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I need a netspeed-applet like indicator

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I have a hybrid (variable speed) mobile broadband connection that keeps changing the download/upload speeds based on location and time-of-day. So, the netspeed-applet in the previous versions of Ubuntu panel was very useful to get a live feel while running any Internet based application.

But there doesn't seem to be anything to indicate the broadband connection speed in the Ubuntu 11.10 Unity panel. Can anyone please guide me to get this type of indicator? And, no, gnome-panel or the classic-fallback that many people suggest is not a solution! I am very comfortable with Unity as I can see where this is leading - a tablet friendly Ubuntu!

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answered 3 Years ago altybol · Accepted Answer

WebUpd8 covered this - I've tested this on oneiric and it does work.

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It requires an indicator from a PPA together with some additional scripts:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexeftimie/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install indicator-sysmonitor dstat

mkdir -p ~/scripts && cd ~/scripts

wget http://webupd8.googlecode.com/files/sysmon_0.2.tar.gz && tar -xvf sysmon_0.2.tar.gz

Start the indicator

indicator-sysmonitor &

Then in the indicator-preferences:

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click "use this command" and copy and paste the following text:

$HOME/scripts/sysmon