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TySpicer

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[SOLVED] Unclutter not working

I just installed unclutter, and I can't get it to work. I'm simply running `unclutter` in a terminal. It looks like it's running, since the terminal doesn't give me another prompt, but the mouse is still visible after five seconds. I've also tried `unclutter --timeout 5` with the same result.

That's a pretty vague description, but I'm not sure what else to try. Any ideas?

Last edited by TySpicer (2025-12-14 16:43:14)

StarWolf3000

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Re: [SOLVED] Unclutter not working

Are you perhaps running a Wayland session?

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GPU: GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB (580.119.02 proprietary) | Display: BenQ BL2405 1920x1080
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Scimmia

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Re: [SOLVED] Unclutter not working

What WM/DE?

TySpicer

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Re: [SOLVED] Unclutter not working

Yes, I'm on Hyprland.

Scimmia

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Re: [SOLVED] Unclutter not working

The first line in the link you gave: "Unclutter hides your X mouse cursor"

TySpicer

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Re: [SOLVED] Unclutter not working

Ah, so it doesn't work for Wayland? Do you know of another tool that would work for Hyprland?

StarWolf3000

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Re: [SOLVED] Unclutter not working

https://wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/Variables/#cursor

inactive_timeout

Last edited by StarWolf3000 (2025-12-14 16:36:51)

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Mainboard: GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE V2 | CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32 GB
GPU: GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB (580.119.02 proprietary) | Display: BenQ BL2405 1920x1080
Kernel: 6.18.8 stable | Boot Manager: GRUB2 | DE: KDE Plasma | Login Manager: SDDM | Compositor: KWin

TySpicer

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Registered: 2025-08-31

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Re: [SOLVED] Unclutter not working

Wow, that's really easy. It's odd I couldn't find that anywhere else. Thanks for the help!