manual installfest

manual_installfest.md

Installing Tools

1. Install HipChat

• Upgrade to OS X Mavericks
• Install Google Chrome
• Check to make sure you don't have RVM or Macports by running this command from your terminal
  • bash <(curl -s https://gist.github.com/phlco/8358292/raw/b6e4df4efc7b7973cb5566e89c57672380062074/uninstalls.sh)ds
• Install Homebrew (The command is at the bottom of the page) * Type: brew doctor and resolve any warnings or errors that come up before moving on.
  • Then: brew install git rbenv ruby-build rbenv-gem-rehash postgres
    • Then: echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile
• [Install Ruby + Rails]
  • rbenv install 2.1.0
  • rbenv global 2.1.0
    • Open a new terminal tab for the next two commands
  • gem update --system
  • gem install bundler rails pry --no-document
• Setup Github Account
• Set up your Bash Profile
  • Ensure you are in your home directory by entering cd into your terminal
  • If they exist, rename the files .gitconfig, .gitignore-global, .bash_profile to have the extension .bk
  • Copy the files .gitconfig, .gitignore-global, .bash_profile from our GitHub Repo in their place
  • Customize icon if you want! (We have ♬ in there by default)
• Sublime Text 2
  1. Follow the "Simple" directions to install the Package Manger
  2. Check to make sure your subl command works. When you type it, it should open up Sublime Text. * If it doesn't work, you may need to edit your .bash_profile file. You should change the line that says alias subl='open -a "Sublime Text"' to alias subl='open -a "Sublime Text 2"'
  3. From Sublime Text, from the program menu, select "Preferences" then "Settings - User". Replace what is in this file with the contents of the Preferences.sublime-settings that we've provided
• Setting up your work folder
  • Ensure you are in your home directory by entering cd into your terminal
  • Create a dev directory by typing the command mkdir dev
  • Navigate into your new dev directory by typing cd dev
  • In your dev directory, create a wdi directory by typing the command mkdir wdi
  • We'll start populating these directories in Week 1
• Install the Spectacle Screen Manager and play around with what it can do. You may have to change your system preferences to allow for assistive devices.