How To Install obs-downstream-keyer on Debian 12

Learn how to install obs-downstream-keyer on Debian 12 with this tutorial. obs-downstream-keyer is plugin for OBS Studio that adds a Downstream Keyer (DSK) dock

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-downstream-keyer on Debian 12.

What is obs-downstream-keyer

obs-downstream-keyer is:

This plugin allows OBS to create overlays. Overlays are objects over a scene. Changing this scene will keep the overlay. This resource can be used to show logos, news or to show chat comments in live streams (there are some tutorials in the Internet to learn about the integration between this plugin and web browsers).

There are three methods to install obs-downstream-keyer 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-downstream-keyer 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-downstream-keyer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install obs-downstream-keyer

Install obs-downstream-keyer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install obs-downstream-keyer

Install obs-downstream-keyer 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-downstream-keyer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install obs-downstream-keyer

How To Uninstall obs-downstream-keyer on Debian 12

To uninstall only the obs-downstream-keyer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove obs-downstream-keyer

Uninstall obs-downstream-keyer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obs-downstream-keyer

Remove obs-downstream-keyer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge obs-downstream-keyer

Remove obs-downstream-keyer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obs-downstream-keyer

Dependencies

obs-downstream-keyer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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