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How to Install YSFlight

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Installing YSFlight is straight forward, but depending on your operating system it is a little bit different.

Windows Computers
Step 1 - Download YSFlight
Download YSFlight from ysflight.org. It is recommended that you use the 20150425 version of YSFlight for stability and server compatibility reasons.

Step 2 - Unzip and Run the Download
Extract SETUP.exe to your desktop and run it. Select the install location and follow the prompts.
If SETUP.exe fails to run, rename it to SETUP.zip and open with 7Zip or Winrar and drag the files to your desired installation folder. (Winzip, built into Windows, may be unable to correctly extract the files.)
For version 20181124, just extract the Ysflight folder to your location of choice

Step 3 - Open YS Flight
Run ysflight32_d3d9.exe, ysflight32_gl1.exe, or ysflight32_gl2.exe. Each a different visual renderer with slight differences. One .exe may run better on your computer than others. Most users find D3d9 has the highest framerate. ysflight32_nownd.exe is for running a server.
To fully initialize everything, open YSFlight and check out some of the other Getting Started Guides.

Mac OS Computers
Step 1 - Download YSFlight
Download YSFlight from ysflight.org. It is recommended that you use the 20151023 version of YSFlight for stability and server compatibility reasons.

Step 2 - Unzip the Download
When you unzip the YSFlight download you will find a folder with the YS Flight Simulator application ready to open.

Step 3 - Open YS Flight
To fully initialize everything, open YSFlight and check out some of the other Getting Started Guides.

Linux Computers
Step 1 - Download YSFlight
Download YSFlight from ysflight.org. It is recommended that you use the 20150425 version of YSFlight for stability and server compatibility reasons.

Step 2 - Unzip the Download
Extract the .zip folder to your desired install location. Executables are available for 32 and 64 bit systems, and with two renderers (OGL1 and OGL2). _nownd is a server executable. You may need to convert the files to executables with the terminal command sudo chmod +x ysflight32_gl1 when the terminal is cd'd the YSFlight folder.

Step 3 - Open YS Flight
To fully initialize everything, open your YSFlight executable of choice and check out some of the other Getting Started Guides.
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