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Everytime I open a new terminal I want it to be maximized. I don't want to use a 3rd party plugin. How can I achieve this ? (initial terminal size in gnome-terminal doesn't work properly since it isn't really maximized)

user395980
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  1. Open gnome-terminal
  2. Make the window maximized
  3. run tput cols note down the value
  4. run tput lines note down the value
  5. Create a new profile with any preferred name of your choice
  6. Change the terminal size values under "Text" Tab.
  7. Open the desktop file from /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Terminal.desktop Please note that this step 7 could be little tricky if you want to make the changes locally with out editing system files.
  8. Edit the Exec line to match with the profile name for example: Exec=gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=PRATAP
  9. Save the file and close.

Tested in Ubuntu 20.04

PRATAP-PANABAKA
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Maximize when launched through Applications

  1. Copy the system desktop file /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Terminal.desktop to your local .local/share/applications folder.

  2. Edit the Exec=gnome-terminal line to read

    Exec=gnome-terminal --maximize

This will maximize each new instance of the terminal when you launch it through the menu.

Maximize when launched by keyboard shortcut

When using a shortcut to launch the terminal ("Settings", "Keyboard shortcuts"), edit the command by adding the --maximize option.

Notes

1) If you want the change to affect all users, directly edit the global /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Terminal.desktop file as administrator.

2) Instead of --maximize, you can also use the option --full-screen to have an even more immersive terminal experience.

vanadium
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