How To Install obs-gradient-source on Debian 12

Learn how to install obs-gradient-source on Debian 12 with this tutorial. obs-gradient-source is plugin for OBS Studio that creates a gradient background

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-gradient-source on Debian 12.

What is obs-gradient-source

obs-gradient-source is:

This plugin allows OBS to create sources to make available gradients to be used as background. Is possible to choose a size, two colors (from and to), a rotation for the gradient, a midpoint and an opacity level.

There are three methods to install obs-gradient-source on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install obs-gradient-source Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install obs-gradient-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install obs-gradient-source

Install obs-gradient-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install obs-gradient-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install obs-gradient-source

Install obs-gradient-source Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install obs-gradient-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install obs-gradient-source

How To Uninstall obs-gradient-source on Debian 12

To uninstall only the obs-gradient-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove obs-gradient-source

Uninstall obs-gradient-source And Its Dependencies

To uninstall obs-gradient-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obs-gradient-source

Remove obs-gradient-source Configurations and Data

To remove obs-gradient-source configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge obs-gradient-source

Remove obs-gradient-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove obs-gradient-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obs-gradient-source

Dependencies

obs-gradient-source have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-gradient-source package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.