For beginners, and rolling distribution. A beginner should start with something that doesn't break while you don't understand if it's your or the shiny new program that broke the system. But then, I have been using Debian for more that 20 years. For me it's a tool, not a game.

I use Debian as a desktop both for work and personal use because I am a boring person that doesn't need any surprises. I have been using it since woody after moving from Mandrake Linux

Sorry to come so late to the post, but have you checked the logs to see what was going on before the crash?

try journalctl -b -1 -e as it will show the last of the logs of the previous boot.