Clean Setup on Mac

mac_setup.md

Cleaning up the mac

Before formatting/wiping out all the data

• Take backup of old keychain : http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/05/copy-keychain-login-passwords-between-macs/
• Backup /etc/hosts /etc/hostconfig
• copy .zshrc, bashrc, gitconfig etc If you don't already have dotfiles project
• export chrome/firefox/safari bookmarks, bookmarks-toolbars
• export idea/rubymine mine settings : http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/exporting-and-importing-settings.html
• Also see: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/entries/23358108
• export sublime settings if you want

After format/ OS install

• create username, select image

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Setting System Preferences right:

Trackpad

• tap to click
• gestures for expose, switch desktop etc to 4 fingers instead of 3

Keyboard

• Function keys as function
• To enable keyboard for tab on controls in Keyboard shortcuts see at bottom - Full keyboard access - select all Controls
• keep delay between repeat to shortest
• repeat to fastest
• keyboard shortcuts
  • remove CTRL UP/DOWN for Mission Control and Application windows. it interferes with Sublime's column select mode CTRL_SHIFT_UP/DOWN
  • http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=632242

Dock

• move to left
• minimize windows to icon
• reduce size
• remove unneccesary icons

Menubar

• show percentage for battery
• show only tme (no day)

Finder

• Show hidden files in finder:
  • go to terminal
  • defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
  • killall Finder
• open /User in Terminal and add home to shortcuts in Finder
• Open finder preference, open new finder in user home instead of all files
• Advanced - show all filename extensions

Security and Privacy

• General
  • Allow applications downloaded from : Anywhere

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Basic Software Install

Chrome

• sign in to it
• create profile for work
• import bookmarks
• change search engine if you want to
• avoid accidental CMD + Q f**k ups - Chrome menu > check "Warn Before Quitting". http://googlemac.blogspot.in/2011/06/q-i-didnt-mean-to-do-that.html

Evernote

• set view to desired one

Alfred

• choose bigger font theme,
• hide alfread from menu bar

Dropbox

• give name to machine
• choose black and white menu bar icon

MS Office / Libre Office

Skype

Any password manager, 1Password, lastpass ...

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Dev Setup

Xcode (I hate to install XCode)

Important - Install command line tools Xcode -> preferences (⌘ + ,) -> Downloads -> Components -> command line tools

iTerm

• change font size for default profile
• open in last session
• vertical bar, blinking
• in the profile keycap CTRL TAB sends some hex keys, remove that mapping to set CTRL TAB to rotate between open tabs
• TODO Need to figure out .inputrc stuff etc.
• TODO word jumping with alt arrow

Sublime text

• enter license info
• ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" ~/bin/sublime
• TODO install package manager

IntelliJ IDEA

• select the required plugins.
• import the settings from the already backed up jar file
• TODO how to store idea settings in dotfiles project

Rubymine

• enter licesnse
• keymap - macosx10.5+, Darcula, Railscast
• TODO how to store idea settings in dot files project

SourceTree <3

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• Edit /etc/hostconfig
  • add HOSTNAME=yourname
  • this appers in prompt

Install zsh

git clone git://github.com/kdabir/oh-my-zsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh
cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc
chsh -s /bin/zsh

The dot files

git checkout yourrepo/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles
cd dotfiles
makelinks.sh

Generate SSH keys

  #to check if some keys already exist
  $ ls ~/.ssh
  $ ssh-keygen -t rsa
  $ ls ~/.ssh
  id_rsa      id_rsa.pub  known_hosts
  $ pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub  

• add keys to bitbucket, github, heroku etc...

Package Manager

Install brew (homebrew)

sudo chmod o-w /usr/local (to fix permissions issue)
sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local 

Misc Command line tools

brew install autojump
brew install cloc
brew install ack
brew install youtube-dl
brew install fdupes
brew install tree
brew install tig

• install pdftk

Ruby Ecosystem

Install rvm

curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash
rvm install 1.9.3     
rvm install 2.0.0 
rvm --default 2.0.0 

Install bundler

gem install bundler

Install POW

curl get.pow.cx | sh
gem install powder

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Jvm ecosystem

JDK/Java

• Install oracle jdk7.
• ant and mvn are already installed on mac.

Groovy

Install gvm as its better to manage groovy ecosytem : curl -s get.gvmtool.net | bash

• $ gvm install groovy
• $ gvm install gradle

Scala

• $ brew install scala
• $ brew install sbt

Clojure

• brew install clojure
• brew install leiningen

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Node

• brew install node
• check npm -v and node -v
• npm install -g coffee-script
• npm install -g yo

add it to zshrc export PATH=/usr/local/share/npm/bin:$PATH

MongoDB

• $ brew install mongodb

• Remember to check output

To have launchd start mongodb at login:
    mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents
    ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/mongodb/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents

Then to load mongodb now:
    launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mongodb.plist

Or, if you don't want/need launchctl, you can just run:
    mongod

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Virtual Machines -

• Install virtualbox : https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

• Install vagrant : http://downloads.vagrantup.com/ vagrant plugin install vagrant-cachier vagrant box add centos63-GWT-v1 ~/Public/CentOS-6.3-x86_64-minimal.box

• Install Parallels

Cloud Dev

• Install heroku toolbelt https://toolbelt.heroku.com/
• Google App engine.
• Nitrous IO
• install mac app

Misc

brew install mobile-shell

sudo easy_install pip

http://whomwah.github.io/qlstephen/
mkdir ~/Library/QuickLook
unzip QLStephen.qlgenerator.zip
copy it there

npm install yo -g