Public bug reported:
**Description:**
In Ubuntu 25.04 Beta, the mouse cursor occasionally displays incorrect icons.
For example:
- In Gnome Text, when typing in a text area, the cursor sometimes remains as
the standard pointer icon instead of switching to the text (I-beam) cursor.
- In other applications, such as Nautilus, the cursor sometimes incorrectly
displays the "resize window" icon instead of the standard pointer.
**Frequency:**
This issue occurs frequently, but the steps to reliably reproduce the bug have
not yet been identified.
**Expected Behavior:**
The cursor icon should update contextually—for example, showing the I-beam icon
in text fields and the pointer icon during standard navigation.
**Actual Behavior:**
The cursor icon often remains incorrect or changes to an unrelated icon,
reducing usability and causing confusion.
**Environment:**
- **OS:** Ubuntu 25.04 Beta
- **Desktop Environment:** GNOME (default)
- **Affected Applications:** Gnome Text, Nautilus, and possibly others
**Additional Notes:**
- The issue may be related to cursor theme handling or compositing.
- It occurs across multiple apps, not isolated to a single one.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
Package: mutter (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-13.13-generic 6.14.0
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Apr 5 09:46:50 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-04-04 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" - Beta amd64 (20250326.6)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: mutter
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: mutter
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: mutter (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cursor plucky wayland-session
** Also affects: mutter
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags added: cursor
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2106299
Title:
Incorrect Mouse Cursor Icons Displayed in Ubuntu 25.04
Status in Mutter:
New
Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
**Description:**
In Ubuntu 25.04 Beta, the mouse cursor occasionally displays incorrect icons.
For example:
- In Gnome Text, when typing in a text area, the cursor sometimes remains as
the standard pointer icon instead of switching to the text (I-beam) cursor.
- In other applications, such as Nautilus, the cursor sometimes incorrectly
displays the "resize window" icon instead of the standard pointer.
**Frequency:**
This issue occurs frequently, but the steps to reliably reproduce the bug
have not yet been identified.
**Expected Behavior:**
The cursor icon should update contextually—for example, showing the I-beam
icon in text fields and the pointer icon during standard navigation.
**Actual Behavior:**
The cursor icon often remains incorrect or changes to an unrelated icon,
reducing usability and causing confusion.
**Environment:**
- **OS:** Ubuntu 25.04 Beta
- **Desktop Environment:** GNOME (default)
- **Affected Applications:** Gnome Text, Nautilus, and possibly others
**Additional Notes:**
- The issue may be related to cursor theme handling or compositing.
- It occurs across multiple apps, not isolated to a single one.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
Package: mutter (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-13.13-generic 6.14.0
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Apr 5 09:46:50 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-04-04 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" - Beta amd64 (20250326.6)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: mutter
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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