Measuring network speed [SpeedTest] on Linux OS

Information

For the example installation, the OS used will be Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Let's move on to the installation

First we need to update the system's package and repository lists, use the command:

sudo apt-get -y update

After a few minutes the process is complete, next we need to install the curl utility:

apt-get install -y curl

Now download the Speedtest software files:

curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/ookla/speedtest-cli/script.deb.sh | sudo bash

The files have been successfully downloaded.

Next, use this command to unpack and install Speedtest:

sudo apt-get install speedtest

Speedtest is installed.

Now we can use a simple command to check the network speed: To Moscow servers:

speedtest --server-id 48192

To European servers:

speedtest --server-id 53738

Enter the command and accept the license.

Next, the process of measuring network speed begins.

When finished, we are given full information about the result of the test:

You can view the detailed test result at the link.