It is in fact considered perfectly normal for Wayland to have a bunch of cursor-related issues that break cursors in one way or another, something that worked just fine on so-called ancient tech from

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Reddit r/kde
50+ comments 2 years ago
Mouse feels laggy and slow on Wayland compared to
Check your refresh rate in display settings. Sometimes my external monitor reverts to and it feels
really sluggish when that happens.
Throwing more numbers at Wayland cursor latency
49 posts Jan 27, 2025
Why my cursor is lagging? r/hypriand Reddit
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Nov 3, 2024
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Wayland Cursor Lag
Jan 26, 2025 Basically, the delay between moving a physical input device and the сигзог$ location
being updated is substantially longer than it is on Xorg,
Overview
Wayland mouse lag can be caused a delay in the сигзог$ update that is sometimes
higher than with but this varies hardware and the specific desktop environment.
To fix it, you can try switching to an Xorg session, updating drivers, checking for debris
on the mouse sensor, or using a different mousepad or USB port. 2
Troubleshooting steps
Switch to an Xorg session: The easiest workaround is to log out and select a desktop
session that uses Xorg instead of Wayland, as this often resolves the issue.
Check your hardware:
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Arch Linux Forums
https://bbs.archlinux.org Newbie Corner
[SOLVED] Mouse lag in wayland/sway
Aug 5, 2022 My mouse cursor seems to lag. If all programs are closed, the mouse works as intended
and looks like its moving at 144fps.
Severe lag on wayland. GPU utilisation 100% when
10 posts Oct14, 2024
Cursor lag on Wayland normal or not? Arch Linux
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Oct 20, 2024
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Raspberry Forums
https://forums.raspberrypi.com Troubleshooting
Mouse cursor lag on wayland
Changing the mouse speed might alleviate the lag somewhat, but it’s not a definitive fix. As for the
blinking cursor in it could be related to drivers
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Why my cursor is lagging? r/hypriand
Reddit SpookySlime1103
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Nov 3, 2024
Playback "lagging" while moving mouse in wayland?
Reddit Seffuski
0:29
1 month ago
why cursor on wayland isn't 100% smooth r/wayland
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