Lubuntu 14.04 + TightVNC: remote mouse cursor is "X"

I am connecting from my Windows 7 machine to my Lubuntu 14.04 server using TightVNC. Everything is working as expected except the remote mouse cursor only displays as an "X".

My ./vnc/xstartup file is configured as follows:

#!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
autocutsel -fork
lxsession -s Lubuntu -e LXDE

and to set up TightVNC on the server, I installed the following packages:

• lubuntu-desktop
• tightvncserver
• autocutsel

Do I need to install a package to get the remote mouse cursor to show up correcting when using TightVNC? Do I need to add a command to my xstartup file?

1 Answer

After researching into each command used in my xstartup file and the options available, I found the solution to be adding the following parameters to xsetroot:

-cursor_name left_ptr

So, my xstartup file now looks like this:

#!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey -cursor_name left_ptr
autocutsel -fork
lxsession -s Lubuntu -e LXDE