debian is one of the stablest. I use it for many years now and have no serious issues. they offer backports and a fantastic packager. even switching off the gui as I like is possible. hostsharing for example develop professional hosting solutions completely handled by the shell (which means command line). as newbie you perhaps should consider ubuntu, xubuntu, kubuntu or mint but if you know what you want (and I assume learning is a part of it) just give it a try. but beware, as always the details are important and you should remember the power. after login you can view the system tree by

cd /
ls -la

ethereum is no more stoppable. then turn off and enjoy some food, drinks, communication, book, friends, community, music or papyroska.