--- title: "SteamOS tricked me into switching to Linux, and I'm not going back" url: https://daily.dev/posts/steamos-tricked-me-into-switching-to-linux-and-i-m-not-going-back-pm4mg9bxn source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-tricked-switching-linux-not-going-back type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-06-10T21:33:00.631Z updated: 2026-06-18T02:15:20.537Z tags: ["linux", "steamos"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 2 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SteamOS tricked me into switching to Linux, and I'm not going back **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 6 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary 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. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Bazzite turned my second PC into a console, and SteamOS never felt this polished on the desktop](https://daily.dev/posts/bazzite-turned-my-second-pc-into-a-console-and-steamos-never-felt-this-polished-on-the-desktop-n902emnev) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I switched my gaming handheld from Windows to Bazzite, and I can't go back](https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-my-gaming-handheld-from-windows-to-bazzite-and-i-can-t-go-back-mbrxsuq5q) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I ditched traditional Linux for an immutable distro, but only on my gaming handheld](https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-traditional-linux-for-an-immutable-distro-but-only-on-my-gaming-handheld-p9pghtosu) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#steamos](https://daily.dev/tags/steamos) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/steamos-tricked-me-into-switching-to-linux-and-i-m-not-going-back-pm4mg9bxn)