How To Install obs-text-slideshow on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-text-slideshow on Ubuntu.
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. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
obs-text-slideshow have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-text-slideshow package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.