subsystems that you won't need. | ||
Also, you should refrain from outright deleting any entries in that file if you don't | Also, you should refrain from outright deleting any entries in that file if you don't understand them fully, it is usually better to just comment out passages using XML comments (enclosing the original markup in ) | ||
= Getting Help = | = Getting Help = | ||
If you don't know the purpose of a certain folder or file, you could check back with the FlightGear forums or mailing lists and ask for help there, most long time users will be able to tell you if a certain folder or file is needed for your specific goals or not. | If you don't know the purpose of a certain folder or file, you could check back with the FlightGear forums or mailing lists and ask for help there, most long time users will be able to tell you if a certain folder or file is needed for your specific goals or not. | ||
[[Category:Howto|Create a custom version of FlightGear]] | [[Category:Howto|Create a custom version of FlightGear]] | ||