Changing the mouse cursor

**just4now** · September 8th, 2009

I go to system, then preferences, then cursor selection, and I can't seem to install any mouse themes. Help?

**just4now** · September 8th, 2009

I am frustrated as hell because I can't change my cursor to a custom one. Under appearance->theme it doesn't install any themes when I click install. I'm confused as hell on converting a cur file to a png.

**overdrank** · September 8th, 2009

Hi and I am sorry for you frustrations, but please do not create multiple threads on the same issue. Thanks and threads merged.

**ad_267** · September 8th, 2009

Do you have a theme you're trying to install or are you trying to create your own?

There are cursor themes at http://www.gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=36.

You should be able to drag and drop cursor themes onto the appearance window to install them, if that doesn't work you can extract the themes into ~/.icons.

Oh and you can open a .cur file with Gimp by renaming the extension to .ico.

**just4now** · September 13th, 2009

If I could shoot myself in the foot I would. I just figured out how.

**Blakefreak** · September 13th, 2009

The problem I have is I can change the cursor but it is only changed on program windows and then reverts when I move to the desktop or taskbar.
I would love to be able to fix that.

**ad_267** · September 14th, 2009

Originally Posted by Blakefreak

The problem I have is I can change the cursor but it is only changed on program windows and then reverts when I move to the desktop or taskbar.
I would love to be able to fix that.

Have you logged out and back in? Usually you need to do that.