Linux has over 1,000 commands on a basic service. When you migrate to the desktop, that number grows. For example, in /usr/bin on Pop!_OS there are 1,615 commands, and in /usr/sbin, there are 609.
The tar command on Linux is used to create and extract TAR archive files. Run "tar -czvf archive-name.tar.gz /path/to/file” ...
Linux is not just about the choice of distribution or desktop environment, but also how efficiently you want to interact with your PC.