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: <code>$FG_ROOT</code> is not installed automatically. See [[New to FlightGear#Installing on Mac OS X|New to FlightGear]] for an installation manual.
: <code>$FG_ROOT</code> is not installed automatically. See [[New to FlightGear#Installing on Mac OS X|New to FlightGear]] for an installation manual.
* '''Ubuntu:''' <code>/usr/share/games/flightgear/</code>
* '''Ubuntu:''' <code>/usr/share/games/flightgear/</code>
* '''Windows:''' <code>Program Files\FlightGear\data\</code> (default, '''see note!''')
* '''Windows:''' <code>Program Files\FlightGear 2016.1.1\data\</code> (default, '''see note!''')


{{note|Newer '''Windows''' versions are very, very protective about the '''<code>Program Files</code> folder'''.
{{note|Newer '''Windows''' versions are very, very protective about the '''<code>Program Files</code> folder'''.


Installing FlightGear into this folder makes it prone to any problems relating to file read/write permissions. Hence, installing FlightGear into <code>Program Files</code> on Windows Vista and later is not recommended.}}
Installing FlightGear into this folder makes it prone to any problems relating to file read/write permissions. Hence, installing FlightGear into <code>Program Files</code> on Windows Vista and later is not recommended. (I have yet to see where installing it outside of the default location actually helps - jaxsin}}


== $FG_DATA ==
== $FG_DATA ==
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