[MC-53549] Minecraft can't be put in fullscreen mode in Linux

When i try to put Minecraft in fullscreen mode in Linux, the window gets transparent and i can't do anything. I must to press Alt+Tab to move behind the windows and close the game. However, to put again the game in Windowed mode i need to edit the Minecraft config file manualy.

Thank you.

[EDIT 2/9/2014]
The problem is still here with 1.8, but now the fullscreen mode works sometimes.

[EDIT 29/11/2014]
In 1.8.1 the problem is still present.

[EDIT 3/2/2015]
With OpenJDK 1.8 and Minecraft 1.8.3-pre6 the problem is not fixed...

[EDIT 20/12/2015]
This bug is still not fixed on 1.8.9

LWJGL developer info.

Linked issues

is duplicated by 4

MC-70651 1.8 Fullscreen still not working reliably in Linux Resolved

MC-74587 Fullscreen glitch blocks desktop access in Unity Resolved

MC-78248 Minecraft in Fullscreen is still functional when minimized (Linux) Resolved

MC-106982 Main menu does not appear when launching the game in fullscreen mode. Resolved

Comments 16

fienxjox 2014-07-29T21:05:40Z

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 14w30c or later? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

Cultist_O 2014-08-29T23:01:35Z

I am having this problem in 1.8 pre-3 using mint

Llumex 2014-09-02T11:57:01Z

Currently i'm using Ubuntu 14.04 to play Minecraft 1.8 but the problem is still there.

I updated the affected versions and added more information.

Thank you.

Llumex 2015-02-03T17:22:34Z

Updated once again...

fienxjox 2015-02-18T03:25:36Z

Please do not mark unreleased versions (anything starting with "Future Version") as affected. You don't have access to them yet.

6 more comments

Anon Ymus 2015-08-22T02:05:13Z

Switching to and from fullscreen works fine for me, but the window continues capturing clicks, etc. even when alt-tabbing to another.

Llumex 2015-12-20T19:15:27Z

If someone knows how to report this LWJGL issue on GitHub i appreciate it. If this is not a LWJGL issue, please make a research for fix this bug.

marcono1234 2015-12-20T20:29:25Z

This comment of a LWJGL developer should probably be added

David Daynard 2016-04-24T12:19:19Z

The Windows (super) key also triggers this. It would be better if this key simply did nothing in Minecraft. Valve's games ignore the key, for example.

Roadsguy 2016-06-06T21:34:01Z

Can confirm for 1.9.4 and 1.10-pre1.

Roadsguy 2016-06-07T14:14:58Z

Additional information: it's only happened to me in my Ubuntu 16.04 installation when pushing the "Super" (Windows) key, which visually minimizes Minecraft and brings up Unity's search popup, but leaves an invisible Minecraft behind. F11 works as intended, as does quitting normally.

The way it works is that the window simply turns invisible. Keyboard action controls the stuff in the background, yet clicking only controls Minecraft, meaning that if you're careful you could blind-click your way to the title screen and quit. (I successfully tested this.) Another temporary fix is to do Ctrl+Alt+F2, from which you can run "killall -9 java" to kill all running Java, including the bugged-out Minecraft, and after which Ctrl+Alt+F7 returns you to your desktop. At least that's how it works in Unity; I haven't run any other desktop environments yet so I can't speak for any others.

bob 2016-11-06T11:11:20Z

Is this still an issue in the latest snapshot 16w44a? If so please update the affected versions.

This is an automated comment on any open or reopened issue with out-of-date affected versions.

wobst.michael 2017-10-30T20:29:23Z

Can someone please check if this is still an issue in the latest snapshot 17w43b?

Cultist_O 2017-10-31T00:17:57Z

Mine seems to work now (both in 17w43b and 1.12.2), but it could also be that I just updated to OpenJDK 1.8.0_141

pokechu22 2017-10-31T00:19:33Z

Snapshot 17w43a updated from LWJGL 2 to LWJGL 3, which led to a bunch of bugs like this getting fixed, so if it works for you and didn't work in 1.12.2, then it's probably fixed now.

pokechu22 2017-10-31T00:32:56Z

Oh, hm. Good point. It looks like this was actually an LWJGL 2 issue as per comments from the LWJGL devs here, with that actual fix never being merged (as far as I can tell). So, it's hard to tell exactly whether this was fixed earlier or not.

But the actual LWJGL bug should no longer be a problem in LWJGL 3, at least. (Correct me if I'm wrong, please, as this isn't something I'm 100% familiar with)