Earlier in the week, we reported on the barnstorming success Linux distro Zorin OS has had since the official end of support for Windows 10 date passed, notching 780,000 installs from Windows 10 users in a mere five weeks. Now it turns out that other Linux distros are also making hay while Microsoft Windows 10’s sun sets: The developers of Bazzite have taken to social media to trumpet that it has “delivered over 1 petabyte of Bazzite ISOs in just the last 30 days.”
Very proud to announce that we've finally pushed past the petabyte barrier and delivered over 1 petabyte of Bazzite ISOs in just the last 30 days.Thank you to everyone that helped make this possible! None of us would be here without you. pic.twitter.com/vouo0Gr5e0November 28, 2025
From October 29 to November 28, team Bazzite is happy to share that the site had 730,000 unique visitors, and it served 1PB of data during a month, for the first time. How many Bazzite OS downloads does this imply? We looked at the various ISO installers on offer and noted that an Nvidia GPU friendly ISO was 7.5GB, and an AMD GPU-ready ISO 6.6GB. So, if we assume an average of 7.0GB per ISO, that would be about 143,000 Bazzite downloads – getting close to 150,000 new users, as a best-case scenario.
Why Bazzite?
For those unfamiliar with Bazzite, it first blipped on our radar back in 2023, when it made waves as a gaming-centric SteamOS clone for those without a Steam Deck, but who were looking for a similar experience.
Bazzite progress has continued, but one has to admit its future looks less certain now that SteamOS is officially available for desktops. Nevertheless, Bazzite has been developed long and lovingly enough to make a fight of it. It currently offers broader system support, with the latest Linux drivers for broad compatibility with lots of desktops, laptops, and handhelds. You get a choice of downloading an ISO with Nvidia drivers already in place, and a choice of multiple desktop environments, too. Another important thing for gamers is the ready support for non-Steam launchers (for your Epic, GOG, Ubisoft and other PC games libraries).
The latest figures suggest that nearly 90% of Windows games run on Linux. The improvement of games compatibility has reduced the potential friction of migrating away from Microsoft’s OS. Moreover, things only seem to be getting better for Linux switchers (check that link for some hands-on Bazzite action).
Why Zorin?
Coincidentally, the even more successful (if the shared figures are accurate) Zorin OS has the key ‘selling point’ that it will usurp your Windows OS without breaking a sweat. This distro comes with a familiar-looking ‘Start menu’ UI, and the WINE compatibility layer setup is box-fresh, so you can root out your Windows application installer archives, DVDs, ISO, or whatever and install them and access your tried and trusted apps in this non-Windows OS.
I’ve tried Zorin, and it works well with old, abandoned software I like to use, even though it can have compatibility issues on Windows 11. That was an unexpected bonus.
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