Measuring Network Speed in Linux with Speedtest CLI

4 min readUpdated December 6, 2025

Here you can clearly see how to measure network speed on VDS and Dedicated servers running Linux in the simplest and most effective way.

For installation examples, we will use the operating system Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

#Proceeding to installation

First, we need to update the system package and repository lists using the following command:

bash

sudo apt-get -y update

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

bash

apt-get install -y curl

Done!

Now download the Speedtest software files:

bash

curl -s https://install.speedtest.net/app/cli/install.deb.sh | sudo bash

The files have been successfully downloaded.

Next, run the following command to unpack and install Speedtest:

bash

sudo apt-get install speedtest

Speedtest has been installed.

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

bash

speedtest

Run the command and accept the license agreement.

The network speed measurement process then begins.

Once the test is complete, you will be presented with detailed information about the results:

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