When a new major version of MacOS comes out, i reinstall everything and follow this repo.
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Repo Inspired by: CodingGarden/mac-setup - YouTube Vid
Macbook Pro, 16-inch, 2019
2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 4 GB
16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Current OS: Sonoma 14.0
Docking Station: StarTech USB-C 4K Triple Monitor Docking Station Monitors:
- 2x Sceptre 32 inch QHD IPS Monitor HDR400 2560x1440 DisplayPort up to 144Hz
- 1x Sceptre 27-inch 4K LED Monitor
- Xcode Command Line Tools
- Homebrew / Terminal / Shell
- Brew Formulae
- Brew Casks
- Git Config
- Finder Settings
- Menu Bar Customization
- Node.js
- Globals: yarn / expo-cli / amplify-js
- Bun
Install Xcode and run this first so that the system doesnt ask you later
xcode-select --install
Homebrew - the macos package manager
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
iTerm will be installed when doing brew casks
Reference: Link
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
Link Make it look like this:
xargs brew install < brew-formulae.txt
This will install:
git, vcprompt, cowsay, fortune, bash, ffmpeg, openjdk, iperf3, etc.
xargs brew cask install < brew-casks.txt
This will install:
alfred, dropbox, docker, google-chrome, rectangle, alt-tab, android-file-transfer, android-platform-tools, keepingyouawake, discord, slack, istat-menus, vlc, keka, kap, figma, scroll-reverser, time-out, visual-studio-code, zoom, etc.
brew autoupdate start –-upgrade –-cleanup
NOTE: Homebrew Issue #40 - Fix for sudo needed for brew autoupgrade - YOU NEED THIS FOR Blackhole-2ch
git config --global user.email "YOUR_EMAIL"
git config --global user.name "YOUR NAME"
git config --global core.editor "nano"
- Show these itesm on the desktop --> UNCHECK ALL
- New Finder Windows Show --> Home Directory
- Check Show All filename extensions
- When performing a search: --> Search the Current Folder
- Add Development Folder
- Remove Recents
- Add Music
- Add Pictures
- Add Home (also move to top)
- Show Status Bar
- Show Path Bar
Install Node Version Manager and Yarn/pnpm/expo/amplify for each version
Repo Link: GitHub
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.2/install.sh | bash
nvm install 18
nvm use 18
npm install -g yarn
npm install -g pnpm
npm install -g expo-cli
npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli
nvm install 20
nvm use 20
npm install -g yarn
npm install -g pnpm
npm install -g expo-cli
npm install -g @aws-amplify/cli
Use mas to download everything
Sign In First:
open /System/Applications/App\ Store.app
Then
mas install 634148309 634159523 424389933 497799835
This Installs:
- Logic Pro X
- MainStage 3
- Final Cut Pro
- Xcode
- Waves Central
- Omnisphere
- Komplete 11
- Microsoft Office
- Ableton Live 11 (in brew cask - register it)
- iStatMenu
- Omnisphere
- Register iStat Menu (save on dropbox)
# Enable Powerlevel10k instant prompt. Should stay close to the top of ~/.zshrc.
# Initialization code that may require console input (password prompts, [y/n]
# confirmations, etc.) must go above this block; everything else may go below.
if [[ -r "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/p10k-instant-prompt-${(%):-%n}.zsh" ]]; then
source "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/p10k-instant-prompt-${(%):-%n}.zsh"
fi
# If you come from bash you might have to change your $PATH.
# export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
# Path to your oh-my-zsh installation.
export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
# Set name of the theme to load --- if set to "random", it will
# load a random theme each time oh-my-zsh is loaded, in which case,
# to know which specific one was loaded, run: echo $RANDOM_THEME
# See https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Themes
ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"
