How to install Netspeed Indicator in Ubuntu
To Install Netspeed Indicator in Ubuntu
The Netspeed indicator is a free-ware application that is used to monitor the network speed of the system in the unity panel in Linux systems. Installation of Netspeed indicator is explained in this article.
Features
- It contains four panel display modes.
- Displays the summation of downloaded and uploaded data for the entire session.
- Supports Enable/disable padding.
- Icons can be customized.
To install Netspeed
Run the following command to add the following repositories.
user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
[sudo] password for user1:
The main Web Upd8 PPA maintained by: http://www.webupd8.org/
To add this PPA, simply paste this in a terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
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For other (specialized) PPAs we maintain, see: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team
More info: https://launchpad.net/~nilarimogard/+archive/ubuntu/webupd8
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp1iu79rq_/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp1iu79rq_/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 4C9D234C from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp1iu79rq_/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 4C9D234C: public key " Launchpad webupd8" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
Update the apt sourcelist by utilizing the following command.
user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [25.4 kB]
After updating the apt sourcelist, start installing the Netspeed indicator.
user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get install indicator-netspeed
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
indicator-netspeed
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 265 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,186 B of archives.
After this operation, 33.8 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 indicator-netspeed amd64 0+git20140722-0~webupd8~xenial [7,186 B]
Fetched 7,186 B in 0s (13.4 kB/s)
Restart the system, once the installation is successfully completed.
To kickstart Netspeed
Start the applet by running the following command.
user1@linuxhelp:~$ indicator-netspeed &
By default it detects the wlan0 as the network interface and is placed on the left.
To install Dconf Editor, run the following command in the terminal to change the position of Netspeed Indicator.
user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get install dconf-tools Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: dconf-editor The following NEW packages will be installed: dconf-editor dconf-tools 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 265 not upgraded. Need to get 157 kB of archives. After this operation, 715 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 dconf-editor amd64 3.18.2-1 [144 kB] Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 dconf-tools all 0.24.0-2 [13.0 kB] Fetched 157 kB in 1s (91.1 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package dconf-editor. (Reading database ... 208877 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../dconf-editor_3.18.2-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking dconf-editor (3.18.2-1) ... Selecting previously unselected package dconf-tools. Preparing to unpack .../dconf-tools_0.24.0-2_all.deb ... Unpacking dconf-tools (0.24.0-2) ... Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.48.0-1ubuntu4) ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
To uninstall Netspeed Indicator
To uninstall Netspeed Indicator, run the following commands.
user1@linuxhelp:~$ sudo apt-get remove indicator-netspeed Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: indicator-netspeed 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 265 not upgraded. After this operation, 33.8 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y (Reading database ... 208968 files and directories currently installed.) Removing indicator-netspeed (0+git20140722-0~webupd8~xenial) ... Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.48.0-1ubuntu4) ...
Q
What gives NetSpeed Systems its advantage?
A
NetSpeed’s advantage comes from its NocStudio architectural synthesis engine, which is also used to configure NetSpeed’s IP.
Q
What is Netspeed indicator?
A
The Netspeed indicator is a free-ware application that is used to monitor the network speed of the system in the unity panel in Linux systems.
Q
What does NetSpeed Systems do?
A
NetSpeed is made up of Silicon Valley chip industry veterans from companies like Intel, Qualcomm, AMD and Sun Microsystems with about 25 years experience each.
Q
Where is NetSpeed Systems located?
A
NetSpeed Systems has offices in multiple locations. Our headquarters is located in San Jose, CA in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Reducing time to market by up to 10x over current methods of creating interconnect and cache coherency
Creating optimized IPs that are up to 30% smaller in an area and lower in power than alternative solutions