Open GNOME Tweak Tool and go to “Appearances”. On the “Themes” section, click on the “Cursor” selector. A list of cursors that are installed on Ubuntu 17.10 should pop-up. Select any of them, and your cursor should change.
How do I change the cursor theme in Linux?
10 Answers
- Download a cursor theme.
- Open Gnome Tweak Tool and change the cursor theme.
- Open a Terminal.
- Run this command: sudo update-alternatives –config x-cursor-theme.
- Select the number corresponding to your choice.
- Log out.
- Log back in.
Where are cursor themes stored?
2 Answers. The cursors are indeed installed in the /usr/share/icons folder. User specific cursor themes can be installed in ~/. local/share/icons folder.
How do I add a cursor in Linux?
To add new cursors, download any from a webside that provides these (as this), and drag and drop the package file onto the theme preferences of your Control Center: To add new icons, just download and extract them into /usr/share/icons as root.
How do I make custom cursor default?
To get started follow the steps below:
- Press Win+R to open Run.
- Type in regedit and click OK.
- Once you open the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl Panel.
- Click on Cursors folder and double-click Default.
- When Edit String window opens, type the name of the pointer you’d like to use in the Value data.
How do I change my Xfce cursor theme?
Cursors (4.4 and 4.6)
- Extract the theme in ~/.icons. System wide installation in ${sysprefix}/local/share/icons.
- Make sure the directory layout looks like this: ./icons/
/cursors. - Select the theme in the Mouse Settings.
What is Xcursor?
Xcursor is a simple library designed to help locate and load cursors. Cursors can be loaded from files or memory. A library of common cursors exists which map to the standard X cursor names. Cursors can exist in several sizes and the library automatically picks the best size.