Install Open Broadcaster Software ‘obs-studio’ in Ubuntu 15.10. How to record and share Ubuntu desktop with Open Broadcaster Studio 0.12.3. Terminal commands to install OBS-Studio in Ubuntu, via PPA. Open Broadcaster Studio (OBS) is an application for recording and sharing the desktop. OBS project is a rewrite of what was formerly known as “Open Broadcaster Software”, software originally designed for recording and streaming live video content, efficiently.
OBS permits the users to capture the entire desktop or just a part or window of the desktop. Once recorded, the software allows the users to preview the stream and adjust its settings.
OBS-Studio software comes with many exciting features:
- Encoding using H264 (x264) and AAC.
- Support for Intel Quick Sync Video (QSV) and NVENC.
- Unlimited number of scenes and sources.
- Live RTMP streaming to Twitch, YouTube, DailyMotion, Hitbox and more.
- File output to MP4 or FLV.
- GPU-based game capture for high performance game streaming.
- DirectShow capture device support (webcams, capture cards, etc).
- Windows 8 high speed monitor capture support.
- Bilinear or lanczos3 resampling.
OBS Multiplatform 0.12.3 is the latest release of the OBS software. It has been released with the below changes:
- Added m3u8 file format for recording
- Fixed an issue where audio from certain sources could stutter under certain circumstances (bad timestamps from devices)
- Fixed an issue with windows game capture where Just Cause 3 would not capture properly
Install OBS on Ubuntu
Open Broadcaster can be installed on Ubuntu Systems, via PPA. Run the following commands to install Open Broadcaster Studio on Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 15.04:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install obs-studio
Run the following commands to install Open Broadcaster Studio on Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint and other Ubuntu Derivatives:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kirillshkrogalev/ffmpeg-next
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install obs-studio
Once installed, the OBS software can be opened via Ubuntu Dash.
Uninstall OBS
If you wish to uninstall OBS software, run the commands given below:
$ sudo apt-get remove obs-studio
$ sudo apt-get autoremove