Setting up a new machine

• Update MacOS

  •  -> System Settings… -> General -> Software Update.
  • Install the latest MacOS update.

• Update App Store software

  • Delete "GarageBand" from Applications.
  • App Store -> Updates -> Update All.

• Configure basic settings (Restart afterwards)

  # speed up mouse and trackpad tracking
  defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling 8
  defaults write -g com.apple.trackpad.scaling 8
  
  # disable press and hold e.g. for umlauts
  defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
  
  # speed up key repeat
  defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 10
  defaults write -g KeyRepeat -int 1
  

• Configure basic settings (menu)

  • Desktop & Dock
    • Automatically show and hide the Dock - On
  • Lock Screen
    • Start Screen Saver when inactive - never
    • Turn display off on battery when inactive - For 10 minutes
  • Keyboad
    • Press (world) key to - Do nothing
    • Keyboard navigation - On
    • Keyboard Shortcuts... -> App Shortcuts
      • All Applications -> Show Help menu - Off
      • Google Chrome
        • Select Previous Tab - Alt-Cmd-8
        • Select Next Tab - Alt-Cmd-9
  • Mouse (needs connected Magic Mouse)
    • Secondary click - Click Right Side
  • Trackpad
    • Click - Light
    • Force Click and haptic feedback - Off
    • Look up & data detectors - Off
    • Secondary click - Click or Tap with Two Fingers
    • Tap to click - On
  • Accessibility
    • Speed up scroll speed
      • Pointer Control -> Trackpad Options… -> Scroll speed - Bunny
      • Pointer Control -> Mouse Options… -> Scroll speed - Bunny
  • Wallpaper (after cloning this repo as below)
    • Add folder ~/.dotfiles/resources/wallpapers
    • Pick one :)
  • Desktop & Dock
    • Hot Corners…
      • Top right: Mission Control
      • Bottom right: Desktop
      • Bottom left: Launchpad

• Setup ssh for git

  • Generate a new ssh key

    ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"
    
    touch ~/.ssh/config
    

    Host *.github.51.al
      AddKeysToAgent yes
      IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
    

    ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
    

  • Add the key to GitHub

    pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
    

    On GitHub: Settings -> SSH and GPG keys -> New SSH key

• Clone and bootstrap these dotfiles

  • Clone the repository to ~/.dotfiles:

    git clone git@github.com:thmsobrmlr/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
    

  • Create the required symlinks with the init script:

    cd ~/.dotfiles && ./symlink.sh
    

• Install Homebrew

  • Download and install:

    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://github.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
    

  • Add to .zprofile:

    echo '# Set PATH, MANPATH, etc., for Homebrew.' >> ~/.zprofile
    echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.zprofile
    eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
    

• Install apps with Homebrew Cask

  brew install --cask 1password
  brew install --cask google-chrome
  brew install --cask firefox
  brew install --cask iterm2
  brew install --cask slack
  brew install --cask zoom
  brew install --cask notion
  brew install --cask visual-studio-code
  brew install --cask spotify
  brew install --cask figma
  brew install --cask sourcetree
  brew install --cask docker
  brew install --cask flux
  brew install --cask skitch
  

• Install cli utils with Homebrew

  brew install zsh brew install git brew install starship brew install git-delta brew install colordiff brew install dty1er/tap/kubecolor brew install kubectx - kubectx and kubens brew install act - run github actions locally brew install doctl - digital ocean command line tools brew install rbenv ruby-build - rbenv brew install pyenv - pyenv brew install gh - official github cli brew install fig brew install fastlane brew install fzf - ctrl+r history search and more brew install ctop - top for containers / docker

• Install App Store apps

  • Magnet
  • Airmail

Hostname

sudo scutil --set HostName thomas-mbp.local

Fonts

cp -f $HOME/.dotfiles/resources/fonts/* $HOME/Library/Fonts

Source Code Pro for Powerline: https://github.com/powerline/fonts/tree/master/SourceCodePro

Anonymous Pro: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Anonymous+Pro

iTerm2

Solarized Theme

Install the Solarized Theme by importing the Color Preset from $HOME/.dotfiles/resources/iterm via Preferences -> Profiles -> Colors -> Color Presets… -> Import….

Font

Set the font to "Source Code Pro for Powerline" with 14pt size, medium font weight and ligatures turned on via Preferences -> Profiles -> Text.

Key Bindings

Set key bindings for navigating tabs in Preferences -> Keys:

• Next Tab: CMD+ALT+9
• Previous Tab: CMD+ALT+8

Terminal

Solarized Theme

Install the Solarized Theme by importing the Profile from $HOME/.dotfiles/resources/terminal via Preferences... -> Profiles -> ... -> Import….

Set the profile as default.

Font

Set the font to "Source Code Pro for Powerline" with 14pt size and medium font weight via Preferences... -> Profiles -> Solarized Dark -> Font -> Change...

Keys

SSH Key (GitHub ssh)

tbd

GPG Key (GitHub verified commits)

Use ssh key instead: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/telling-git-about-your-signing-key#telling-git-about-your-ssh-key

git config --global gpg.format ssh
git config --global user.signingkey ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
git config --global commit.gpgsign true

Node

1. Install nvm

   curl -o- https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash

2. Install latests active lts

   nvm install --lts --latest-npm

3. Install yarn

   npm install -g yarn