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Thank you, mikeflan. I do use Skype regularly, and I have not had a problem with it. The app "skypeforlinux" was listed in Synaptic, so I used Synaptic to install it. Maybe there is a better way to install it.

Thank you, mikeflan. I fixed the screen capture. I don't know why the image button doesn't work for me. Below are the results of the command sudo apt update: Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease Ign:3 http://packages.linuxmi...

Thank you again, SMG.

My Update Manager and Synaptic work fine, but when I refresh/reload them, after a few moments an additional error message window pops up "Could not download all repository indexes"; see screen capture below: https://i.ibb.co/jZvc75r/error-repository.png I have been ignoring these messages ...

My computer also has an analog port (D-15 connector) for a VGA cable to the monitor. When I used the VGA cable, the mouse pointer problem was the same. My HDMI cable is brand new. Following your suggestion, I tried removing and re-inserting it, but that made no difference. I should mention that when...

gemk65 wrote: ↑ Sun 2021 Oct 24, 11:00 pm So now it appears to me that the problem is out-of-date firmware or hardware drivers. SMG wrote: Can you explain how you have come to that conclusion? I arrived at this impression (that the problem might be based on outdated computer firmware or hardware dr...

I did further experimenting with other operating systems, and I discovered that the problematical mouse pointer behavior occurred with all of them: MX Linux (based on Debian), Manjaro (based on Arch), Ubuntu (based on Debian), and Mint (based on Ubuntu). The result with EndeavourOS, where the pointe...

The problem has been fixed in Linux Mint 20.2.

The problem has been fixed in Linux MInt 20.2.

The problem has been fixed in Linux Mint 20.2.

This problem has been fixed in Linux Mint 20.2.

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jacobhenry174 replied but his post has disappeared for some reason; he suggested changing the theme. Thank you both, jacobhenry174 and SMG. I changed the theme, but there is no change in the mouse's behavior. Following SMG's comment, I changed Windows settings (Focus mode) and General settings (VSyn...

There was no flickering of the pointer in Ubuntu, and there hasn't been any flickering in Mint in the last few days.
The flickering problem seems to come and go, and not very often, but doesn't really bother me.

I have just now completed a test with Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS on a live-boot USB stick. The problem with the mouse pointer in Ubuntu is identical to the one that I experience in Linux Mint: The pointer does not reach the left edge of the screen but is able to select text that extends to the left ed...

The current problem in Linux Mint is that the mouse pointer does not reach the left edge of the screen; it stops about 2 mm from the left edge. Even so, I am able to select text that extends to the left edge, but I cannot see the pointer taking that action. With the EndeavourOS, the mouse pointer's ...

Just now I did an experiment: I created and used a live-boot USB containing Linux Mint Mate, and another one containing Linux EndeavourOS. The LInux Mint Mate session presented the mouse pointer with the same problematical behavior -- it could not reach the left edge of the screen. However, when I b...

Ok, I found the parts about the mouse. It doesn't seem to indicate a warning, but I am not sure. [ 11.512] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2) [ 11.512] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "libinput keyboard catchall" [ 11.512] (II) LoadModule: "l...

Thanks. The text in the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log is so lengthy that the Forum does not permit me to copy and paste it all. I don't see any mouse warnings, but here is a sample: [ 10.174] X.Org X Server 1.20.11 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 [ 10.175] Build Operating System: linux Ubuntu [ 10.175]...

My monitor recommends 1920x1080 (a 16:9 ratio) at 60 Hz, but my vision is not so great, so I need to choose the next level down, which is 1600x900 (also a 16:9 ratio) at 60 Hz. The mouse pointer displays the problematical behavior no matter what the resolution is. By the way, my command inxi -Fxz do...

The problem returned after a reboot. I will leave this post unSolved for now.
I notice also, after the reboot, that the flickering of the mouse pointer has stopped.
There seems to be some unstable process going on.