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The first line asks for FlightGear Executable. Use the browse button to navigate to the location of fgfs.exe (in the default setup that is <tt>C:\Program Files\FlightGear\bin\win32\fgfs.exe</tt>). | The first line asks for FlightGear Executable. Use the browse button to navigate to the location of fgfs.exe (in the default setup that is <tt>C:\Program Files\FlightGear\bin\win32\fgfs.exe</tt>). | ||
The second line asks for [[$ | The second line asks for [[$FG ROOT|FlightGear Root]]. Use the browse button to navigate to the <tt>data/</tt> directory or enter the location of the 'data' directory (in the defualt setup that is <tt>C:\Program Files\FlightGear\data</tt>). This will populate the scenery box as well. | ||
Once you have defined these default settings, continue the installation as explained below. | Once you have defined these default settings, continue the installation as explained below. | ||
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./fgfs --options..... | ./fgfs --options..... | ||
The [[$ | The [[$FG ROOT]] and [[$FG SCENERY]] are not set on Mac OS X. If you want to specify these variables yourself for command-line use, run the followings on Terminal.app: | ||
FG_ROOT=/Applications/FlightGear.app/Contents/Resources/data | FG_ROOT=/Applications/FlightGear.app/Contents/Resources/data | ||
FG_SCENERY=$FG_ROOT/Scenery | FG_SCENERY=$FG_ROOT/Scenery | ||
After launching the GUI launcher, you will have the alias to [[$ | After launching the GUI launcher, you will have the alias to [[$FG ROOT]] at $HOME/Documents/Flightgear/<version> so you can browse the data folder using Finder. | ||
Note: Once you have installed FlightGear, mac users can locate their $FG_ROOT folder by opening their applications folder in Finder, right clicking on FlightGear, and clicking "Show Package Contents". This will take you inside the FlightGear folder. You are now able to access all files including Data/Aircraft for installing new aircraft. | Note: Once you have installed FlightGear, mac users can locate their $FG_ROOT folder by opening their applications folder in Finder, right clicking on FlightGear, and clicking "Show Package Contents". This will take you inside the FlightGear folder. You are now able to access all files including Data/Aircraft for installing new aircraft. | ||
=== Configuring OpenGL === | === Configuring OpenGL === | ||
FlightGear runs best with current [[OpenGL]] video drivers. | FlightGear runs best with current [[OpenGL]] video drivers. If you are having trouble running FlightGear smoothly, see [[Configuring OpenGL]] for more information. | ||
=== Getting scenery === | === Getting scenery === | ||
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To download additional [[aircraft]] for FlightGear individually, go to the FlightGear website and navigate to the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ Downloads] page, then choose [Aircraft Downloads http://flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft-2.0.0/]. | To download additional [[aircraft]] for FlightGear individually, go to the FlightGear website and navigate to the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ Downloads] page, then choose [Aircraft Downloads http://flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft-2.0.0/]. | ||
Once the aircraft package has downloaded, decompress and extract the archived files onto your computer. You may extract to a temporary directory and move them, or extract directly into the Aircraft directory in FlightGear. This is typically <tt>[[$ | Once the aircraft package has downloaded, decompress and extract the archived files onto your computer. You may extract to a temporary directory and move them, or extract directly into the Aircraft directory in FlightGear. This is typically <tt>[[$FG ROOT]]/data/Aircraft</tt>. | ||
=== Starting FlightGear === | === Starting FlightGear === | ||
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* Running FlightGear via valgrind to track down memory leaks | * Running FlightGear via valgrind to track down memory leaks | ||
=== Support === | === Support === | ||
* Help new users with downloading, compiling, installing and running FlightGear (http://www.flightgear.org/forums or on IRC) | * Help new users with downloading, compiling, installing and running FlightGear (http://www.flightgear.org/forums or on IRC) | ||
* Provide Ideas & Suggestions, see: [[Feature Requests / Proposals / Ideas]] | * Provide Ideas & Suggestions, see: [[Feature Requests / Proposals / Ideas]] | ||