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Speed Test in Ubuntu server

Speedtest.net is an online service that allows you to test your broadband connection by downloading a file from a speedtest.net server located near you. This utility allows you to use the command line to access the service.

Step 1. Login into the server using root credentials on putty.

Step 2. Install python pip packages in order to install SpeedTest-cli with the below command.

 # apt-get install python-pip 

Step 3. To install the SpeedTest client with pip, run the following command.

 # pip install speedtest-cli 

Step 4. At last , run speedtest-cli for upload and download speed test.

 # speedtest-cli 

Thank you!!