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I'm running Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 on a 3440x1440 resolution, combine that with bad eyesight and the default mouse pointer size can be hard to see.

Is there a way to increase it's size?

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Alternatively, you can also try a GUI method. Open Settings → Universal Access → Cursor Size:

Universall Access window

and choose your preferred size.

Cursor size window

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Kulfy
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  • Deleted my response ... gnome-control-center is there (launched from cmd line it works for mate). – uDude Aug 25 '20 at 18:43
  • thank you very much! This is very easy, that's the way it should be! – guettli Aug 27 '20 at 14:02
  • Similar [question](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1158191/how-to-change-mouse-pointer-size-and-appearance-in-gnome-18-04) from askubuntu. – Scrooge McDuck Jan 20 '21 at 00:26
  • Thanks for the detailed explanation. If only the developers of these GUIs would make life as easy as this answer ;) – Jakke Sep 10 '21 at 10:51
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More flexible, granular and precise than the options available via Settings > Universal Access > Cursor Size

View the existing cursor-size (default 24):

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size

Set a different size:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size 32

Then logout/login

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Budgie has a control-center, which is quite new since 2017.

Here is shown how to go on with control-center in budgie:

http://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2017/08/intro-to-budgie-desktop-104.html

In window-manager of gnome, there is a control-center too (its name is gnome-control-center) and in gnome you can adjust mouse and mouse-pointer. In gnome-control-center there is an entry for "accessibility" special for handicapped people. For people who see bad, there can be increased the desktop with its bigger icons.

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