Shellbags equivalent in Linux

I've recently read that Windows has a process called shellbags which not only maintains ones file-viewing preferences, but also keeps a detailed log in the registry of ones computer activity. Windows keeps track of every file you have ever opened. A shellbag record is created or updated whenever you open a folder, even if you make no changes or even delete it. It also logs every directory you look in and every USB device you connect.
My question is that apart from recording ones preferences, does the system keep track of ones usage to the same or similar extent that Windows does?