From here, you can click on 'Net Speed Monitor' and this will take you to the NetSpeedWire manager window. You can start by clicking on the Start button which takes you to the Windows Start Menu. The main interface of NetSpeedWire is divided into three panels namely Tools, Network Interface and Rules. It also has a tool for monitoring the speed of your internet connection and a free spyware detector and firewall. The software comes with a very attractive user interface which lets you know instantly if there is any traffic on the network. It displays the number of megabytes used by your system every second and can help you find out how many kilobytes are being used. Or, open terminal and run command to install “Gnome Extensions” app: sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-prefsĪfter that, search for and launch the tool, which allows to manage all extensions installed on your system.NetSpeed Monitor by Floriangilles is an application that monitors the bandwidth usage by your PC. To remove the extension, you may either re-open the web-page via the previous link and turn off the toggle icon. To manage the Gnome Shell extension, either use ‘ Extensions‘ utility or Gnome Tweak Tool, both are available in Ubuntu Software.

Then open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T and run command: sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shellįinally refresh the extension page, toggle on and click ‘install’ in the confirm pop-up.

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

In your web browser, simply go to /extension/104/netspeed/ Now it’s a Gnome Shell extension that displays real time internet speed for all network interfaces.įor Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, please scroll down and see the update method to install the net speed indicator.

NetSpeed used to be an old Gnome applet, then an indicator for Unity desktop.

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