Take a deep breath and commence to read this long, detailed review of CentOS 8 with Gnome desktop environment, tested in a multi-boo Windows & Linux setup on a laptop with UEFI, Intel graphics, and 16 partitions, covering installation and post-install usage, including initial setup, networking - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing, printing, multimedia - HD video and MP3 playback, smartphone support - Android, iPhone and Windows Phone, package management and updates, Gnome Software issues, default and additional software via RPM Fusion and EPEL repositories, problems with Gnome Shell extensions, Gnome Tweaks, desktop customization with new themes and icons, hardware compatibility and stability, suspend & resume, performance and responsiveness, resource utilization, battery life, various niggles, comparison to CentOS 7 and validity as modern desktop distribution, other observations, and more. Enjoy.