Monitor Network traffic & Live up/down speed in linux terminal with vnstat
Vnstat is an Open Source, command-line based network traffic monitoring tool for Linux and BSD. It keeps track of network traffic for different network interfaces. It always runs in the background to do so. It can also show current/live Internet download/upload speed. It uses network interface information from the Kernal and is not a packet sniffer therefore it ensures light use of system resources. Install vnstat Open up your terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and enter (for Ubuntu/Debian/Linux Mint) sudo apt-get install vnstat After installation it will automatically start and it will auto start at each system boot. you can check this using systemctl aman@vostro:~$ systemctl status vnstat ● vnstat.service - vnStat network traffic monitor Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/vnstat.service; enabled; vendor preset: e Active: active (running) since Mon 2017-01-09 11:46:21 IST; 25s ago Docs: man:vnstatd(1) man:vnstat(1) man:vnstat.conf(5) Main PID: 8511 (vnstatd)