How To Install obs-text-slideshow on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-text-slideshow on Ubuntu 22.04. obs-text-slideshow is plugin for OBS Studio to present texts in videos

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-text-slideshow on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is obs-text-slideshow

obs-text-slideshow is:

OBS plugin inspired by the built-in image slideshow, except for text sources instead. Useful for displaying song lyrics, captions, translations, etc.

Is possible to insert any text in plugin settings or load a content from a single or from multiple text files. The transition modes for texts are cut, fade, swipe and slide. Is also possible choice a font and its style. There are other settings.

This plugin is compatible with OBS 27 or higher.

There are three methods to install obs-text-slideshow on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-text-slideshow 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-text-slideshow using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install obs-text-slideshow

Install obs-text-slideshow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install obs-text-slideshow

Install obs-text-slideshow 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install obs-text-slideshow

How To Uninstall obs-text-slideshow on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the obs-text-slideshow package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove obs-text-slideshow

Uninstall obs-text-slideshow And Its Dependencies

To uninstall obs-text-slideshow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obs-text-slideshow

Remove obs-text-slideshow Configurations and Data

To remove obs-text-slideshow configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge obs-text-slideshow

Remove obs-text-slideshow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obs-text-slideshow

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-text-slideshow package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.