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=== Obtaining data from Git === | === Obtaining data from Git === | ||
You can use any Git software, however we advise to use msysGit (which will be used in this document). You can download it through [http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list this link]. Follow the download/installation instructions that show up on your screen. | You can use any Git software, however we advise to use msysGit (which will be used in this document). You can download it through [http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list this link]. Select the one with the Summary that says "Full installer for official Git for Windows." The file name will be similar to this: Git-x.x.x-previewyyyyddmm.exe. x.x.x s the version number. Choose the highest (newest) one. Follow the download/installation instructions that show up on your screen. | ||
If you have a slow internet connection or you cannot keep your computer on for the long time that it takes for the data to download from the git server, follow Method 2. | If you have a slow internet connection or you cannot keep your computer on for the long time that it takes for the data to download from the git server, follow Method 2. | ||
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or http://flightgear.mxchange.org/pub/fgfs/. Use <tt>Right mouseclick > Save target as</tt> on the file, if you end up with a webpage full of weird characters. | or http://flightgear.mxchange.org/pub/fgfs/. Use <tt>Right mouseclick > Save target as</tt> on the file, if you end up with a webpage full of weird characters. | ||
After downloading, the MD5 checksum, fgdata.bundle.md5 | After downloading, download the MD5 checksum, fgdata.bundle.md5, from the same site. | ||
Verify the checksum of your file using any free Md5 checking utility available on the internet like this one : http://www.bullzip.com/products/md5/info.php | |||
The generated checksum should match the downloaded one. If not, redownload. | |||
Copy this file to your <tt>FlightGear/data</tt> directory. | Copy this file to your <tt>FlightGear/data</tt> directory. | ||