When things appear and disappear, blinking, it means they have been rendered in one graphics buffer but forgotten in the next. It's unusual, but not impossible, for the mouse pointer to be included in that. So it's a bug either in the shell, or in the graphics driver.
Please start by removing the kernel module 'lkp_Ubuntu_4_15_0_38_41_generic_45' from the machine. Reboot and see if the problem persists. Please also run this command: dpkg -l > allpackages.txt and send us the resulting 'allpackages.txt'. ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => xorg-server (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Also affects: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1803830 Title: Mouse pointer trailing and disturbing the content that the pointer "touches" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1803830/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs