How To Install speedtest-cli on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install speedtest-cli on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is speedtest-cli
speedtest-cli is:
Speedtest.net is a webservice that allows you to test your broadband connection by downloading a file from one of many Speedtest.net servers from around the world.
This utility allows you to use the Speedtest.net service from the command line.
Note: This tool accesses speedtest.net over http, while the web-based client uses websockets. This tool has shown to become increasingly inacurate with high-speed connections. For more information, see the readme on: https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli
Package: speedtest-cli Architecture: all Version: 2.1.2-2 Priority: optional Section: universe/utils Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Jonathan Carter [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 104 Depends: python3:any, python3-pkg-resources, ca-certificates Filename: pool/universe/s/speedtest-cli/speedtest-cli_2.1.2-2_all.deb Size: 23904 MD5sum: 4497206ef694df4350e81dde496162ad SHA1: 14535a5a64247915cd1eadcd65c5b34cb90fe1d0 SHA256: c114e48ea7d04a01fb9056683b57be2016adf178d890c8727698b19cd4e8a1ac Homepage: https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/ Description-en: Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net Speedtest.net is a webservice that allows you to test your broadband connection by downloading a file from one of many Speedtest.net servers from around the world.
This utility allows you to use the Speedtest.net service from the command line.
Note: This tool accesses speedtest.net over http, while the web-based client uses websockets. This tool has shown to become increasingly inacurate with high-speed connections. For more information, see the readme on: https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli
There are three methods to install speedtest-cli on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install speedtest-cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install speedtest-cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install speedtest-cli
Install speedtest-cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install speedtest-cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install speedtest-cli
Install speedtest-cli Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install speedtest-cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install speedtest-cli
How To Uninstall speedtest-cli on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the speedtest-cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove speedtest-cli
Uninstall speedtest-cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall speedtest-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove speedtest-cli
Remove speedtest-cli Configurations and Data
To remove speedtest-cli configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge speedtest-cli
Remove speedtest-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove speedtest-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge speedtest-cli
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install speedtest-cli package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
