John Richards jprichards

macOS 10.12 Sierra Setup

Custom recipe to get macOS 10.12 Sierra running from scratch, setup applications and developer environment. This is very similar (and currently mostly the same) as my 10.11 El Capitan setup recipe and 10.10 Yosemite setup recipe. I am currently tweaking this for 10.12 Sierra and expect to refine this gist over the next few weeks.

I use this gist to keep track of the important software and steps required to have a functioning system after a semi-annual fresh install. I generally reinstall each computer from scratch every 6 months, and I do not perform upgrades between releases.

This keeps the system performing at top speeds, clean of trojans, spyware, and ensures that I maintain good organizational practices for my content and backups. I highly recommend this.

You are encouraged to fork this and modify it to your heart's content to match your o

	#!/usr/bin/python
	approved_UUIDs = ['your-beacon-UUID-here'] # see line 64
	path_to_lock_sound = '/Users/frogor/Desktop/car_lock.m4a'
	path_to_warn_sound = '/Users/frogor/Desktop/viper_warning.m4a'

	import time
	import objc
	from objc import NO
	from Foundation import NSBundle, NSClassFromString, NSObject, NSRunLoop, NSDate, NSUUID, NSMakeRange, NSURL
	from AVFoundation import AVAudioPlayer

	#!/usr/bin/python

	from CoreFoundation import CFPreferencesCopyValue, CFPreferencesSetValue, kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, \
	kCFPreferencesAnyHost, CFPreferencesSynchronize

	# Reading a preferences value
	v = CFPreferencesCopyValue('NSNavLastRootDirectory', 'com.apple.Finder', kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, kCFPreferencesAnyHost)
	print(v)

	# Writing a preferences value

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
	<plist version="1.0">
	<dict>
	<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
	<string>yourorg.profiles.cachingserver</string>
	<key>PayloadRemovalDisallowed</key>
	<true/>
	<key>PayloadScope</key>
	<string>System</string>

	import objc
	from Foundation import NSBundle

	IOKit = NSBundle.bundleWithIdentifier_('com.apple.framework.IOKit')

	functions = [("IOServiceGetMatchingService", b"II@"),
	("IOServiceMatching", b"@*"),
	("IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperties", b"IIo^@@I"),
	("IOPSCopyPowerSourcesByType", b"@I"),
	("IOPSCopyPowerSourcesInfo", b"@"),

	# An overly complicated SIP config checker

	# This is a technically interesting implementation because it does not rely on csrutil
	# Instead it queries the kernel directly for the current configuration status
	# This means, for example, in environments where SIP has been disabled and csrutil has
	# been removed or modified (say, with DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH), as long as python can run you
	# can still check status

	# Additionally, checking the nvram csr-active-config setting isn't accurate now with
	# 10.12.2+, since running "sudo csrutil clear" deletes the variable until reboot,

	#!/usr/bin/python

	import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
	import requests
	import uuid

	params = {'cup2hreq': 'foo', 'cup2key': 'bar'}

	platform = 'mac'
	os_version = '10.12'

	'''Routines for manipulating the Dock'''

	import os
	import subprocess

	from Foundation import NSURL
	from Foundation import CFPreferencesAppSynchronize
	from Foundation import CFPreferencesCopyAppValue
	from Foundation import CFPreferencesSetAppValue

	# Tested on 10.11
	# Assumes your network is in a state to actually do the discovery and that you have
	# automatic timezone discovery enabled in Date & Time and Location services enabled
	# (Generally this means wifi enabled on your device and network stack is up)

	# For enabling location services and auto, check Allister's work here:
	# https://gist.github.com/arubdesu/b72585771a9f606ad800

	from Foundation import NSBundle
	TZPP = NSBundle.bundleWithPath_("/System/Library/PreferencePanes/DateAndTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/TimeZone.prefPane")