# Download Binaries

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### Important Information

- If you have a slow/expensive net connection, prefer physical media, or want to help the FlightGear project, please consider FlightGear on DVD
- For a complete FGFS manual, please refer to the official FlightGear Manual or download the PDF Version.
- If you have trouble connecting, please visit one of our FTP mirrors
- Caution: Check the version numbers of the following prebuilt packages. There is usually a several day delay between the official source code release and when the ready to run binaries of the same version begin to show up here.

### Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista (v2.0.0)

- Download the self extracting/installing fgsetup-2.0.0.exe (298 Mb):
- After downloading the fgsetup-2.0.0.exe file, launch it and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation. The installer will create start menu entries, install documentation, optionally install a desktop icon, and also will provide a well behaved uninstaller.
- When you start FlightGear you will be presented with an initial "launch control" screen which allows you to select your aircraft, as well as a starting airport and runway.
- FlightGear ships with an extensive 218 page manual. We encourage people to at least take a glance through it, especially if they have questions or problems.
- 64-bit overlay: If you run 64-bit windows, you can download the self extracting 64-bit version of FlightGear. This installs over the top of the standard 32 bit version so you will need to install that first. fgsetup64-2.0.0.exe (14 Mb overlay):
- The MSVC Win32 build is provided courtesy of Frederic Bouvier.

### Macintosh OS X (requires 10.4)

- Download prebuilt Mac OS X binaries courtesy of Tatsuhiro Nishioka. Available from the macflightgear.sourceForge.net project page. (v1.9.1)

### Linux

- Download pre-built Slackware packages courtesy of Jon Stockill. (v2.0.0)
- Ubuntu: On Ubuntu, FlightGear can now be installed using the "synaptic" tool.
- Download pre-built Debian packages courtesy of Ove Kaaven. (v1.0.0)
- Download pre-built Fedora Core [2,3,4] packages courtesy of Steve Hosgood. (v0.9.10)
- Download pre-built Pardus binary packages. (v0.9.10) 1. Program executable. 2. Program data.

### Solaris (Sparc/x86)

- Download pre-built Solaris (sparc) binaries courtesy of Martin Spott. (v0.9.8)
- (Sparc Alternate) Download pre-built Solaris (Sparc) binaries courtesy of Ken Mays. (v0.9.9)
- Download pre-built Solaris (x86) binaries courtesy of Ken Mays. (v0.9.9)

### Sgi Irix

- Download pre-built sgi binaries courtesy of Erik Hofman. (v0.9.9)

### FreeBSD (v0.9.10)

- This is the link to the FreeBSD FlightGear ports courtesy of des *at* FreeBSD.org.

  Option 1: run "pkg_add -r FlightGear" to download and install the binary package.

  Option 2: Run "cd /usr/ports/games/flightgear/ && make package install" to retrieve the source code, compile it on your system, make a package, and install the resulting package on your system.

### Latest Version

v2.0.0 - 18 Feb 2010

A new major update of the FligtGear simulator. Please check the readme

### Notam

Would all pilots try and avoid mpserver02 as its often overloaded.