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Mouse pointer disappears in Ubuntu 16.04

Imprint of the cursor sticks at the center of my screen on 14.04 after unlocking the screenMouse Pointer Icon on VGA screen changes by itselfUbuntu 16.04 boots to desktop background, keyboard doesn't workMouse freezes on loginMouse click doesn't work, but pointer works

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I've just installed Ubuntu desktop 16.04 (x64) on ASUS k501U. Sometimes (not always), my mouse pointer disappears after login. I tried some solutions like Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+F7 but they did not fix the problem. After I restart, mouse usually appears again.

It's quite an annoying issue, is there a way to fix?

16.04 mouse-pointer

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  what if you just log out? even if you can't see the mouse, you should still be able to click logout...
  
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  That does not fix the problem
  
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  google.com/amp/s/itsfoss.com/invisible-mouse-cursor-ubuntu-1310/… This article worked for me even on 16.04
  
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  @JoelJimenez Link seems to be dead.
  
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I've just installed Ubuntu desktop 16.04 (x64) on ASUS k501U. Sometimes (not always), my mouse pointer disappears after login. I tried some solutions like Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+F7 but they did not fix the problem. After I restart, mouse usually appears again.

It's quite an annoying issue, is there a way to fix?

16.04 mouse-pointer

share|improve this question

edited May 20 '17 at 6:36

Zanna

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  what if you just log out? even if you can't see the mouse, you should still be able to click logout...
  
  – Thufir
  Jan 13 '17 at 10:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That does not fix the problem
  
  – floatingpurr
  Jan 13 '17 at 19:02
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  did you try it? works for me...
  
  – Thufir
  Jan 14 '17 at 6:22
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  google.com/amp/s/itsfoss.com/invisible-mouse-cursor-ubuntu-1310/… This article worked for me even on 16.04
  
  – Joel Jimenez
  Dec 21 '17 at 21:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JoelJimenez Link seems to be dead.
  
  – Chad G
  Apr 23 at 18:24
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
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I've just installed Ubuntu desktop 16.04 (x64) on ASUS k501U. Sometimes (not always), my mouse pointer disappears after login. I tried some solutions like Ctrl+Alt+F1 and Ctrl+Alt+F7 but they did not fix the problem. After I restart, mouse usually appears again.

It's quite an annoying issue, is there a way to fix?

16.04 mouse-pointer

share|improve this question

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have the same problem after upgrading to 16.04. Often the mouse pointer will disappear. I found a way to get round this by restarting lightdm:

sudo service lightdm restart

but it's not a fix solution, since each time I have to type the command again.

So I changed lightdm to gdm:

sudo apt-get install gdm

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  sudo service lightdm restart fixed my issue with Ubuntu on VBox on MacOS. Tnx buddy.
  
  – CppChase
  Jan 31 '18 at 8:26
  

  
  
  
  


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  Restarting your DE may not always be an option. The solution posted by @T04435 should be the accepted answer.
  
  – Juanpi
  Jun 15 at 12:35
  

  
  
  
  

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On my laptop running Ubuntu 16.04, the mouse pointer disappeared frequently.

My problem was: The mouse pointer seemed to disappear when I moved to the right side of the screen. It then appeared after say 3 to 5 seconds after moving the mouse up, down, left, right. This was quite annoying when doing work on the computer.

The solution was:

Click Dash (upper left corner) and type "system settings".
Click "System Settings", then All Settings > Displays
If its as of my case, you will see a box call Unknown Display to the left of Built in Display in a big box with grey background

Click on unknown display and de-activate it by turning off the button just below the grey box.

I found the answer here (Thanks to Justin Samuel!).

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answered Mar 21 '17 at 21:56

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  Works like a charm on a fresh install of 16.04 LTS on a MacBook Pro (A1286).
  
  – Duc
  Apr 17 '17 at 17:33
  

  
  
  
  

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This fixed for me on Ubuntu 19.04:

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.cursor active false

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answered May 28 at 0:33

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In my case none of the above works.
The mouse disappears because of enabling coolbits on a .deb installed Nvidia graphics drivers.

The issue seems to work on a clean Lubuntu/ubuntu install installing the drivers from the .run file instead.

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have the same problem after upgrading to 16.04. Often the mouse pointer will disappear. I found a way to get round this by restarting lightdm:

sudo service lightdm restart

but it's not a fix solution, since each time I have to type the command again.

So I changed lightdm to gdm:

sudo apt-get install gdm

share|improve this answer

edited May 20 '17 at 6:24

Zanna

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  sudo service lightdm restart fixed my issue with Ubuntu on VBox on MacOS. Tnx buddy.
  
  – CppChase
  Jan 31 '18 at 8:26
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Restarting your DE may not always be an option. The solution posted by @T04435 should be the accepted answer.
  
