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How can I get chromium-browser to run fullscreen (not kiosk) in 12.04?

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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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answered 1 Year ago sharall · Accepted Answer

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 &

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