Niri on NixOS ignores cursor size and theme settings
Niri on NixOS ignores cursor size and theme settings, leaving the cursor too large and unthemed.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 5 October 2026 · last reported 6 October 2026
What's going wrong
Users running the niri Wayland compositor on NixOS report that their mouse cursor stays too large and does not pick up the cursor theme they configure.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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