An internet speed test measures the performance of your internet connection by sending and receiving data between your device and a test server. It shows you three critical metrics: download speed (how fast you receive data), upload speed (how fast you send data), and ping or latency (how quickly data travels to the server and back).
Think of it like checking your car's speedometer - except instead of miles per hour, you're measuring megabits per second (Mbps). The test tells you whether you're getting the internet speed you're paying for and helps diagnose connection problems.
When you run a speed test, your browser or device connects to a nearby server and performs a series of transfers. Here's what happens:
Ping Test: First, the test sends small packets of data to measure latency - the time it takes for data to make a round trip. Lower ping is better, especially for gaming and video calls.
Download Test: The server sends files to your device, measuring how fast you can receive data. This affects streaming, downloading files, and loading web pages.
Upload Test: Your device sends files to the server, measuring how fast you can transmit data. This matters for video calls, cloud backups, and uploading photos or videos.
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By calculating the image’s checksum on your own computer and comparing it to the original checksum, you can verify the image has not been tampered with or corrupted. Images are also gpg signed with Fedora keys to demonstrate their integrity.
Click the verify button to download the checksum file for your downloaded image.
Import Linuxrpms's GPG key(s)
curl -O https://linuxrpms.com/linuxrpms-gpg.pub
You can verify the details of the GPG key(s) here.
Verify the checksum file is valid
gpgv --keyring ./linuxrpms-gpg.pub absolutelinux-*-CHECKSUM
Verify the checksum matches
sha256sum -c absolutelinux-*-CHECKSUM
If the output states that the file is valid, then it's ready to use!
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