How to test internet speeds from linux

Speedtest-cli is a small command line application meant for testing your internet speeds via Terminal in various Linux distributions including CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu and Mint. Speedtest-cli uses the speedtest.net website for testing your internet bandwidth.

Log into your servers Terminal and execute the following:

# wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/anonymous/c910abe9388c0e8afbdc/raw/2beeb35575d3a0fbe53f310db880a695dacfee43/speedtest_cli.py
# chmod +x speedtest_cli.py
# ./speedtest_cli.py

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Here is what your speeds image will look like:

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