Installation of OBS Studio on Ubuntu
OBS Studio can be installed through various methods:
- Install OBS from Ubuntu Package Server
- Install OBS snap
- Install OBS flatpak
Let’s go through all the installation methods one by one.
Method 1: Install OBS from Ubuntu Package Server
Step 1: Firstly, update the repositories using the following command.
sudo apt update
Step 2: Now, install the OBS Studio by executing the following command.
sudo apt install obs-studio
Step 3: Launch the OBS Studio application by running the below command.
sudo obs
We have successfully installed the OBS Studio application using Ubuntu Package Server.
Method 2: Install OBS snap
Step 1: Update the repositories and install the snapd store by executing the below command.
sudo apt update && sudo apt install snapd -y
Step 2: Now, install the snap core using the following command.
sudo snap install core
Step 3: Restart the snapd service by executing the below command in the terminal.
sudo systemctl restart snapd
Step 4: Now, actually install the OBS Studio application using snap. Run the below command to install.
sudo snap install obs-studio
Step 5: We have opened the application from the Activities Panel.
Method 3: Install OBS flatpak
Step 1: Firstly, update the repositories and install the flatpak.
sudo apt update && sudo apt install flatpak
Step 2: Now, install the GNOME software plugin which is required for flatpak.
sudo apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
Step 3: Add the Flathub repo using the following command.
flatpak remote-add –if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
Step 4: Now, install the OBS Studio by the following command.
sudo flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio
Step 5: We have successfully installed the OBS Studio through flatpak and opened it via Activities Panel.
How to Install OBS Studio on Ubuntu
OBS Studio is an open-source screen-casting and streaming application that works across platforms. Hugh “Jim” Bailey and his crew created it, and it was first launched on September 1, 2012. It is written in C and C++ and is accessible in 59 different languages. It also allows for real-time capture, scene design, recording, encoding, and broadcasting through the Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP), among other features. It’s used to stream videos from any RTMP-enabled platform, such as YouTube or Instagram. Scenes, inputs, audio mixer, transitions, and controls are the five parts of OBS studio’s main user interface. It’s simple to use. In this article, we will install the OBS Studio application on Ubuntu Operating System.