{"id":6017,"date":"2021-04-26T11:32:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T11:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2021-04-26T11:32:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T11:32:39","slug":"test-your-internet-speed-through-command-line-in-centos-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/centos\/test-your-internet-speed-through-command-line-in-centos-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Test your Internet Speed through Command-Line in CentOS 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Linux system provides a very useful tool for checking the internet speed of your internet connection through a python-based CLI tool known as \u2018Speedtest-cli\u2019. Speedtest utility is so helpful for testing real-time internet speed. Most of the users prefer to solve their problems through the command line environment on Linux distribution. Therefore, the Speedtest is a command-line tool that allows users to conveniently test the internet speed via the terminal.<\/p>\n

We will explore in this article today, how to install the Speedtest CLI tool on CentOS 8 and using Speedtest utility how to check internet speed via terminal.<\/p>\n

Installing and testing internet speed through Speedtest-cli utility on CentOS 8<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Speedtest-cli is a python-based utility that is written in the python language. So, to install the Speedtest-cli utility make sure that python should be installed on your system before. Check the installed python version on your CentOS 8 system by executing the below-mentioned command:<\/p>\n

$ python --version<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
The installed version should display in the output. Otherwise, it will give you an error. If python is installed then, move further on to the installation of the Speedtest-cli tool. In our case, python is already installed on this system.<\/p>\n
Install python on CentOS 8<\/strong><\/h2>\n
This is a required step for the successful installation of the Speedtest-cli tool on your system. First, we will need to install python on our CentOS 8 system if it is not already installed. Type the below-mentioned command for python installation on CentOS 8:<\/p>\n
$ sudo yum install python3-pip<\/pre>\n
Now, you can install the speedtest-cli utility on your system through two different methods.<\/p>\n
    \n
  1. Install speedtest-cli utility using the python-pip tool<\/li>\n
  2. Manually download and install Speedtest-cli.py script<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Method 1: Install speedtest-cli utility using the python-pip tool<\/strong><\/h2>\n
    The Speedtest-cli utility can be installed directly on your CentOS 8 system through the python-pip tool by using the following command:<\/p>\n
    $ sudo pip3 install speedtest-cli<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Once the installation of the speedtest-cli utility is completed, issue the following command to test your internet speed:<\/p>\n
    $ speedtest-cli<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Method 2: Manually download and install Speedtest.py script<\/strong><\/h2>\n
    To check the internet speed through this method, you need to perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
    Step 1: Download speedtest.py script<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    Download the speedtest.py script file by using the \u2018wget\u2019 command:<\/p>\n
    $ wget -O speedtest-cli https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/sivel\/speedtest-cli\/master\/speedtest.py<\/a><\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Step 2: Make executable<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    Once the above speedtest.py file is downloaded, issue the following command to make this file executable:<\/p>\n
    $ chmod +x speedtest-cli<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Step 3: Internet speed test through speedtest-cli utility<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    Now, check the internet speed through the speedtest utility by using the following command:<\/p>\n
    $ .\/speedtest-cli<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    By default, it shows the internet speed in bits. But, to display the internet speed in bytes, use the command which is given below:<\/p>\n
    $ .\/speedtest-cli --bytes<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Step 4: Generate URL to share speed test results<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    If you want to share your internet speed test result with someone then, type the following command:<\/p>\n
    $ .\/speedtest-cli --share<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    The above command will generate a URL. Copy this Url and paste in the web browser the following results shows in your browser:<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Similarly, to generate URL in bytes type the following command:<\/p>\n
    $ .\/speedtest-cli --share --bytes<\/pre>\n
    Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n
    We have discussed two different methods through which you can install the Speedtest utility on your CentOS 8 system. In this article, we have also shown how to test the internet speed through the Speedtest-cli utility and how to generate URLs to share with others.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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