Had same problem after 14.04 to 15.04 upgrade. FWIW solution proposed here [1] worked for me
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.cursor active false may be that will be helpful in debugging this issue [1] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2252957&p=13168212#post13168212 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1453538 Title: Invisible mouse pointer Status in Light Display Manager: Confirmed Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: After system boot on login screen mouse pointer is invisible. I am able to click to gadgets but its blind clicking. I dont know where is mouse pointer. When I'm switch to virtual console (CTRL+ALT+F1) and type sudo service lightdm restart command LightDM restarts and mouse pointer back to normal. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: lightdm 1.14.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-17.17-lowlatency 3.19.6 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-17-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun May 10 14:27:50 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-13 (85 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1) LightdmConfig: [SeatDefaults] allow-guest = false SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-25 (15 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1453538/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp