OBS Studio installation package for Ubuntu 24.04

[FabioElizeu]

I would like to suggest that the .DEB packages have their installation directories adjusted. Ubuntu 24.04-based distributions use the standard structure in /usr, while the currently available packages mount their structures in /usr/local, which causes problems with adding plugins, among other things.

Although the PPA version of OBS is installed in the appropriate directories on Ubuntu 24.04-based distributions, I believe that having the option of offline installation is important to revert or switch between OBS versions in some situations.

If the current structure of the OBS .DEB installation packages must be maintained for some reason, I suggest making .DEB installation packages available that direct the directory structures and shortcuts to a structure compatible with Ubuntu 24.04-based distributions.

Alternatively, I have extracted the contents of the .DEB packages and manually allocated the directory structures, but I believe this is not ideal and also creates difficulties for some users.

I really like this project and I thank you in advance.

 

[Tuna]

4.9. /usr/local : Local hierarchy

 

[FabioElizeu]

4.9. /usr/local : Local hierarchy

Hi @Tuna

Thank you for your feedback. I understand the recommendation in the cited reference, but couldn't the DEB package also fit the context "Locally installed software must be placed within /usr/local rather than /usr unless it is being installed to replace or upgrade software in /usr," since the version distributed via PPA is installed in /usr, as stated in the cited reference itself?

I believe that a large portion of OBS users also use plugins. In my tests, I detected that several plugins have DEB packages that are installed in /usr and are not recognized by OBS Studio when the program is installed in /usr/local. There is also a range of plugins that, even when inserted into the structure in /usr/local, end up not finding OBS Studio libraries, which makes it necessary to create symbolic links manually and still leaves room for errors. When allocating plugins in the user profile structure, we also have problems when OBS is in /usr/local.

Given the context, and considering all the difficulties users face in structuring plugins with OBS Studio in /usr/local, do you suggest another viable alternative to avoid having an OBS Studio DEB package structuring the installation in /usr?

Thank you very much in advance!