/macos-setup

MacOS setup instructions

Primary LanguageShell

Software Update

Get everything up to date ( -> About This Mac -> Software Update)

Install Xcode and its "Command Line Tools"

  1. Go to App Store and install Xcode.
  2. Go to the terminal and install "Command Line Tools":
    xcode-select --install
    
  3. Open Xcode and agree to the licence agreement

Install brew, cask and various software

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/natea/macos-setup/master/software.sh | bash

Setup apps

  • dropbox
    • initial selective sync dirs:
      • Mackup
      • keys
    • ...
  • mackup - launch it and restore files
    • mackup restore

Set OS defaults

Setting up some custom Mac OS defaults.

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/natea/macos-setup/master/os_defaults.sh | bash

Pull repositories using checkoutmanager

Checkoutmanager is installed with pipsi and ~/.checkoutmanager.cfg is pulled in by Mackup.

checkoutmanager co

Install apps from App Store

  • Apple Configurator 2
  • Scrobomatic
  • Keynote
  • Numbers
  • Pages
  • iMovie