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  • I also do this, and its easy to get full screen window for me because I use xmonad. But the difference is a real TTY console has much crispier colors than an X11 server console. Commented Aug 30, 2018 at 4:58
  • I see. So then what do you think of the virtual machine idea? I've done that and it works well. (Actually I do it every day on more than one machine, as my default working environment, a little differently. The host is usually [not always] Windows, and the guest is usually Xubuntu. But occasionally I'll do straight VT on the VM, particularly for lightweight ZFS hosting. I don't think it picks up the virtual-virtual-terminal's screen dimensions, but I believe that can be forced in grub.) That could in high likelihood get exactly what it sounds like you're looking for. Commented Aug 31, 2018 at 9:03
  • Oh and you'd have to SSH back into the VM host to complete the solution. Commented Aug 31, 2018 at 9:04
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    Another thing I've noticied is some GFX cards have more crispy console than others. I'm using a vega frontier card and it is way crispier for console work than my 1080ti. The TTY colors seem brighter than X11, like they stand out more. Commented Sep 3, 2018 at 23:19
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    Interesting. I wonder if that has something to do with combination of card, monitor, and assumed colorspaces. For example, I use a high-end Dell monitor, supports 10-bit color, etc. Nvidia 1070. But OS colorspace mapping, including Windows 10, is a mess. No matter what I try, I can't set a colorspace where all apps have realistic colors. Chrome browser showing sRGB colors, for example, seem impossibly bright and vibrant. But photos look cartoonish. On low-end Dell monitor on same card, they are fine (much duller but realistic). Who knows how that stuff works. :-D Commented Sep 5, 2018 at 1:41