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+# Template file for 'speedometer'
+pkgname=speedometer
+version=2.8
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+depends="python-urwid"
+short_desc="Monitor network traffic or speed/progress of a file transfer"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="LGPL-2.1"
+homepage="https://excess.org/speedometer/"
+distfiles="https://excess.org/speedometer/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d599fd36dfd886fe199a4d901ade02d803069de66ad7b6e40022f337f68c0b18
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin speedometer.py speedometer
+}