How To Install libobs-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobs-dev on Kali Linux. libobs-dev is recorder and streamer for live video content (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobs-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libobs-dev

libobs-dev is:

OBS Studio is designed for efficiently recording and streaming live video content. It supports live RTP streaming to various streaming sites.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libobs-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libobs-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libobs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libobs-dev

Install libobs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libobs-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libobs-dev

Install libobs-dev Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libobs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libobs-dev

How To Uninstall libobs-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libobs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libobs-dev

Uninstall libobs-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libobs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libobs-dev

Remove libobs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libobs-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libobs-dev

Remove libobs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libobs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libobs-dev

Dependencies

libobs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobs-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.