SteamOS tricked me into switching to Linux, and I'm not going back

A lifelong Windows user shares how SteamOS and Bazzite on a gaming handheld unexpectedly led them to fully switch to Linux on their main PC. The journey went from trying Ubuntu years ago and disliking it, to discovering KDE Plasma via Bazzite, experimenting with Linux Mint's customization, and ultimately settling on Arch Linux with KDE Plasma. Key highlights include Linux's deep desktop customization, the lack of intrusive OS-level ads and prompts compared to Windows 11, and finding suitable app alternatives like OnlyOffice and Vicinae. The author credits SteamOS with quietly normalizing Linux for a broader audience beyond just gamers.