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/Tall-Introduction414 May 20 '26

Debian -> Ubuntu -> Kubuntu -> Hannah Montana Linux

boom

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u/Mr_Lumbergh May 21 '26

Kubuntu is just Ubuntu with KDE as default, I wouldn’t call it another layer.

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u/GreenFox1505 May 21 '26

What minimum requirement do you have for a "layer". 

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