Are your hardware specs compatible?
If you look here:
https://obsproject.com/wiki/System-Requirements it states the basic requirements, and
OBS Studio requires the following hardware and operating systems to function. Having a compatible system does not guarantee that it is capable of streaming or recording using OBS. The CPU requirements vary considerably depending on the chosen encoder, resolution, FPS and your scene complexity. Try the Tools -> Auto Configuration Wizard in OBS itself to find appropriate settings for your specs.
Have a read of that page and see if it offers any enlightenment :)
As far as Linux itself is concerned , your first consideration will be the footprint of Linux on your computer.
You'll want one which is as resource light as possible - this will mean no fancy desktops etc. The best place to ask about that is probably on a Linux forum.
Linux Mint, though, has the following minimum specs
- X86 processor, under this Linux Mint 64-bit, requires a 64-bit processor. But the Linux Mint 32-bit can easily run over the 32-bit or 64-bit processors.
- There is a requirement of 512 MB RAM. But for the comfortable usage, we suggest 1 GB.
- The demand for 5 GB disk space. For better result, we recommend 20 GB.
- Requirement of DVD drive or USB port
- The capability of 800*600 resolution for graphics card. At the same time, we propose 1027*768 resolution
so you should be pretty much covered on that front.
The upshot is that Linux Mint and OBS ought to work on your system I think.
See
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWNBdJzf4B0
Probably the main thing you need to ensure is that your GPU is appropriately spec'ed.
Based on the system specs I'm going to assume you aren't streaming games? In which case the GPU demands shouldn't be too high, and depending on your actual use case and CPU, onboard graphcis MAY be sufficient. Then again maybe not.
I am really notrsure whether OBS works with onboard graphics.
I hope some of that helps.
