Google Chrome stays in full screen mode or behaves unusual on Ubuntu

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Google Chrome stays in full screen mode or behaves unusual on Ubuntu

NOTE: Experienced this problem with Google Chrome 5.0.342.9 beta on Ubuntu 9.10

Answer
:

  • First make a backup of all you personal settings eg. Bookmarks
  • Close Google Chrome (Press the key combination Ctrl+e in order to close Chrome)
  • Open a new Terminal Window and type in the following command
    rm -rf ~/.config/google-chrome

    or

    rm -rf /home/YOURNAME/.config/google-chrome
  • Start Google Chrome and you’ll notice that Chrome has been reset and problem may be fixed.

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Ian Carnaghan

I am a software developer and online educator who likes to keep up with all the latest in technology. I also manage cloud infrastructure, continuous monitoring, DevOps processes, security, and continuous integration and deployment.

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