# Set list of themes to pick from when loading at random
# Setting this variable when ZSH_THEME=random will cause zsh to load
# a theme from this variable instead of looking in $ZSH/themes/
# If set to an empty array, this variable will have no effect.
# ZSH_THEME_RANDOM_CANDIDATES=( "robbyrussell" "agnoster" )
# Uncomment the following line to use case-sensitive completion.
# CASE_SENSITIVE="true"
# Uncomment the following line to use hyphen-insensitive completion.
# Case-sensitive completion must be off. _ and - will be interchangeable.
# HYPHEN_INSENSITIVE="true"
# Uncomment one of the following lines to change the auto-update behavior
# zstyle ':omz:update' mode disabled # disable automatic updates
# zstyle ':omz:update' mode auto # update automatically without asking
# zstyle ':omz:update' mode reminder # just remind me to update when it's time
# Uncomment the following line to change how often to auto-update (in days).
# zstyle ':omz:update' frequency 13
# Uncomment the following line if pasting URLs and other text is messed up.
# DISABLE_MAGIC_FUNCTIONS="true"
# Uncomment the following line to disable colors in ls.
# DISABLE_LS_COLORS="true"
# Uncomment the following line to disable auto-setting terminal title.
# DISABLE_AUTO_TITLE="true"
# Uncomment the following line to enable command auto-correction.
# ENABLE_CORRECTION="true"
# Uncomment the following line to display red dots whilst waiting for completion.
# You can also set it to another string to have that shown instead of the default red dots.
# e.g. COMPLETION_WAITING_DOTS="%F{yellow}waiting...%f"
# Caution: this setting can cause issues with multiline prompts in zsh < 5.7.1 (see #5765)
# COMPLETION_WAITING_DOTS="true"
# Uncomment the following line if you want to disable marking untracked files
# under VCS as dirty. This makes repository status check for large repositories
# much, much faster.
# DISABLE_UNTRACKED_FILES_DIRTY="true"
# Uncomment the following line if you want to change the command execution time
# stamp shown in the history command output.
# You can set one of the optional three formats:
# "mm/dd/yyyy"|"dd.mm.yyyy"|"yyyy-mm-dd"
# or set a custom format using the strftime function format specifications,
# see 'man strftime' for details.
# HIST_STAMPS="mm/dd/yyyy"
# Would you like to use another custom folder than $ZSH/custom?
# ZSH_CUSTOM=/path/to/new-custom-folder
# Which plugins would you like to load?
# Standard plugins can be found in $ZSH/plugins/
# Custom plugins may be added to $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/
# Example format: plugins=(rails git textmate ruby lighthouse)
# Add wisely, as too many plugins slow down shell startup.
plugins=(git node vscode)
source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
# User configuration
# export MANPATH="/usr/local/man:$MANPATH"
# You may need to manually set your language environment
# export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
# Preferred editor for local and remote sessions
# if [[ -n $SSH_CONNECTION ]]; then
# export EDITOR='vim'
# else
# export EDITOR='mvim'
# fi
# Compilation flags
# export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64"
# Set personal aliases, overriding those provided by oh-my-zsh libs,
# plugins, and themes. Aliases can be placed here, though oh-my-zsh
# users are encouraged to define aliases within the ZSH_CUSTOM folder.
# For a full list of active aliases, run `alias`.
#
# Example aliases
# alias zshconfig="mate ~/.zshrc"
# alias ohmyzsh="mate ~/.oh-my-zsh"
# To customize prompt, run `p10k configure` or edit ~/.p10k.zsh.
[[ ! -f ~/.p10k.zsh ]] || source ~/.p10k.zsh
export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" # This loads nvm bash_completion
# Added by Amplify CLI binary installer
export PATH="$HOME/.amplify/bin:$PATH"
export PATH="/usr/local/opt/openjdk/bin:$PATH"
# bun completions
[ -s "$HOME/.bun/_bun" ] && source "$HOME/.bun/_bun"
# bun
export BUN_INSTALL="$HOME/.bun"
export PATH="$BUN_INSTALL/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(/usr/local/bin/brew shellenv)"
fortune | cowsay -f tux
source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
Replace:
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY=truncate_to_unique
With
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY=truncate_to_last
brew tap oven-sh/bun # for macOS and Linux
brew install bun