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    Desktop Cursor Misplacement

    Hello,

    I am running a KUbuntu 24.04LTS installation in an Oracle Virtualbox VM. Everything was fine until now. However, I have noticed that after installing updates, the mouse cursor seems to have some kind of offset.
    When I want to resize a window, I can no longer click and drag the window at the corner, but only a few pixels away.
    Even when I click in a text, e.g., in the editor, the cursor is one line above and two characters to the left of where I clicked.
    Even a new installation with a KUbuntu 24.04.4 ISO produced the same result after installation. It doesn't matter whether I have installed the Virtual Guest Additions or not.
    The strange thing is that when I wanted to take a screenshot to illustrate the behavior, everything looked fine on the screenshot.
    Does anyone else have the same problem or a solution for it?

    Best regards,
    WinToLinux
    Last edited by Snowhog; Mar 08, 2026, 09:25 AM. Reason: Corrected version number from 14.04.4 to 24.04.4

    #2
    You didn't say, so I have to ask, but after installing updates, did you logout and restart the VM?
    Windows no longer obstruct my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      #3
      Yes, I did.
      Immediately after installing the updates, everything was as usual. After restarting, the error described occurred.​

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        #4
        Have you installed the VBoxGuestAdditions .iso?
        Windows no longer obstruct my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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          #5
          Yes, I have. It doesn't matter whether Guest Additions are installed or not. The error is always there.

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            #6
            What Global Theme are you using?
            Windows no longer obstruct my view.
            Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
            "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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              #7
              I'd look at the virtual video driver options available in the VM

              Also there is this bug.

              You might change the input device option from USB Tablet to PS/2 Mouse, if this is what is set, and maybe in the Guest change the mouse selection in System Settings to a different device.

              If the VM ia not a recent install, try selecting a previous kernel in grub, anything not 6.17
              Last edited by claydoh; Yesterday, 03:59 AM.
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