speedtest++ on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 18,2024

1. Install "speedtest++" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install speedtest++ on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                speedtest++
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall speedtest++ on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                speedtest++
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "speedtest++" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone speedtest++'s git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/speedtest++.git 
            
                        
                ~/speedtest++
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/speedtest++ folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/speedtest++
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the speedtest++ package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 991792
Name: speedtest++
PackageBaseID: 146786
PackageBase: speedtest++
Version: 1.14.r71.0f63cfb-1
Description: Unofficial speedtest.net cli using raw TCP for better accuracy
URL: https://github.com/taganaka/SpeedTest
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0.008803
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mrxx
Submitter: mrxx
FirstSubmitted: 1574251187
LastModified: 1637435668
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/speedtest++.tar.gz