How can I get chromium-browser to run fullscreen (not kiosk) in 12.04?
Solution 1
What about using xdtool http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/xdotool.1.html
xdotool key F11
this will work for any kind of standard focused window. Include it into start-up script.
don't have xdotool?
sudo apt-get install xdotool
in combination with --start-maximized
(which does not do F11, just maximized window) on command line can fulfil your needs
shell script should make the job
chromium-browser --start-maximized
sleep 5
xdotool key F11
Firefox differs only in -fullscreen
command line option. The option for F11 mode is missing as well. But consider to use Firefox and Rkiosk extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/r-kiosk/?src=search or the Fullscreen extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/full-fullscreen/
If the script stucks at chromium-browser
invocation - add a & at the end:
chromium-browser --start-maximized &
...
Solution 2
For people finding this now, you can start Chromium fullscreen from the command line by executing:
chromium-browser --app=http://example.com --start-fullscreen
Tested on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Solution 3
Based on this and other sources, you could try the following, with good chances of success :-)
cp /usr/share/applications/chromium-browser.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/chromium-browser.desktop
nano ~/.local/share/applications/chromium-browser.desktop
(you may alternatively want to use gksu
and the editor of your choosing)
Now, simply add -start-maximized
to the line saying exec
in chromium-browser.desktop
, save and you're done.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Kevin almost 2 years
I have created a restricted user which logs in automatically and Chromium runs the default home page with the screen starting maximized but I want it to run in fullscreen (F11) mode. I tried kiosk mode but I don't want to be that restricted and it doesn't seem to behave properly at all (keyboard is almost broken).
I would consider digital signage software but don't really want anything client/server. I just want the machine to boot straight into fullscreen mode. Does this work for firefox?
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Brezentrager over 8 yearsbetter than the default answer
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Marilou over 8 yearsbetter than my answer from 2013, which was the only solution because the -start-fullscreen was not present in chromium browser as I remember.
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patpir over 5 yearscan confirm that this still works (tested with Chromium 65.0.3325.181), although it is still not listed in the chromium-browser man page (after 3+ years)
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miguelmorin over 4 yearsCombine with RadicalRaid's answer and change the line to
Exec=chromium-browser --start-fullscreen %U
, orExec=chromium-browser --start-fullscreen --app=http://example.com %U
. Include--kiosk
flag to avoid the messagePress F11 to exit full-screen
(from here). I like this solution best. -
Brad over 4 yearsStill works, here in 2020.