Ubuntu – What Internet bandwidth speed tools are available

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Is there any applications on Ubuntu that could measure your bandwidth/download speed?

I would like to start a few downloads and use a bandwidth monitor like application that will give me the total download and upload speed in Mbps. There used to be a software like that for windows, I can't recall the name though.

Best Answer

You can use Netspeed monitor applet. At 1st, install it from software center, simple "netspeed monitor" will give you the result, install the package. Now if you are using GNOME, right click on panel, select add to panel and then select netspeed monitor. You can see the incoming and outgoing speed on the panel all time