Bug 1157617 - "desktop-data" sets XCURSOR_THEME, messes up mouse cursor
Summary: "desktop-data" sets XCURSOR_THEME, messes up mouse cursor
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
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Product: openSUSE Tumbleweed
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Basesystem (show other bugs)
Version: Current
Hardware: Other Other
: P5 - None : Normal (vote)
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Assignee: Sasi Olin
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Reported: 2019-11-23 13:46 UTC by Markus S
Modified: 2019-12-22 18:48 UTC (History)
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Description Markus S 2019-11-23 13:46:21 UTC 
A long-standing bug in openSUSE causes the mouse cursor to switch to the DMZ theme seemingly at random.

Here's a GIF showing the bug: https://kamikazow.wordpress.com/2019/10/20/working-around-the-wrong-cursor-bug/

Recently a Reddit user found the real underlying problem: https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/dt4jhr/qt_and_wine_doesnt_respect_gnome_cursor_theme/

tl;dr: The openSUSE-specific desktop-data.sh script sets XCURSOR_THEME to DMZ-Black which is then applied on every boot.

I can confirm that simply commenting out the XCURSOR_THEME line in /etc/sysconfig/windowmanager fixes the problem.
Comment 1 Markus S 2019-11-23 13:49:26 UTC 
Submit Request: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/750442
Comment 2 Sasi Olin 2019-12-22 18:48:01 UTC 
Should be fixed on new installations, reopen if there are any further issues