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# QGroundControl

## For Window's peeps

*QGroundControl* can be installed on 64 bit versions of Windows:

1. Download [QGroundControl-installer.exe](https://d176tv9ibo4jno.cloudfront.net/latest/QGroundControl-installer.exe).
2. Double click the executable to launch the installer.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The Windows installer creates 3 shortcuts: **QGroundControl**, **GPU Compatibility Mode**, **GPU Safe Mode**. Use the first shortcut unless you experience startup or video rendering issues
{% endhint %}

## For Linux's peeps

*QGroundControl* can be installed/run on Ubuntu LTS 20.04 (and later).

Ubuntu comes with a serial modem manager that interferes with any robotics related use of a serial port (or USB serial). Before installing *QGroundControl* you should remove the modem manager and grant yourself permissions to access the serial port. You also need to install *GStreamer* in order to support video streaming.

1. On the command prompt enter:

   ```bash
   sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER
   sudo apt-get remove modemmanager -y
   sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-gl -y
   sudo apt install libqt5gui5 -y
   sudo apt install libfuse2 -y
   ```
2. Logout and login again to enable the change to user permissions.

  To install *QGroundControl*:

1. Download [QGroundControl.AppImage](https://d176tv9ibo4jno.cloudfront.net/latest/QGroundControl.AppImage).
2. Install (and run) using the terminal commands:<br>

   ```bash
   chmod +x ./QGroundControl.AppImage
   ./QGroundControl.AppImage  (or double click)

   ```

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Boom! You're all ready to roll with QGroundControl!

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