How To Install libobs0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobs0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libobs0 is recorder and streamer for live video content (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobs0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libobs0

libobs0 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 shared library libobs.

There are three methods to install libobs0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libobs0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libobs0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libobs0

Install libobs0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libobs0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libobs0

Install libobs0 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 libobs0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libobs0

How To Uninstall libobs0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libobs0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libobs0

Uninstall libobs0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libobs0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libobs0

Remove libobs0 Configurations and Data

To remove libobs0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libobs0

Remove libobs0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libobs0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libobs0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libobs0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.