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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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I would probably disagree with this advice, certainly for anyone who uses more than one machine. Setting up lots of specific aliases means you're learning a unique system, and all your muscle memory becomes useless every time you're in a container or SSHing somewhere without your tweaks.
Configuration Management tools? In which scenario do you SSH into machines where you don't have root privs and still need elaborate shell commands?
With some configuration management tools like ansible you don't even need root privs to manage your users environment and keep everything neat and consistent.
Yes I am stupid and thought the link is describing some apps which additionally need to be installed but its mostly config and aliases...