Guide for setting up a new osx

osx_setup.md

Setup Mac OS X

This is just a personal script to help me remember all the steps required to setup a new osx machine in their correct order. I do not advise you to follow this guide if you don't know what you're doing.

Setup

0. Setup iCloud

Should be one of the steps in default macos setup.

1. Run software update

Make sure everything is up to date.

2. Generate SSH keys for github

2.1 GPG keys to sign git commits

Now we also have GPG keys to manage, I based my setup on: https://gist.github.com/ruyadorno/a33df73f55590d1d94ce6d1b9a3502ca

and Github official instructions: https://help.github.com/articles/signing-commits-using-gpg/

3. Install homebrew, CLI tools, apps, vim and dotfiles

3.1 Change shell to bash

chsh -s /bin/bash

Close and reopen the terminal window.

3.2 Run my personal setup script:

bash -c "`curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ruyadorno/installme-osx/master/setup.sh`"

4. Download/setup solarized theme for terminal/iterm

http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized

Good to go!

The next steps are mostly optional and I can work on them within some weeks of the initial setup.

5. Manually

• Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, ...)

6. Tweak dotfiles

Here's a few dotfiles for reference:

• ruyadorno dotfiles
• mathiasbynens dotfiles

Done! 🎉