We want the good ol' Tux penguin logo back!

May 28, 2015 05:50 GMT  ·  By

So this just happened! It would appear that Valve just took the decision, without asking users first, to change the Tux logo with the SteamOS one on both the Steam website and the desktop client.

As a result, the entire Linux community is now on fire trying to understand why the sudden change. The fact of the matter is that it is not all of a sudden, as Valve added information about SteamOS + Linux a while back, instead of just Linux.

We understand that the change is part of Valve's plans to expand further and to promote its SteamOS operating system, which is a GNU/Linux distribution derived from the well-known Debian project and built around the Steam for Linux client.

What we don't understand, is why replace the Tux penguin logo, which is the official mascot of Linux, with the SteamOS logo? The change will undoubtedly confuse new users who want to make the switch to an open-source operating system and buy Linux games from Steam.

We want the penguin logo back or at least make a new one to include Tux!

It will probably make sense for Valve that a new user who wants to use Linux for gaming will download and install SteamOS, but what about other Linux users who wish to use Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, or any other distribution on this planet and were used to see the Tux logo when purchasing games?

Yes, the "Linux / SteamOS" option is still available when you try to filter games on Steam and see all the games that are supported on the Linux platform. Our suggestion for Valve is to make a hybrid icon, a new one that combines both the SteamOS and Tux logo. That way, everyone is happy! Right?