Debian Linux background removal not shown in filter list, no error in log

Question

Debian Linux background removal not shown in filter list, no error in log

Closed this issue 6 months ago · 18 comments

Describe the bug

Installed .deb file. I see the plugin load in the OBS log. But the background removal choice is not shown in the Effect Filters list.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:
(Debian Linux 12, OBS Studio 29.1.2)

sudo dpkg -i obs-backgroundremoval-1.1.10-x86_64-linux-gnu.deb
sudo apt install libqt6widgets6
Run OBS Studio
Highlight Video Capture Device (V4L2)
Open Filters dialog
Open Add Filter dialog
Notice Background Removal choice is missing!

Expected behavior

Background Removal is in the list of available filters.

Log and Crash Report

16:37:21.399: [obs-backgroundremoval] Plugin loaded successfully (version 1.1.10)
...
16:37:21.468: Loaded Modules:
...
16:37:21.468: obs-backgroundremoval.so

Desktop (please complete the following information):

OS: Debian Linux 12
uname: Linux 6.4.0-0.deb12.2-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.4.4-3~bpo12+1 (2023-08-08) x86_64 GNU/Linux
Browser: n/a
Plugin Version: obs-backgroundremoval-1.1.10-x86_64-linux-gnu.deb
OBS Version: 29.1.2 (64 bit)

Answer 1 · 2024-01-22T03:02:13.000Z

This happens to me too on OBS version 29.0.2.1-1+b1 (64 bit)

Answer 2 · 2024-01-22T09:15:35.000Z

@agsilvio Please post here the whole log to help us investigate the cause.

Answer 3 · 2024-01-22T12:11:43.000Z

Here is the full OBS log...
2024-01-22 07-08-16.txt

Answer 4 · 2024-01-22T13:22:39.000Z

Here is my full, startup, stdout log. I could not find any other. Thank you.

startup-stdout.log

Answer 5 · 2024-01-22T13:43:41.000Z

@agsilvio I think you are looking in the wrong place. It should be under "Effects Filters".

Answer 6 · 2024-01-22T15:19:59.000Z

@agsilvio Can you open a separate issue for us to support you? Your problem is different from @RyanGoat 's one.

Answer 7 · 2024-01-22T15:21:10.000Z

@RyanGoat Can you give us some screenshots that indicate our plugin does not appear on the list?

Answer 8 · 2024-01-22T15:29:40.000Z

@umireon Screenshot showing the list of available filters:

Answer 9 · 2024-01-22T15:35:51.000Z

@RyanGoat We don't support Qt 5. Can you use Qt 6?

Answer 10 · 2024-01-22T17:19:52.000Z

@agsilvio I think you are looking in the wrong place. It should be under "Effects Filters".

Thank you. I reached my conclusion based on this tutorial, linked on the plugin's page. Needless to say, at the time, I checked both lists of filters and it is not found.

evidence:

Answer 11 · 2024-01-22T17:20:30.000Z

@agsilvio Can you open a separate issue for us to support you? Your problem is different from @RyanGoat 's one.

Thank you but I cannot see the difference. Can you identify the difference? I am also on Debian and having the same symptoms. I also installed the plugin the same way the OP did; with the deb package.

Answer 12 · 2024-01-22T17:46:26.000Z

@RyanGoat We don't support Qt 5. Can you use Qt 6?

The debian stable repository package seems to be compiled against QT5. I tried installing the latest unstable package (with OBS studio 30). But the packaging system outsmarted me. I'll see if I can figure out a way to get a newer build of OBS studio on my machine.

Answer 13 · 2024-01-23T04:41:19.000Z

@RyanGoat Can you install OBS and our plugin via FlatPak? FlatPak is another official distribution by OBS-Studio for other distributions than Ubuntu. (Note that Debian is not Ubuntu).

Answer 14 · 2024-01-23T04:43:59.000Z

@agsilvio Your OBS version is different from @RyanGoat 's, and this might make a huge difference. I decided to handle @agsilvio 's issue on another issue but if it reveals that the root cause was the same, we will go on the same issue.

Answer 15 · 2024-01-23T15:38:40.000Z

@RyanGoat Can you install OBS and our plugin via FlatPak? FlatPak is another official distribution by OBS-Studio for other distributions than Ubuntu. (Note that Debian is not Ubuntu).

I don't like FlatPak. It feels like a very microsoft way to install programs. But that is a different discussion.

I compiled obs studio 30.0.2 from source. It is using QT 6.4.2. Now the problem is it doesn't seem to find any plugins what so ever. No errors in the log either. Just no mention of any plugins at all.

Answer 16 · 2024-01-23T16:15:02.000Z

#537 will close this issue.

Answer 17 · 2024-04-21T02:43:59.000Z

.deb release is not for debian users, only ubuntu. The package don't respect the official stable debian dependencies and is useless on debian.

flatpak is not a system solution, is a container solution and don't respect the path's and plugins of inner system.

Bottom line: only ubuntu is supported.

Answer 18 · 2024-04-21T09:30:39.000Z

@thedeveloperdavid I don't think the OBS project supports Debian officially so that you have to build our plugin by yourself and this restriction is intended.