On 5 May 2026, I finally got my Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) PC.

On 9 May 2026, I used Gajim for the first time. I wanted a simple icon theme for Linux. Just acrylic images to display the apps.

On 14 May 2026, I programmed the website: acrylicons.codeberg.page. Roadmap Icon Theme and Roadmap: From the KEKILA bottle to the icon theme. And all laid out clearly.

On 15 May 2026, we then started testing, i.e. coding and then checking whether it displayed on the Linux PC. Some displayed it, some didn’t. We had to check what the problem was and then it displayed on all of them. We carried out four rounds of testing. So how do we go about setting this up? The project had been created. We still needed scripts to change the size, handle the installation and so on. It was now clear: we could go ahead with the project. In the meantime, KEKILA replied to me, saying, ‘Thank you for being so interested in this.’ I’ll explain the ins and outs of that later on in this article. We considered which Flathub apps this acrylic icon theme should be for, just those hosted on Codeberg, or also for apps available on other platforms (GitHub, GitLab, etc.). The platform shouldn’t matter, so it should be for everyone. It just needs to be available on Flathub.

On 19 May 2026, the installation script was added. It’s very simple, but it works. It copies the icon pack files to the relevant location, if the folder already exists, the script deletes it before copying. Next, we considered a name for the icon theme for Linux: Mondstern Acrylic Icons, Mondstern Acrylic, Acrylicons Linux or Acrylicons. That’s what we ended up calling it.

On 19 May 2026, we also thought about a resizing script. For now, however, 1024x1024 is sufficient, and that is also the original size. Then things got exciting and I got to test the icon theme. So I downloaded the .zip file, unzipped it, ran install.sh, selected the icon theme under Settings/Themes/Icons and then… saw my acrylic paintings as an icon theme. It worked.

On 21 May 2026, we discussed how we could release it. I created a repository on Codeberg and then we copied the icon theme there.

On 28 May, we changed ‘acrylicons’ to ‘Acrylicons’ in the install.sh file. So it wasn’t the defined name but the folder name. The folder name is ‘Acrylicons’, and that’s how it’s displayed in the themes section as well, ‘Acrylicons’ rather than ‘acrylicons’. Great, we’ve sorted that problem out too.

On 29 May 2026, I wrote the installation instructions in the README.md file. And then the installation script (acrylicons to Acrylicons) was also changed.

On 30 May 2026, the time had finally come: I released version 1.0 of Acrylicons. It can display a total of 62 Flathub acrylic paintings. Stay tuned.

What happens next?

Acrylicons is to be used on KEKILA water bottle labels. The label needs to be designed. Then I need to get in touch with KEKILA again. Why ‘again’, you might ask? I had already contacted KEKILA once before, back in October 2025. Unfortunately, I had to put it on hold. I had to rethink things; I had to find someone to help me implement this and get it published. And now I’m almost back to where I was in October 2025. Just to explain. So the label needs to be designed again. I need to find a printer and ask how much it will cost. And contact KEKILA again. Then things will get exciting. The labels will go on the KEKILA water bottles. And then I’ll need to get hold of them.

And how does it then make its way from the KEKILA bottle to the desktop? Scan the code on the KEKILA bottle Every bottle with an Acrylicons label has a QR code. Scan this QR code, Download the .zip file from the latest release at codeberg.org/mondstern/Acrylicons/releases Copy the .zip file to your Linux PC. Extract the .zip file, run the install.sh script. Select the ‘Acrylicons’ icon theme from the settings. Settings/Themen/Symbols/Acrylicons This project will take some time. We’re making progress, bit by bit.

https://acrylicons.codeberg.page/