Maximus is a command line tool that maximizes the windows of desktop applications that are running. This tool is useful if for example, you have installed a normal Linux distribution in a netbook – a laptop with 10″ inches or less screen size, and you want to utilize the screen to the fullest.

You can install maximus in Ubuntu Linux by firing up a terminal window and entering the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install maximus

Once installed, start running maximus in the background as follows :

Press Alt+F2 and type maximus in the Run command dialog that opens, then press enter key.

Once maximus starts running, all the desktop applications you start will be opened maximized, without the title bar.

Ubuntu terminal before running maximus command line tool

Very useful tool if you want to utilize your netbook screen space to the fullest.

This is how Ubuntu Terminal looks after running maximus

Note: If you are using a Linux distribution designed for a netbook such as Ubuntu Netbook Remix or Moblin, you won’t require maximus as in these Linux distributions, all windows are opened maximized.