nload - Monitor your internet speed in the Terminal

nload is a terminal based application for linux which monitors network traffic and bandwidth usage in real time. It monitors the in- and outgoing traffic using two graphs and provides additional info like the total amount of transferred data and min/max network usage.
It displays the total amount of data that has been transferred over a network device since the last reboot, the current bandwidth usage, and the minimum, maximum, and average bandwidth usage measured since it started.

How to Install nload

nload comes pre-installed with Ubuntu, so you can use it directly. If it is not installed on your system then, open terminal (Ctrl + Alt + t) and run the following command

$ sudo apt-get install nload

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