How to Install and Uninstall big-cursor Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "big-cursor" package

This tutorial shows how to install big-cursor on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                big-cursor
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "big-cursor" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall big-cursor on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                big-cursor
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the big-cursor package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: big-cursor
Architecture: all
Version: 3.12
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Accessibility Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Depends: xfonts-utils, xfonts-base
Filename: pool/universe/b/big-cursor/big-cursor_3.12_all.deb
Size: 11620
MD5sum: bef976607b15e0ad8d23aec8698af0cd
SHA1: 139ed7be3a1f84a208dc02d9a3d8dea7fed8518f
SHA256: 4f897122f64cb96288861babc42275b80f9d4ab8d0111c70038e4151165d3a9c
SHA512: c3cfb6ff9f12640daf4ff7118676bd9e1ddf2cf64c571605ae90a54a0693ea53aa92a53ff726cc7552b519c20bc3495b28bcde3535ae1bdc5ba983b7f797310f
Description-en: larger mouse cursors for X
This package provides some large mouse cursors for use under X. It's useful
for laptop users, for those running X at very high resolutions, and for
anyone who finds it hard to see the default mouse cursors.
Description-md5: 056b158844159fbfed104792106c6735