[Flightgear-users] Installing in Linux...

[AL Mills]

I posted this msg to rec.aviation.simulators and I said I would post here. The problem I’m having right now is I am trying to get to flying FlightGear! in Linux (Mandrake 9.0) and I could use more information. Probably not from FlightGear!, though. The trouble is to "install" anything in Linux generally needs a C compiler. Well, I got that working (gcc). Then, SimGear is a prerequisite. For SimGear, one must needs have OpenGL, or GLUT. I downloaded both and I reckon I didn't get the right files, and who knows where the heck they need to be for SimGear to find 'em any way. To complicat matters, I downloaded an OpenGL manager called YanC, pretty much the same problem. I've downloaded the NVidia driver for Linux / OpenGL but where to put it so that it will be found? Then, when I do get SimGear functional, which folders should all the files for the two FlightGear! packages be in? Actually, I just haven't gotten that far in the "getting started" manual for FlightGear! SimGear, OpenGL and GLUT just don't give me enough information, so, I'm looking at the How-to's for help. Discouraging. I'm determined, though. FlightGear! looks very promising. So, to enumerate my questions clearly; 1)     In Mandrake 9.0 How-To get OpenGL functional (folders?) 2)     Where to put NVidia driver? 3)     What and where GLUT files to recognized by gcc? This should get me started, anyway. I am a Linux novice, I guess. Thanks for any help. I’m going to lok at the archives now. � AL [EMAIL PROTECTED]