Fixing X-Plane 11 getting stuck on “Will init net” on Linux

Linux kernel 6.9 introduced a change in netlink handling code that results in X-Plane 11 getting stuck on “Will init net” during startup; X-Plane 12 had been patched for this change. Since X-Plane 11 is not receiving updates anymore, a manual workaround is provided below.

The solution for X-Plane 11 is to run the simulator with –disable_networking flag, e.g.

./X-Plane-x86-x64 --disable_networking

Please note that with this flag X-Plane will not be able to send or receive data – this affects local multiplayer, external visuals and external apps. Real Weather will continue to work if enabled in flight settings. This flag does not affect any 3rd party plugins that use own network connectivity.

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