{"id":7800,"date":"2018-06-01T15:21:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T15:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7800"},"modified":"2018-06-01T15:21:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T15:21:41","slug":"install-flightgear-2018-2-1-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/06\/install-flightgear-2018-2-1-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install FlightGear 2018.2.1 in Ubuntu 18.04"},"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>FlightGear flight simulator 2018.2.1 was released more than a week ago. Now it&#8217;s finally made into PPA for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 16.04, and\/or Ubuntu 14.04.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.flightgear.org\/Changelog_2018.2\" target=\"_blank\">FlightGear 2018.2.1<\/a> contains many exciting new features, enhancements and bugfixes, including improved support for addons, improvements to the YASim FDM, and user experience improvements to the launcher.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cessna 550 Citation II &#8211; detailed modelling of avionics, improved MP model display, improved flaps modeling<\/li>\n<li>Cessna Citation X &#8211; avionics improvements, improved MP model display<\/li>\n<li>North American P-51 Mustang<\/li>\n<li>Piper J3 Cub &#8211; improvements to water behaviour<\/li>\n<li>Saab 37 Viggen &#8211; Autopilot, HUD and TI improvements<\/li>\n<li>Cessna 172P &#8211; FDM, 3D Model, Sound improvements<\/li>\n<li>FG1000 glass panel display, based on the Garmin G1000<\/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>How to Install FlightGear 2018.2 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The software has a <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~saiarcot895\/+archive\/ubuntu\/flightgear\" target=\"_blank\">PPA repository<\/a> contains FlightGear packages for all current Ubuntu releases.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcuts and by searching for &#8220;terminal&#8221; from application launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895\/flightgear<\/pre>\n<p><i>Input your password (no visual feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/flightgear-ppa-bionic-600x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"126\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/flightgear-ppa-bionic-600x126.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/flightgear-ppa-bionic-450x95.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/flightgear-ppa-bionic.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then upgrade FlightGear via <b>Software Updater<\/b>, if a previous version exists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/upgrade-flightgear-450x325.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/upgrade-flightgear-450x325.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/upgrade-flightgear-600x433.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/upgrade-flightgear.jpg 703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>or run command in terminal to install or upgrade the flight simulator:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install flightgear<\/pre>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove FlightGear flight simulator, either use your system package manager or run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove flightgear<\/pre>\n<p>And launch <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> -> <b>Other Software<\/b> tab to remove the PPAs.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FlightGear flight simulator 2018.2.1 was released more than a week ago. Now it&#8217;s finally made into PPA for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 16.04, and\/or Ubuntu 14.04. FlightGear 2018.2.1 contains many exciting new features, enhancements and bugfixes, including improved support for addons, improvements to the YASim FDM, and user experience improvements to the launcher. 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