Cursor themes included in this package: handhelds - Tiny cursor set appropriate for low resolution displays redglass - Fancy red-faced cursor set whiteglass - Fancy white-faced cursor set Additionally this package makes available the core theme via the Debian Alternatives system: core - The classic X11 cursor theme To change the theme used system-wide run: update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme To change the theme for a single user account you can create a symlink to a theme file in ~/.icons/default/: # (for example to use the "core" theme) THEME=core mkdir -p ~/.icons/default/ ln -s /etc/X11/cursors/$THEME.theme ~/.icons/default/index.theme