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NetSpeed – Display Download / Upload Speed in Ubuntu 20.04 Panel

June 1, 2020

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Need an indicator applet to display internet download and upload speed in the top panel of Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome Shell?

NetSpeed used to be an old Gnome applet, then an indicator for Unity desktop. Now it’s a Gnome Shell extension that displays real time internet speed for all network interfaces.

How to Install NetSpeed in Ubuntu 20.04:

In your web browser, simply go to extensions.gnome.org/extension/104/netspeed/

If you don’t see the toggle icon, do:

  • Click the link text “click here to install browser extension” and follow the pop-ups to install the browser extension:

    shell browser extension

  • Then open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T and run command: 
    sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell

Finally refresh the extension page, toggle on and click ‘install’ in the confirm pop-up.

To manage the Gnome Shell extension, either use ‘Extensions‘ utility or Gnome Tweak Tool, both are available in Ubuntu Software.

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5 responses to NetSpeed – Display Download / Upload Speed in Ubuntu 20.04 Panel

  1. Jerry September 22, 2020 at 12:41 pm

    Hello Jim,

    Anyway to get NetSpeed Monitor for “Ubuntu-unity-desktop” 20.04 LTS?

    Thanks in advance!

    Jerry

  2. grek December 29, 2020 at 11:48 pm

    thx its work fine !

  3. Mohan S January 9, 2021 at 4:21 pm

    how to change the unit from bit to bytes
    For eg; it shows in kilobit, not showing in kilobyte