How To Install obs-plugins on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-plugins on Kali Linux. obs-plugins is recorder and streamer for live video content (plugins)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-plugins on Kali Linux.

What is obs-plugins

obs-plugins is:

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

This package contains some extra plugins (ALSA, jack, decklink, vlc).

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

sudo apt-get -y install obs-plugins

Install obs-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install obs-plugins

Install obs-plugins 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 obs-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install obs-plugins

How To Uninstall obs-plugins on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove obs-plugins

Uninstall obs-plugins And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obs-plugins

Remove obs-plugins Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge obs-plugins

Remove obs-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obs-plugins

Dependencies

obs-plugins have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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