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How to enable full screen in RetroPi RetroArch on Ubuntu 23
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How to enable fullscreen mode in RetroPi/RetroArch

The following steps allow hiding all top menu bars, allowing fullscreen mode for games running in RetroArch (including nes/snes).

Ubuntu 23 / Gnome 45

  1. Download Hide Top Bar from the Gnome Extensions Store.
  2. Download latest version of Unite-shell.
  3. Extract unite-shell to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions
  4. Open Extensions Manager in Ubuntu.
  5. Enable both extensions.
  6. In Unite settings, disable all sliders. Set Hide window titlebars to Always. You can always right-click in the title bar area to show the context menu to close the window.
  7. Logout/login.
  8. Run emulationstation. Select Retropi / RetroArch, Settings, Video / Fullscreen Mode. Set "Start in Fullscreen Mode" to ON, set "Windowed Fullscreen Mode" ON. Go back a level and select "Windowed Mode", set "Enable Window Decorations" to OFF. Go back to the RetroArch option Configuration set "Save on Exit" to ON. Exit RetroArch.
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