Bandwidth Monitors for Ubuntu

Netspeed:
I found this software today and liked it immediately after installing. Lightweight, Cool GUI, and free. What else you want from a simple bandwidth monitor?

Install it using

Code:

sudo apt-get install netspeed

command

note: You will probably fail to find it in the applications panel. To use it, simply right click on panel, select add to panel, then type netspeed, press enter. And you are ready to go!

Bmon:

This is basically a text based (ASCII) GUI for monitoring network activity.
you can find it in software center. Being lightweight and precise, if you are ASCII design fan, this is for you.

there are several others, but after finding netspeed, I am not interested in those

Enjoy the softwares, Enjoy Ubuntu

Best Choice according to me is

Using Color BandWidth Monitor

It is a simple program that runs in terminal it shows Data usage in bytes or bits.
To install, type:

Code:

sudo apt-get install cbm

and to run it, simply type

Code:

cbm

in terminal

Thanks a lot...its very much help full..I can now monitor my slow network speed

but i can't see the terminal each time to check net speed! it had to be in front of our eyes.

Heh heh :p Just right click on the window and select always on top. like this

hi every one,
Today i'm going to describe how to install a network meter in ubuntu.
There are like 22 bandwidth monitoring tools...Among them bmon(supposed to be bandwidth monitor) is my personal choice.
let's install it..........

Install bmon in Ubuntu

Code:

sudo apt-get install bmon

This will complete the installation.

If you want to open the application you need to enter the following command

Code:

bmon

you should see the following output

good tips

Topic merged.
Farhan's " Installing network meter in ubuntu" topic is same as the title topic here.
So, I have merged it with Amit's title topic.

Is it me or is it Iftekhar who forgot to rep++ Farhan?

Taba, and Farhan

so I have to both hit the '+' button and put a text ??

bit0220-Iftekhar wrote:so I have to both hit the '+' button and put a text ??

When you press the + button, you vote.
When you say rep++, it means you are telling the user that you liked it

We don't know who voted unless they declare.