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# qGroundControl

an intuitive and powerful ground control station (GCS) for UAVs.

### Installation Instructions \[[1](#sources)]

Open the terminal with `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `T`

```
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
```

```
(Note) Logout and login again to enable the change to user permissions.
```

Download [QGroundControl.AppImage](https://d176tv9ibo4jno.cloudfront.net/latest/QGroundControl.AppImage).

Open the terminal with `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `T`

```
cd Downloads
mv QGroundControl.AppImage ..
cd ..
```

```
chmod +x ./QGroundControl.AppImage
```

```
./QGroundControl.AppImage
```

### Sources

\[1] [qGroundControl](https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/master/en/qgc-user-guide/getting_started/download_and_install.html)