You can check internet connection speed in Linux using speedtest-cli tool. Below are the steps. (Tested On – AlmaLinux 9.4)
1. Install package epel-release as below
# dnf install epel-release -y
2. Install speedtest-cli package as below.
# dnf install speedtest-cli -y
3. Run the command speedtest-cli. You can see following type of results.
[root@ns1 ~]# speedtest-cli Retrieving speedtest.net configuration... Testing from BSNL (117.247.82.180)... Retrieving speedtest.net server list... Selecting best server based on ping... Hosted by D Nex Technology Pvt ltd (Nagpur) [0.23 km]: 36.128 ms Testing download speed.............................................................. Download: 84.33 Mbit/s Testing upload speed................................................................ Upload: 80.31 Mbit/s [root@ns1 ~]#