This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ on Manjaro.
Before starting the installation process, it's important to make sure your system is up-to-date. Open the terminal and type the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update the system and make sure that all packages are up-to-date.
To install Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™, we need to first install some required dependencies. Open the terminal and type the following command:
sudo pacman -S git nodejs npm
This command will install git, Node.js, and npm.
Now that we have installed the required packages, we can proceed to clone the OpenSpeedTest™ repository. Open the terminal and type the following command:
git clone https://github.com/openspeedtest/openspeedtest.git
This command will clone the OpenSpeedTest™ repository into the current directory.
After cloning the repository, navigate to the cloned directory and install the required dependencies by typing the following command:
cd openspeedtest
sudo npm install
This command will install all the dependencies required for the OpenSpeedTest™ server.
Next, we need to start the OpenSpeedTest™ server by typing the following command:
sudo npm start
This command will start the OpenSpeedTest™ server on your system.
Now that the server is running, we can access the OpenSpeedTest™ client by opening a web browser and typing the following URL in the address bar:
http://localhost:8080
This will open the OpenSpeedTest™ client, and you can start running speed tests on your system.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ on Manjaro. You can now test your internet speed easily, accurately, and safely.
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