Ubuntu 18.04: Watch Twitch with VLC + Streamlink Twitch GUI + Chatty

The following script will install VLC.

You can watch live streaming video with VLC without Twitch account authentication.

#!/bin/sh

sudo apt install -y vlc

The following script will install Streamlink Twitch GUI.

Streamlink Twitch GUI shows live streaming programs, analyze live streaming URL and authenticate Twitch account.

#!/bin/sh


sudo apt install -y streamlink

U=https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink-twitch-gui
U=${U}/releases/download/v1.5.0/streamlink-twitch-gui-v1.5.0-linux64.tar.gz
wget -q ${U} -O /tmp/streamlink-twitch-gui.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzvf /tmp/streamlink-twitch-gui.tar.gz -C /opt
sudo apt install -y xdg-utils libgconf-2-4
sudo /opt/streamlink-twitch-gui/add-menuitem.sh
sudo ln -s /opt/streamlink-twitch-gui/start.sh /usr/bin/streamlink-twitch-gui

The following script will install Chatty.

Chatty receive and send comment. Chatty needs Twitch account authentication to receive/send comment.

#!/bin/sh


sudo apt install -y default-jre
U=https://github.com/chatty/chatty/releases/download/v0.9.1
U=${U}/Chatty_0.9.1.zip
wget -q ${U} -O /tmp/Chatty.zip
sudo unzip /tmp/Chatty.zip -d /opt/chatty

Run Streamlink Twitch GUI.

$ streamlink-twitch-gui

Click "Settings".

At the "Streaming", set "Python excutable" to "/usr/bin/python3".

At the "Player", set "Player preset" to "VLC media player".

At the "Chat", set "Chat application" to "Chatty" and set "Chatty .jar file" to "/opt/chatty/Chatty.jar", and check "Automatically open chat" of "Open chat".

For applying these settings, click "Apply".

Click human icon at the top right and click "Sign in".

Your default browser opens Twitch login page. Login with twitch account.

For making "Streamlink Twitch GUI" to use Twitch account, click "Authorize".

Settings is completed.

Clicking live streaming program runs VLC and Chatty, and you can watch live streaming video and receive/send comment.