How To Install FlightGear on Fedora 34
FlightGear is The FlightGear Flight Simulator
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install FlightGear on Fedora 34.
What is FlightGear
The Flight Gear project is working to create a sophisticated flight simulator framework for the development and pursuit of interesting flight simulator ideas. We are developing a solid basic sim that can be expanded and improved upon by anyone interested in contributing
We can use yum or dnf to install FlightGear on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install FlightGear.
Install FlightGear on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install FlightGear using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install FlightGear
Install FlightGear on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install FlightGear using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install FlightGear
How To Uninstall FlightGear on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the FlightGear package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove FlightGear
FlightGear Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/GPSsmooth
/usr/bin/JSBSim
/usr/bin/MIDGsmooth
/usr/bin/UGsmooth
/usr/bin/fgcom
/usr/bin/fgelev
/usr/bin/fgfs
/usr/bin/fgfs-wrapper
/usr/bin/fgjs
/usr/bin/fgpanel
/usr/bin/fgtraffic
/usr/bin/fgviewer
/usr/bin/js_demo
/usr/bin/metar
/usr/bin/yasim
/usr/bin/yasim-proptest
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/17
/usr/lib/.build-id/17/b0c25a1edf00fee6b581324e73b05ca1e0e294
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/20de7582acdf40358b4121263a8c9c18a39e20
/usr/lib/.build-id/39
/usr/lib/.build-id/39/59c6e18683149949ad79c5d07897087108704c
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e/c59f1b51465c72237b3704077e15987aa7fd5d
/usr/lib/.build-id/61
/usr/lib/.build-id/61/6e89c79bb9fc3426f5691485f61c1a80a42b9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/64
/usr/lib/.build-id/64/dd60276d91b6b6d09813223527bb43a71a26ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/a5f310da23b800dabb920d68183da30d65e3b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b/8d25fda5dc48c31b314c5ed2c833f9fb225656
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0
/usr/lib/.build-id/a0/28dce45d803f740bd12d5db2afe059b4e5d87f
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4/43e898a14cc39edea19a7a341512f73bca4a54
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7/744e55c53b6d70c460b2cef8a9288ea435af6b
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4/5876ea61ae94b57478b5e5cda22e4eb1f2d688
/usr/lib/.build-id/d5
/usr/lib/.build-id/d5/de3960b702a1a32e138e8c3bcf90c10a4680ab
/usr/lib/.build-id/d9
/usr/lib/.build-id/d9/bf4cc1692cb0521260a1ac46b47ae1b7f6620f
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/242fbb650c846f0bfa40ff15b3bda28e4d0125
/usr/share/applications/org.flightgear.FlightGear.desktop
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/fgfs
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/AptNavFAQ.FlightGear.html
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/FlightGear-FAQ.html
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/Nasal.html
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.IO
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.JSBSim
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.canvas
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.commands
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.conditions
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.digitalfilters
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.effects
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.electrical
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.extensions
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.fgjs
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.gui
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.introduction
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.jsclient
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.logging
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.multiplayer
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.multiscreen
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.properties
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.protocol
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.running
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.sound
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.submodels
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.tutorial
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.uiuc
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.xmlpanel
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.xmlparticles
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/README.xmlsound
/usr/share/doc/FlightGear/Thanks
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/flightgear.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/flightgear.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/flightgear.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/flightgear.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/flightgear.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/flightgear.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/flightgear.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/flightgear.svg
/usr/share/licenses/FlightGear
/usr/share/licenses/FlightGear/COPYING
/usr/share/man/it/man1
/usr/share/man/it/man1/GPSsmooth.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/JSBSim.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/MIDGsmooth.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/UGsmooth.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/fgcom.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/fgelev.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/fgfs.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/fgjs.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/fgpanel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/fgviewer.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/js_demo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man1/metar.1.gz
/usr/share/man/it/man5
/usr/share/man/it/man5/fgfsrc.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/GPSsmooth.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/JSBSim.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/MIDGsmooth.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/UGsmooth.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fgcom.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fgelev.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fgfs.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fgjs.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fgpanel.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fgviewer.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/js_demo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/metar.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/fgfsrc.5.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/org.flightgear.FlightGear.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_fgfs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install FlightGear on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.