Tutorial: How to Install µStreamer on POP! OS Latest

µStreamer is an open-source application for streaming video and audio data over the network. In this tutorial, we will see how to install µStreamer on POP! OS Latest using the command-line interface.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install µStreamer on your POP! OS Latest machine, you need to install some dependencies first. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libv4l-dev libtbb-dev libgtk2.0-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev libxvidcore-dev libx264-dev libxine2-dev libfaac-dev libmp3lame-dev libopencore-amrnb-dev libopencore-amrwb-dev libtheora-dev libvorbis-dev libvpx-dev libopengl-dev libglew-dev libgtkglext1-dev libudev-dev libssl-dev libqt5x11extras5-dev libqglviewer-dev libzip-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libprotobuf-dev libprotobuf-java libjcommon-java libjfreechart-java

Enter your password to continue the installation process. It will take some time to install all the dependencies.

Step 2: Clone µStreamer Repository

Next, you need to clone the µStreamer repository from Github. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/pikvm/ustreamer.git

This will download the µStreamer repository to your local machine.

Step 3: Build and Install µStreamer

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the directory where the repository is saved using the CD command, e.g.,

cd ustreamer

Next, run the following commands to build and install µStreamer:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install

This will build and install µStreamer on your POP! OS Latest machine.

Step 4: Test µStreamer

To test if µStreamer is installed correctly, run the following command in the terminal:

ustreamer -v

If everything is installed correctly, you should see the version information for the µStreamer application.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we saw how to install µStreamer on POP! OS Latest using the command-line interface. Once installed, you can use this application to stream video and audio data over the network.

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