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Do not install scenery in $FG_ROOT/Scenery!
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If you are under a Linux operation system and you are not using a graphical interface to extract the tar archive, you can use one of the two following set of commands in a shell terminal.
If you are under a Linux operation system and you are not using a graphical interface to extract the tar archive, you can use one of the two following set of commands in a shell terminal.


  cd [[$FG_ROOT]]/Scenery
  cd SceneryDirectory
  tar -xvzf input_file.tgz
  tar -xvzf input_file.tgz


or
or


  tar -xvzf 'input_file.tgz' -C [[$FG_ROOT]]/Scenery
  tar -xvzf 'input_file.tgz' -C SceneryDirectory


In the above two examples it is supposed that the variable [[$FG ROOT]] is set to the root of the data directory. If this is not set, you should substitute in the above examples the $FG_ROOT with the full pathname of this directory. In the above examples 'input_file.tgz' should be substituted with the filename of the archive to be extracted (the filename should be completed with the full pathname or any other valid method so that the shell could find the correct archive).
In the above two examples, it is supposed that <tt>SceneryDirectory</tt> is set to a directory, outside <tt>[[$FG_ROOT]]</tt> (see [[#Technical]] for the reasoning behind this). Additionally, <tt>input_file.tgz</tt> should be substituted with the filename of the archive to be extracted (the filename should be completed with the full pathname or any other valid method so that the shell could find the correct archive).


=== Windows ===
=== Windows ===
Simply unpack the downloaded scenery into your <tt>[[$FG ROOT]]/Scenery</tt> directory, using software like [http://www.winzip.com/ Winzip] or [http://www.7-zip.org 7-zip]. Do not forget to press the "Refresh" (German: "Neu Laden") button on the airport selection page, when using the [[FlightGear Wizard]].<br />
Simply unpack the downloaded scenery into a directory of choice, outside the <tt>[[$FG_ROOT]]</tt> directory (see [[#Technical]] for the reasoning behind this), using software like [http://www.winzip.com/ Winzip] or [http://www.7-zip.org 7-zip]. Once done, append this directory to [[$FG_SCENERY]]. When using the [[FlightGear Wizard]], you can do so on the first page (previous from aircraft selection). Do not forget to press the "Refresh" button on the airport selection page, when using the wizard.
'''!!! IMPORTANT !!!'''<br />
 
"Modern" Windows Versions (e.g. XP, Vista, Win7) tinkering a lot with user rights on access level. Therefore it's a bad idea to install and run FlightGear to and from "C:\Program Files" (German: C:\Programme). Find another drive / folder where you as logged in user have all neccesary right to read, write and execute the files you installed. Additionally there's a space / blank in folder's name which could cause weird behaviour. Use something like "C:\FlightGear".
'''Note:''' More recent Windows versions (e.g. XP, Vista, Win7) tinkering a lot with user rights on access level. Therefore it is a bad idea to install and run FlightGear (scenery) to and from <tt>C:\Program Files</tt>. Find another drive/folder where you, as logged in user, have all neccesary right to read, write and execute the files you installed. Additionally there's a space / blank in folder's name which could cause weird behaviour. Using <tt>C:\FlightGear</tt> is a nice option.


== Technical ==
== Technical ==
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