---
title: Install sshping on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of sshping for on elementary OS - Measure character-echo
  latency and bandwidth for an interactive ssh session
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/sshping/elementary
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# Install sshping on **elementary OS**

# sshping

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/sshping/elementary#install)

#### Measure character-echo latency and bandwidth for an interactive ssh session

Use this utility to test the performance of interactive ssh sessions or scp file transfers.
It uses ssh to log into a remote system, then runs two tests: the first test sends one character at a time, waiting for each character to be returned while it records the latency time for each.
The second test sends a dummy file over scp to /dev/null on the remote system.

For the echo test, you may specify a character count limit (-c) or a test time limit (-t), and also the command (-e) used on the remote system that echoes characters back.

For the speed test, you may specify the number of megabytes to send (-s) and the target location for the copies (-z).

The default output format is RFC-2822 compliant with simple integers so parsing is easy.
You may also display delimiters to make reading of large numbers easier, or you may use a "human readable" format that displays values using SI prefixes to keep the numberic value small.

# SSH Keys Interface

By default, the snap interface for SSH keys is not connected.
In order to use SSH keys with this snap, you will need to connect the `ssh-keys` interface manually.
You can do this after installation by running:

`snap connect sshping:ssh-keys`

This is a third-party snap, not officially supported by the original author.
Find the original source code at <https://github.com/spook/sshping>

### Package name

* sshping

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 10 October 2025 - latest/stable
* 10 October 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/alexdlukens/sshping](https://github.com/alexdlukens/sshping "https://github.com/alexdlukens/sshping")

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### Source code

* [github.com/spook/sshping](https://github.com/spook/sshping "https://github.com/spook/sshping")

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install sshping

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

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install sshping

To install sshping, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install sshping
```

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