Install FlightGear 2020.1 Flight Simulator in Ubuntu / LinuxMint

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install the Latest Version of FlightGear 2020.1 Flight simulator software on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,...

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install the Latest Version of FlightGear 2020.1 Flight simulator software on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 16.04 and LinuxMint.

FlightGear is a free, open-source and a Multiplatform flight simulator software. It is one of the best free flight simulators that runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.It comes with lots of features and best too.

FlightGear released under the terms of GNU General Public License and it is written in C++ Language .

New Features in FlightGear 2020.1

• It contains many exciting new features, enhancements, and bugfixes.
• Major aircraft updates include the Boeing 777, Airbus A320, Antonov AN-24, F-16, Piper J3Cub, Saab JA37 Viggen, Piper PA28 Cherokee, Bombardier Q-400, Space Shuttle.

Refer this link for complete changelog 2020.1

Installation steps for FlightGear 2020.1

Note: As of now, PPA is not updated and Ubuntu 20.04 is not included it will be updated into the coming days.

Step 1:Add the Official PPA from FlightGear

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/flightgear

Step 2: Update the Repository

sudo apt-get update

Step 3: Install FlightGear 3.0.0

sudo apt-get install flightgear