You can use the SteamDeck without ever going into the desktop mode. Basically you can use the SteamDeck like it was a standard console without ever getting into the meat and bones of the OS (operating system). If you wanted to do something more advanced and things you can’t usually do on a standard console, you can. The main thing people would struggle with regarding it would be directory locations, or in an end user terminology; your folders and file locations because you don’t have your standard C:\ drive location. Sometimes when installing mods like the Moguri mod for ff9, you kind of need to know file locations. That’s honestly the hardest part if you’re scared about the Linux OS.

This happens to me sometimes, but I think it’s related to the software and not hardware. My LCD Steam Deck did it too when I updated to SteamOS 3.5.

I hooked up a keyboard and just hit enter. You can also go to the previous update prior to 3.5 SteamOS.