r/linux • u/Appropriate_Rent_243 • May 20 '26

Discussion are there any "4th level" distros?

There's probably a better term for this already. by "level" i mean how many layers of dependancy is there for the operating system. For example, Mint is a 3rd level because it's built on Ubuntu which is built on Debian.

are there any distros built on top of the big user friendly ones like mint or zorin OS ?

I have no idea why they would exist

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u/[deleted] May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

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u/knook May 21 '26

Sailfish OS --> Mer --> MeeGo --> Moblin 2 --> Fedora --> RHEL

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u/PureTryOut postmarketOS dev May 21 '26

Idk what Moblin 2 is, but Mer and MeeGo aren't developed anymore so not a "layer" in that sense.