ItsMeAra / new-mac-checklist

A checklist I follow when setting up a new Mac's development environment.

New-Mac-Checklist: macOS Big Sur/Monterey/Ventura

A checklist I follow when setting up a new Mac's development environment.

Checklist

Prep OS X

• Update OS
• Download and install latest version of Xcode from the Mac App Store. (if needed)
• Install Xcode Command Line Tools by running:

xcode-select --install
sleep 1
osascript <<EOD
  tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Install Command Line Developer Tools"
      keystroke return
      click button "Agree" of window "License Agreement"
    end tell
  end tell
EOD

Show hidden files

• Run defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true; killall Finder

Setup dotfiles

See my dotfiles

During this process, you will setup your dotfiles, install global npm packages, and install non Mac App Store apps all via Homebrew. #magic

Secure Git(Hub) access

https://cli.github.com/manual/.

• Run gh auth login

Install Oh My ZSH

Install Oh My ZSH! via curl

$ sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Install Powerline fonts

Note: many themes require installing the Powerline Fonts in order to render properly.

Clone powerline fonts repo:

$ git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git --depth=1

Install them:

$ cd fonts
$ ./install.sh

Delete

$ cd ..
$ rm -rf fonts

Update plugins and theme

$ vi ~/.zshrc

plugins=( git bundler dotenv macos rake rbenv ruby )

ZSH_THEME="agnoster"

Install NVM

Install NVM by running this:

$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.2/install.sh | bash

Then, run this:

$ source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh

Get list of versions:

$ nvm list-remote

Install the version you want:

$ nvm install 18
$ nvm use 18

Or just install latest version:

$ nvm install stable

Set Ruby Version

rbenv was installed in step 3, now set the version. Via: https://gorails.com/setup/osx/12-monterey.

# Add rbenv to bash so that it loads every time you open a terminal
$ echo 'if which rbenv > /dev/null; then eval "$(rbenv init -)"; fi' >> ~/.zshrc
$ source ~/.zshrc

# Install Ruby
$ rbenv install 3.0.2
$ rbenv global 3.0.2
$ ruby -v

Use it yourself

Fork this repo, or just copy-paste things you need, and make it your own.

Works on my machine

Works for me, may not work for you.