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title: Install FlightGear on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of FlightGear for on Arch Linux - FlightGear
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/flightgear/arch
---

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# Install FlightGear on **Arch Linux**

# FlightGear

[FlightGear](https://www.flightgear.org/)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/flightgear/arch#install)

#### FlightGear

FlightGear

This is a prototype snap of FlightGear. Only the application is built. The FlightGear data files must be downloaded separately and placed in `$HOME/snap/flightgear/common/fgdata`. In a future release we may automate this. For now, manually:

`mkdir -p $HOME/snap/flightgear/common/`

`wget -O $HOME/snap/flightgear/common/fgdata.tar.bz2 https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/flightgear/release-2020.3.8/FlightGear-2020.3.8-data-rc.txz`

`cd $HOME/snap/flightgear/common/`

`tar xf fgdata.tar.txz`

`rm fgdata.tar.bz2`

Build from source files at <https://github.com/FlightGear/flightgear>, this is an unofficial package. Please file any issues with this package at <https://github.com/snapcrafters/flightgear/issues>

### Package name

* flightgear

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### License

* GPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 11 April 2021 - latest/stable
* 6 June 2026 - latest/edge

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install FlightGear

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/)
The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported
install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites)
installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following:

```
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git
cd snapd
makepkg -si
```

Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
```

If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service
```

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install FlightGear

To install FlightGear, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install flightgear
```

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