OSX Setup 2018 edition

This topic got started with my blog post on Cross Platform Produtivity. June 2018 offered opportunity to setup a new mac allowed me to document the steps taken to configure and install the apps I find useful on a mac:

2018 MacBook Pro Setup notes.

• Ensure OSX system updates are applied and reboots needed are done.

• Rename the system: Settings -> Sharing -> insert new name

• install homebrew

  /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

• install chrome via homebrew: brew cask install google-chrome

• install mas: a simple command line interface for the Mac App Store
  • brew install mas
• install Xcode via mas
  • lucky way: mas lucky Xcode
  • specific search way: mas search Xcode | head and identify the aplication code to run Xcode i.e: mas install 497799835

• check for out dated Apps using mas: mas outdated and even do a mas upgrade to install all pending updates needed.

• setup capslock as another control key

• Clean-up the Dock
  • Remove most of the apps, ensure terminal & chrome are pinned to dock, auto-launch terminal on boot
  • Settings -> Dock -> 1) Size Small 2) Enable Magnification & set to Max 3) Automatically hide and show the Dock

• Terminal App -> Preferences -> General -> Set Homebrew as default profile for new windows.

• Install Spectical App for epic key binding based window management
  • brew cask install spectacle

• typora brew cask install typora for great markdown editing and viewing application.

• tmux: brew cask install tmux

• New SSH key for my system
  • ssh-keygen
  • Modify location to~/.ssh/id_rsa-(machine name) and set a passphrase when prompted.
  • Edit ~/.ssh/id_rsa-(machine name).pub and append current year & month comment section at end of the line so (user name)@(machine name-201806
  • Add the key to your Github.com at http://github.com/settings/ssh a key name aligned with the comment in the key.
• Change Mouse focus for Terminal.App so mouse hovering on a terminal causes focus instead of having to click on the terminal to give focus.
  • defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -bool true
• Setup my revision controlled home directory:
  • alias cfg='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'
  • echo '[[ -s $HOME/.bashrc ]] && source $HOME/.bashrc' > .profile
• Install newer version of bash (4.0) that Apple won’t ship by default due to licensing issues.
  • brew install bash
  • add /usr/local/bin/bash to the /etc/shells
  • Terminal.App -> Preferences -> General -> Shells Open with /usr/local/bin/bash
  • Open a new terminal and verify it worked with : echo $BASH_VERSION and seeing newer than 3.2

• Install bash-completion: brew install bash-completion

• Install iterm2: brew cask install iterm2 and configure as a drop down terminal:
  • Prefrences -> Profiles -> New Profile -> Set as Default
  • Profile Preferences -> Window
    • Transparency to right a bit
    • Fuzz it a bit
    • Rows: 30
    • Style: Full-Width Top of screen
  • Profile Preferences -> Keys
    • Check Hotkey Window
    • Set Hotkey to ^; (control and ; together)
    • Check Pin hotkey window

• Install Docker for Mac

• Install alfred brew cask install alfred and configure it for the control + space hot key

• Install Ruby
  • ruby-install brew install ruby-install
  • chruby brew install chruby
  • ruby-install Install Ruby:

    echo ruby-2.5.1 > ~/.ruby-version
    ruby-install `cat ~/.ruby-version`
    

  • edit ~/.bashrc and add

    source /usr/local/share/chruby/chruby.sh
    chruby `cat ~/.ruby-version`
    gem install bundler
    cd ~/.rubies # dayne sauce
    bundl
    

  • enjoy ruby
• Install Gimp photo editor - brew cask install gimp
  • alias gimp=’open -a gimp’

• needed convert so installed imagemagick: brew install imagemagick

• brew install ngrok
  • (connect my account https://dashboard.ngrok.com/get-started)

• brew cask install scribus-dev - desktop publishing app scribus

• QGIS2 (LTR) install
  • brew tap osgeo/osgeo4mac
  • brew cask install xquartz
  • brew install qgis2

  • pip install psycopg2 matplotlib pyparsing \
                requests future jinja2 pygments
    ln -Fs `find $(brew --prefix) -name "QGIS.app"` /Applications/QGIS.app
    qgis2 # launch & test
    

• ruby 2.5.1

  ruby-install ruby-2.5.1
  brew install chruby
  chruby ruby-2.5.1
  

defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean true
killall Dock

ruby <(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)
# ... let that do magic
# then general magic follows:
brew doctor  # sanity check brew
brew search  # search for an application
brew install <application-name> # install it
brew list    # list all programs installed 
brew remove <application-name>  # toast it
brew update  # keep your brew happy
cd /usr/local/Cellar # check out your stuff

brew install htop moreutils tmux tree

brew install chruby 
brew install ruby-build
ruby-build 2.0.0-p247
chruby 2.0.0-p247

# GIT ANNEX
ANNEX_HOME=/Applications/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS
if [[ -s $ANNEX_HOME ]]; then
  PATH=$PATH:$ANNEX_HOME
fi

curl -L https://www.opscode.com/chef/install.sh | sudo bash