{"id":11694,"date":"2019-03-15T22:31:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T22:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=11694"},"modified":"2019-03-15T22:31:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T22:31:41","slug":"cbm-shows-network-bandwidth-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/15\/cbm-shows-network-bandwidth-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"CBM \u2013 Shows Network Bandwidth in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CBM<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Color Bandwidth Meter<\/strong>) is a simple tool that shows the current network traffic on all connected devices in colors in Ubuntu Linux. It is used to monitor network bandwidth. It shows the network interface, bytes received, bytes transmitted and total bytes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/iftop-linux-network-bandwidth-monitoring-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iftop \u2013 A Real Time Linux Network Bandwidth Monitoring Tool<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this article, we will show you how to install and use\u00a0<strong>cbm<\/strong>\u00a0network bandwidth monitoring tool in\u00a0<strong>Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0and its derivative such as\u00a0<strong>Linux Mint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Install CBM Network Monitoring Tool in Ubuntu<\/h3>\n<p>This\u00a0<strong>cbm<\/strong>\u00a0network bandwidth monitoring tool is available to install from the default Ubuntu repositories using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/apt-advanced-package-command-examples-in-ubuntu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APT package manager<\/a>\u00a0as shown.<\/p>\n<pre>$ sudo apt install cbm\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><center>Once you have installed\u00a0<strong>cbm<\/strong>, you can start the program using the following command.<\/center><\/p>\n<pre>$ cbm \r\n<\/pre>\n<div id=\"attachment_30013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ubuntu-Network-Bandwidth-Monitoring.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ubuntu-Network-Bandwidth-Monitoring.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ubuntu-Network-Bandwidth-Monitoring.png 802w, https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ubuntu-Network-Bandwidth-Monitoring-768x439.png 768w\" alt=\"Ubuntu Network Bandwidth Monitoring\" width=\"802\" height=\"458\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ubuntu Network Bandwidth Monitoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While\u00a0<strong>cbm<\/strong>\u00a0is running, you can control its behavior with the following keys:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>Up\/Down<\/code>\u00a0\u2013 arrows keys to select an interface to show details about.<\/li>\n<li><code>b<\/code>\u00a0\u2013 Switch between bits per second and bytes per second.<\/li>\n<li><code>+<\/code>\u00a0\u2013 increase the update delay by 100ms.<\/li>\n<li><code>--<\/code>\u00a0\u2013 decrease the update delay by 100ms.<\/li>\n<li><code>q<\/code>\u00a0\u2013 exit from the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are having any network connection issues, check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/mtr-a-network-diagnostic-tool-for-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MTR \u2013 a network diagnostic tool for Linux<\/a>. It combines the functionality of commonly used\u00a0<strong>traceroute<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>ping<\/strong>\u00a0programs into a single diagnostics tool.<\/p>\n<p>However, to monitor multiple hosts on a network, you need robust network monitoring tools such as the ones listed below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/install-nagios-core-in-ubuntu-and-debian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Install Nagios 4 in Ubuntu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/install-librenms-monitoring-on-ubuntu-centos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LibreNMS \u2013 A Fully Featured Network Monitoring Tool for Linux<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/monitorix-a-lightweight-system-and-network-monitoring-tool-for-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monitorix \u2013 A Lightweight System and Network Monitoring Tool for Linux<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/install-cacti-with-cacti-spine-in-debian-and-ubuntu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Install Cacti (Network Monitoring) on RHEL\/CentOS 7.x\/6.x\/5.x and Fedora 24-12<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/install-munin-network-monitoring-in-rhel-centos-fedora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Install Munin (Network Monitoring) in RHEL, CentOS and Fedora<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That\u2019s it. In this article, we have explained how to install and use\u00a0<strong>cbm<\/strong>\u00a0network bandwidth monitoring tool in\u00a0<strong>Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0and its derivative such as\u00a0<strong>Linux Mint<\/strong>. Share your thoughts about\u00a0<strong>cbm<\/strong>\u00a0via the command form below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/cbm-shows-network-bandwidth-traffic-in-ubuntu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBM\u00a0(Color Bandwidth Meter) is a simple tool that shows the current network traffic on all connected devices in colors in Ubuntu Linux. It is used to monitor network bandwidth. It shows the network interface, bytes received, bytes transmitted and total bytes. 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