--- title: Install cspeedtest on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of cspeedtest for on Arch Linux - Measure network throughput between you and a server using nothing but a standard terminal url: https://snapcraft.io/install/cspeedtest/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install cspeedtest on **Arch Linux** # cspeedtest [Jonathan Birge (birge)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/birge "View all snaps from Jonathan Birge (birge)") * [Jonathan Birge (birge)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/birge "View all snaps from Jonathan Birge (birge)") * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/cspeedtest/arch#install) #### Measure network throughput between you and a server using nothing but a standard terminal Client-free network speed test for GNU/Linux servers, using GNU libncurses to estimate network throughput between your server and wherever you are connecting from. Works on any client platform that has a terminal that supports curses (e.g. iOS, Android, Mac OS, Windows, Linux, etc). While it's obviously not as accurate as a standard network speed test, it is unique in that it estimates the speed between you and your server, not between your server and, say, a speedtest.net server. **NOTE**: This package needs to be installed on the *server* you wish to measure. You can do that from the command line by running `sudo snap install cspeedtest`. You do not need to install this anywhere else. Just ssh to your server from anywhere, run `cspeedtest` and you'll get an approximate measurement of network speed between the server and your current location. Depending on your terminal and/or connection, you may have to try both color and b/w modes (type `c`) to get the highest bound on speed. For testing compression (and for the fun of it) there are also some non-random animation patterns you can cycle through by typing `r` while running. ### Package name * cspeedtest --- ### License * GPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 8 November 2025 - latest/stable * 8 November 2025 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [cspeedtest.birge.us](https://cspeedtest.birge.us "https://cspeedtest.birge.us") --- ### Contact * [cspeedtest.birge.us](https://cspeedtest.birge.us/contact/ "https://cspeedtest.birge.us/contact/") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/cspeedtest/arch#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about cspeedtest ›](https://snapcraft.io/cspeedtest) ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install cspeedtest Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install cspeedtest To install cspeedtest, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install cspeedtest ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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