xserver-xorg version 1.18.4 or newer is recommended to avoid potential performance issues with certain features in OBS, such as the fullscreen projector.Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get install ffmpegįor Ubuntu 15.04 and following versions, FFmpeg is officially included, so you don’t need add PPA and you can install it with this command: sudo apt-get install ffmpeg Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kirillshkrogalev/ffmpeg-next If you do not have the FFmpeg installed (if you’re not sure, then you probably don’t have it), you can get it with the following commands:įor Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, FFmpeg is not officially included so you will need a specific PPA:

You can check what version of OpenGL is supported by your system by typing the following into the terminal: glxinfo | grep 'OpenGL' Ubuntu Linux Requirements NOTE: OpenGL 3.2 or later is required to use OBS Studio on Linux. Any installation directions marked Unofficial are not maintained by the OBS Studio author and may not be up to date or stable.

Video broadcaster software