How to change default mouse cursor theme on Ubuntu Linux from terminal and dconf-editor. For the times when other tools didn't work.

sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme

Cursor theme options

sudo apt-get install dconf-editor

Dconf Editor - changing cursor theme

correct

update-alternatives

There are a few applications that should allow changing default mouse cursor in Ubuntu.fail to change the mouse cursor or do it in such a way that it uses mixed themes.In order to have a consistent cursor theme you must select it from one of these apps and also run a command in Terminal. First, the command. This is the most important and you may not even need to change the cursor theme from those apps too. Here is my example output:Now I will usewhich can be installed by runningin Terminal. I would however recommendbecause you choose themes from a list instead of writing theme name.You must navigate toand type the acursor theme name. Where to get that? Well, look in theoutput. Those folders that hold afile are valid cursor theme names. I underlined in red in my example (Adwaita, DMZ-Black, DMZ-White). Alsofile names are valid names unless the file is named(in my exampleandare valid names). Installing other themes should populate that list.Now, all you have to do is log off and on and you should see your new cursor. Tested on Ubuntu 15.04 and 15.10.Ubuntu Forums, How do I change mouse cursors on Ubuntu 14.04? answers by grumblebum2 . Distributed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.