mjamore / laptop-setup

Document all of the applications, configuration, etc. when getting a new Mac

Personal Laptop Setup Script

This repo serves 2 primary purposes:

• Document all of the user preferences, configurations, applications, etc. that I like and want setup on any new machine I use
• Provide a script that I can run when I get a new machine to automate as much of the setup process as possible.
• Single source of truth for my dotfiles that be synced across all my machines setup using symlinks

Steps to Follow:

1. Download Chrome
2. Use Terminal to clone this repo
3. Run setup-new-machine.sh
4. Setup System Preferences (Or use Migration Assistant app)
5. Customize Finder Preferences
6. Add/remove apps from dock

Applications

Editor/IDE:

• VSCode

Browsers:

• Chrome
• Firefox

Chat

• Slack
• Discord

Audio

• Audacity

Development

• Xcode command line tools
• Medis (Redis client)
• Homebrew
• git
  • git-delta
• Docker
• AWS CLI
• MySQL
• Redis
• Postman
• Nodejs
• npm:
  • nvm
• Flutter
• React Native CLI
• Wireshark
• iTerm2
• CopyClip
• Terminal:
  • exa
  • bat
  • fzf