The printf command offers well-defined behavior following the POSIX standard, which means it works the same way across shells ...
The most important networking command in Linux might be ping. This command lets you check if a remote machine is responding ...
Linux's history is littered with distributions that came and went, many of which are long forgotten. There are some, however, that I actually miss, and these are they.
Sometimes, a somewhat obscure Linux distribution might be just what you're looking for. Is either CachyOS or Nobara the one?