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dotfiles

Home directory dotfiles as well as scripts to setup Mac.

This project should be all that I need in order to setup a new Mac.

Setup Mac

  • When you first startup terminal, it may be set to zsh instead of bash as your shell. Run chsh -s /bin/bash to change the shell to bash for your user.

  • Run the scripts in ./setup_mac in this order:

  1. brew.sh
  2. langs.sh
  3. brew_install.sh
  4. manual.sh
  5. brew_cask.sh
  6. xcode.sh
  7. appstore.sh
  8. mac_settings.sh
  9. clean.sh

  • Setup SSH on this machine. Open 1Password and download files ~/.ssh/id_rsa and ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

  • Go into 1Password and follow instructions for New mac install. There are more private keys in there to install.

  • Then, restart your Mac to apply all settings.

dotfiles

This project is setup to work with dotbot. Why?

  • Light solution, not heavy.
  • Manage within the project. No dependencies.
  • Does not lock you in. Simply creates sym links for you.

To use...

cd
git clone git@github.com:levibostian/dotfiles.git .dotfiles
cd .dotfiles
./install # downloads and runs dotbot

Setup GPG for signing git commits

Instead of the bloted GPGTools/gpg-suite for mac, use this lightweight alternative that simply saves your gpg passphrase into the macos keychain which is ultimately what I was using GPG suite for.

Restore backups

I have enabled settings syncing for many applications. Here are some instructions to get back up and running with all of my apps.

  • Import keys into GNU GPG. Download file export from 1Password.

  • Open VSCode > Install settings sync plugin and follow instructions to enable sync with existing backup.

  • Go through directories in Dropbox where I have settings files saved. Restore those files.

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