{"id":37449,"date":"2022-02-16T14:40:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=37449"},"modified":"2022-02-16T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:40:52","slug":"install-obs-studio-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/02\/install-obs-studio-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install OBS Studio 27.2 in Ubuntu 20.04 \/ 21.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-icon.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-37450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-icon-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The popular open-source live streaming app OBS Studio released v27.2 with exciting new features! Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu via different ways.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s New in OBS Studio 27.2:<\/h3>\n<p>Release highlights in <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/obsproject\/obs-studio\/releases\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OBS Studio 27.2<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add AJA source for AJA devices<\/li>\n<li>Add AJA output to tools menu for AJA devices<\/li>\n<li>AOM AV1 and SVT-AV1 encoding support.<\/li>\n<li>Hotkey filter search<\/li>\n<li>Hotkey duplicate detection<\/li>\n<li>Support for the RIST protocol<\/li>\n<li>Official Flatpak support for Linux<\/li>\n<li>Many other changes and bug-fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obsstudio272.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obsstudio272-600x378.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"378\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obsstudio272-600x378.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obsstudio272-300x189.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obsstudio272-768x483.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obsstudio272.webp 974w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Install OBS Studio 27.2 in Ubuntu:<\/h3>\n<p>The software package is available in Ubuntu default repositories, but old. For the most recent version, there are official <b>Ubuntu PPA<\/b>, Official <b>Flatpak<\/b> package, and community maintained <b>Snap<\/b> package.<\/p>\n<h4>Option 1: Install OBS Studio via Ubuntu PPA:<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~obsproject\/+archive\/ubuntu\/obs-studio\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official PPA<\/a> may be the most favorite method, since it installs the app as the classic <code>.deb<\/code>. So far, the PPA contains 64-bit package for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 21.10.<\/p>\n<p>1.) Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. Next, paste the command below and hit Enter to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject\/obs-studio<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (<i>no asterisk feedback<\/i>) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-ppa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-ppa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"172\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-ppa.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-ppa-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.) After adding the PPA, Ubuntu 18.04 user need to manually refresh system package cache via command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<p>3.) Finally, either install the app via command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install obs-studio<\/pre>\n<p>Or update the software package using &#8216;Software Updater&#8217; utility:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/upgrade-obs.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/upgrade-obs-600x442.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/upgrade-obs-600x442.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/upgrade-obs-300x221.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/upgrade-obs.webp 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Option 2: Install OBS Studio via Flatpak:<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/details\/com.obsproject.Studio\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fluthub repository<\/a> offers the official 64-bit and 32-bit packages available to install in most Linux systems.<\/p>\n<p>The Flatpak package updates automatically and use the latest dependency libraries for best performance. However, it takes hundreds more megabytes disk space!<\/p>\n<p>1.) Firstly, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run command to install Flatpak daemon:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p>2.) Next, install OBS Studio as Flatpak using command:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/com.obsproject.Studio.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flatpak-obs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flatpak-obs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flatpak-obs.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flatpak-obs-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Option 3: Install OBS Studio via Snap:<\/h4>\n<p>Snap is another universal package format runs in most Linux. It&#8217;s developed by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu. <b>It updates automatically and takes more disk space too<\/b>. However, OBS Studio as Snap is NOT official package so far.<\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu user may install the Snap package easily from Ubuntu Software. Though, it&#8217;s v27.1.3 at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-softwarecenter.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-softwarecenter-600x374.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-softwarecenter-600x374.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-softwarecenter-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-softwarecenter-768x478.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/obs-softwarecenter.webp 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Snap, Flatpak, and Deb packages can be installed alongside with each other. So you may have duplicated app icons if more than one installed.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall OBS Studio:<\/h3>\n<p>To remove the Ubuntu PPA, open terminal and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:obsproject\/obs-studio<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the live streaming app .deb package using command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove obs-studio<\/pre>\n<p>To remove the Flatpak package, run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak uninstall --delete-data com.obsproject.Studio<\/pre>\n<p>And clean up disk space via <code>flatpak uninstall --unused<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>For the Snap package, simply use Ubuntu Software.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popular open-source live streaming app OBS Studio released v27.2 with exciting new features! Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu via different ways. 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