{"id":7641,"date":"2018-04-07T14:48:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T14:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7641"},"modified":"2018-04-07T14:48:39","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T14:48:39","slug":"flight-simulator-flightgear-2018-1-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/04\/flight-simulator-flightgear-2018-1-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Simulator FlightGear 2018.1 Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/flightgear-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6577\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The open-source flight simulator FlightGear 2018.1 now is available for download.<\/p>\n<p>Changes in <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.flightgear.org\/Changelog_2018.1\" target=\"_blank\">FlightGear 2018.1<\/a> &#8220;Honolulu&#8221; include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved &#8220;Classic theme&#8221; with better fonts and colours<\/li>\n<li>Canvas MapStructure support for SlippyMaps, including VFRCharts, STAMEN,<\/li>\n<li>Various improvements to the Launcher<\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric Light Scattering renderer: extra volumetric vegetation layers for denser undergrowth<\/li>\n<li>Active Volcanos, including Kilauea, Stromboli, Etna,<\/li>\n<li>CH Products Throttle Quadrant supported out-of-the-box.<\/li>\n<li>Improved support for add-ons<\/li>\n<li>And many other changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/flightgear-flight-simulator.jpg\" alt=\"flightgear flight simulator 2.12 ubuntu\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/flightgear-flight-simulator.jpg 580w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/flightgear-flight-simulator-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Download \/ Install FlightGear 2018.1:<\/h4>\n<p>Source tarball, Windows and Mac OS packages are available for download at the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/flightgear\/files\/' class='arconix-button-flat arconix-button-medium arconix-button-gray' target=\"_blank\" >Download FlightGear<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu Linux, there&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~saiarcot895\/+archive\/ubuntu\/flightgear\" target=\"_blank\">PPA repository<\/a> (<i>check the link before doing following steps<\/i>) and the new release packages should be available in few days. <\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> To add the PPA repository, open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from app launcher. When it opens, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895\/flightgear<\/pre>\n<p><i> Input your password (no visual feedback while typing due to security reason) and hit Enter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/flightgear-ppa-600x81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"81\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/flightgear-ppa-600x81.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/flightgear-ppa-450x61.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/flightgear-ppa.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then you can upgrade FlightGear via Software Updater (<i>may not work on Ubuntu 16.04 due to version system change<\/i>) once it\u2019s published in the PPA repository.<\/p>\n<p>Or install it for the first time via commands:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install flightgear<\/pre>\n<p>Uninstall:<\/p>\n<p>To uninstall FlightGear, simply run following command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove flightgear<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA by launching \u201cSoftware &#038; Updates\u201d utility and navigating to Other Software tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The open-source flight simulator FlightGear 2018.1 now is available for download. 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