hand-shaped cursor

level_0 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2025 3:21 am **(#1)**

GIMP Version: 3.0.6
Operating System: Linux
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

In Gimp 3.0.6 on Linux:
How do I make the hand cursor disappear and return to a normal arrow cursor?

level_0 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2025 4:05 am **(#2)**

No answer?
rich2005, help please!

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2610

I do not think you can, especially since you are using a flatpak Gimp.

A flatpak is designed as "sandboxed" That is stand-alone and isolated from the user. The cursors will be in the sandbox somewhere.

For the cursors provided by MareroQ They are Windows cursors and will need converting to linux format.
see: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=441305

Even if you convert and install to /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors then you need to run a file manager as root (superuser) to copy / paste / rename (new-to-linux be very-very careful

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level_0 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2025 4:00 pm **(#4)**

Thanks, rich2005, I'll give up on this idea for Gimp 3.0.6 on Linux.

And for samj Gimp 3.0.4 Clang on Windows 10, is there an easier method?