Beta DVDs and Linux

If you have X-Plane 9 beta DVDs, you can use them with Linux. But the installation procedure is a little bit more complex because the disks themselves were mastered before version 9 supported Linux. (Version 9 Linux support wasn't announced until mid-beta due to some show-stopping Linux-specific problems.)

These instructions assume you have:
 * 8 X-Plane 9 beta DVDs from Laminar Research
 * Web access to download patches.

Steps:

1. Download the latest X-Plane Linux DVD installer here.

2. Insert disk 1 (the disk with the sim) and run the installer. Install X-Plane.

Note that when you install the sim, you may not be able to select any scenery. This is normal!

You now have X-Plane 9 beta 1 (or beta 11). There are a few problems:
 * There are no Linux applications.
 * There is no scenery.

3. Download the X-Plane updater from http://www.x-plane.com/demo.html

4. Run the updater. Use the "Find It" option to locate your installation of X-Plane if it isn't listed. Let the updater upgrade your installation to X-Plane 9.00 final.

5. Insert the other DVDs. Run the Linux DVD installer and use the "add and remove scenery" option to add any additional scenery you wish to load.

For more help see:
 * Linux DVD Problems
 * Linux Installation