How To Install speedtest-cli on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install speedtest-cli on CentOS 8. speedtest-cli is Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install speedtest-cli on CentOS 8.

What is speedtest-cli

Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net

We can use yum or dnf to install speedtest-cli on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install speedtest-cli.

Install speedtest-cli on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install speedtest-cli using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install speedtest-cli

Install speedtest-cli on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install speedtest-cli using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install speedtest-cli

How To Uninstall speedtest-cli on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the speedtest-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove speedtest-cli

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install speedtest-cli on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.