[22:35] <xubuntu90w> hello,
[22:41] <xubuntu90w> my mouse pointer size keeps reverting  back to small every reboot despite setting it to size 48 in mouse settings.  Upon reboot the number remains at 48, but the mouse pointer reverts back to small. Anyone else experience this?
[22:46] <well_laid_lawn> xubuntu90w:  does it happen if you log out then back in ?
[22:47] <well_laid_lawn> hae ou tried saving the session ?
[22:47] <well_laid_lawn> hae you tried saving the session ?
[22:49] <xubuntu94w> okay, sounds good.
[22:50] <xubuntu94w> I have a question: I'm no longer sure how to download packages. how can I fix this? am I just dong something simple wrong?
[22:53] <well_laid_lawn> what happens if ou use the software center ?
[22:55] <xubuntu94w> I dunno. is that where I should go?
[22:55] <well_laid_lawn> try that first - should be in the menu
[22:55] <xubuntu94w> after having my system updated, I'm no longer sure where to go. okay, I'll look for that.
[22:58] <xubuntu94w> looking under "All," I'm able to see "Software & Updates," and "Software Installer."
[22:58] <xubuntu94w> your lawn also sounds amazing.
[22:59] <well_laid_lawn> heh
[23:01] <xubuntu94w> okay, I looked at Software & Updates, but it's not like the package installer I used to use, where I could search for different programs.
[23:02] <xubuntu94w> is there a way to search for certain programs, or is that in another place?
[23:02] <saor> xubuntu94w: I get this with my mouse settings somtimes, manually editing the .xml helped in my case.
[23:03] <xubuntu94w> hmm, okay. I'm totally not a programmer at all, so stuff like that is foreign to me.
[23:04] <xubuntu94w> jeez, Church was in and out. If only real church was like that, I might attend!
[23:04] <xubuntu94w> if I believed in God!
[23:45] <xubuntu94w> did I just alienate everyone, or is this long of a pause normal?
[23:48] <tomreyn> xubuntu94w: it's normal (when it's not obvious that there are open support questions). about your software installations, you can use either use apt in a terminal or synaptic.
[23:48] <tomreyn> or the ubuntu software store, but ... personally i would not.
[23:49] <xubuntu94w> okay. I'm not a programmer. like, how do I download packages and stuff? I still don't know.
[23:49] <xubuntu94w> I used to be able to, but not since I have this newest version.
[23:50] <xubuntu94w> or maybe it's going from Mate to xubuntu? I'm not sure.
[23:54] <xubuntu90w1> hello, in Xubuntu 18.0.4.3, my mouse pointer size wont stay large after reboot, I set the mouse pointer to size 48, and for the session it stays large, but then after reboot, it reverts back to small pointer, although the size selector roller remains at size 48, the mouse pointer is small again. Any one else having this problem or know of a fix?