  – Juanpi
  Jun 15 at 12:35
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

7

have the same problem after upgrading to 16.04. Often the mouse pointer will disappear. I found a way to get round this by restarting lightdm:

sudo service lightdm restart

but it's not a fix solution, since each time I have to type the command again.

So I changed lightdm to gdm:

sudo apt-get install gdm

share|improve this answer

edited May 20 '17 at 6:24

Zanna

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  sudo service lightdm restart fixed my issue with Ubuntu on VBox on MacOS. Tnx buddy.
  
  – CppChase
  Jan 31 '18 at 8:26
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Restarting your DE may not always be an option. The solution posted by @T04435 should be the accepted answer.
  
  – Juanpi
  Jun 15 at 12:35
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
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have the same problem after upgrading to 16.04. Often the mouse pointer will disappear. I found a way to get round this by restarting lightdm:

sudo service lightdm restart

but it's not a fix solution, since each time I have to type the command again.

So I changed lightdm to gdm:

sudo apt-get install gdm

share|improve this answer

edited May 20 '17 at 6:24

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sudo service lightdm restart

sudo apt-get install gdm

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On my laptop running Ubuntu 16.04, the mouse pointer disappeared frequently.

My problem was: The mouse pointer seemed to disappear when I moved to the right side of the screen. It then appeared after say 3 to 5 seconds after moving the mouse up, down, left, right. This was quite annoying when doing work on the computer.

The solution was:

Click Dash (upper left corner) and type "system settings".
Click "System Settings", then All Settings > Displays
If its as of my case, you will see a box call Unknown Display to the left of Built in Display in a big box with grey background

Click on unknown display and de-activate it by turning off the button just below the grey box.

I found the answer here (Thanks to Justin Samuel!).

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37

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answered Mar 21 '17 at 21:56

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  Works like a charm on a fresh install of 16.04 LTS on a MacBook Pro (A1286).
  
  – Duc
  Apr 17 '17 at 17:33
  

  
  
  
  

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On my laptop running Ubuntu 16.04, the mouse pointer disappeared frequently.

My problem was: The mouse pointer seemed to disappear when I moved to the right side of the screen. It then appeared after say 3 to 5 seconds after moving the mouse up, down, left, right. This was quite annoying when doing work on the computer.

The solution was:

Click Dash (upper left corner) and type "system settings".
Click "System Settings", then All Settings > Displays
If its as of my case, you will see a box call Unknown Display to the left of Built in Display in a big box with grey background

Click on unknown display and de-activate it by turning off the button just below the grey box.

I found the answer here (Thanks to Justin Samuel!).

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37

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1

answered Mar 21 '17 at 21:56

JojeJoje

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Works like a charm on a fresh install of 16.04 LTS on a MacBook Pro (A1286).
  
  – Duc
  Apr 17 '17 at 17:33
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

On my laptop running Ubuntu 16.04, the mouse pointer disappeared frequently.

My problem was: The mouse pointer seemed to disappear when I moved to the right side of the screen. It then appeared after say 3 to 5 seconds after moving the mouse up, down, left, right. This was quite annoying when doing work on the computer.

The solution was:

Click Dash (upper left corner) and type "system settings".
Click "System Settings", then All Settings > Displays
If its as of my case, you will see a box call Unknown Display to the left of Built in Display in a big box with grey background

Click on unknown display and de-activate it by turning off the button just below the grey box.

I found the answer here (Thanks to Justin Samuel!).

share|improve this answer

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answered Mar 21 '17 at 21:56

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This fixed for me on Ubuntu 19.04:

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.cursor active false

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answered May 28 at 0:33

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This fixed for me on Ubuntu 19.04:

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.cursor active false

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answered May 28 at 0:33

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This fixed for me on Ubuntu 19.04:

gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.cursor active false

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answered May 28 at 0:33

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gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.cursor active false

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In my case none of the above works.
The mouse disappears because of enabling coolbits on a .deb installed Nvidia graphics drivers.

The issue seems to work on a clean Lubuntu/ubuntu install installing the drivers from the .run file instead.

share|improve this answer

answered May 2 at 20:34

ProDigitProDigit

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In my case none of the above works.
The mouse disappears because of enabling coolbits on a .deb installed Nvidia graphics drivers.

The issue seems to work on a clean Lubuntu/ubuntu install installing the drivers from the .run file instead.

share|improve this answer

answered May 2 at 20:34

ProDigitProDigit

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In my case none of the above works.
The mouse disappears because of enabling coolbits on a .deb installed Nvidia graphics drivers.

The issue seems to work on a clean Lubuntu/ubuntu install installing the drivers from the .run file instead.

share|improve this answer

answered May 2 at 20:34

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