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Setting Up a New Apple Mac

git status # loads command line tools
NEW_HOST=morgoth
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName $NEW_HOST
sudo scutil --set ComputerName $NEW_HOST
sudo scutil --set HostName $NEW_HOST
diskutil rename / $NEW_HOST
  • Copy important repos over
SOURCE_HOST=mordred
# if you haven't restored Downloads from backup, copy it from another machine:
# rsync -avH --progress --stats $SOURCE_HOST\:Downloads/ ~/Downloads/
scp $SOURCE_HOST\:.ssh/nono\* .ssh/
scp $SOURCE_HOST\:.ssh/github\* .ssh/
scp $SOURCE_HOST\:.ssh/authorized_keys .ssh/
ssh-add ~/.ssh/{github,nono}
rsync -avH $SOURCE_HOST\:bin/ ~/bin/
rsync -avH $SOURCE_HOST\:aa/ ~/aa/
rsync -avH $SOURCE_HOST\:docs/ ~/docs/
ln -s ~/bin/env/config ~/.ssh/config
HOSTNAME=$(hostname); cd ~/aa; git add .; git commit -m"from ${HOSTNAME%%.*}"; git pull -r; git push; cd ~/docs; git pull; cd ~/bin; git pull; popd; popd; popd

Create & populate ~/workspace/ with APFS case-sensitive (for Linux kernel):

 # diskutil list
sudo newfs_apfs -A -e -v "workspace" disk3
diskutil mount workspace
sudo chown cunnie:staff /Volumes/workspace
ln -s /Volumes/workspace ~/workspace
rsync -aH --stats ~/workspace-orig/ ~/workspace/
ls -l ~/workspace/
 # Copy `~/workspace` over:
rsync -avH --progress --stats $SOURCE_HOST\:workspace/ ~/workspace/
  • Set up git per git.md
  • System Settings
    • Displays → Resolution: Scaled → choose desired resolution
    • Sharing
      • Screen Sharing
      • Remote Login
    • Accessibility → Pointer Control → Mouse & Trackpad → Trackpad Options...
      • Enable dragging → three finger drag
    • Keyboard
      • Key Repeat: Fast
      • Delay Until Repeat: Short
      • ✅: Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys
      • Keyboard shortcuts... → Mission Control → Uncheck Show Desktop F11
    • Bluetooth
      • ✅: Show Bluetooth in menu bar
      • go through each of the connected bluetooth devices:
        • Options → Connect to This Mac: When Last Connected to This Mac
    • Network → uncheck Limit IP Address Tracking
  • Install brew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
cd ~/bin
export PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH
brew bundle

  • Move Dock clutter into trash

  • Open Firefox & configure

    • log in
    • set theme
    • open gmail

  • System Settings → Apple ID → iCloud → iCloud Drive → Options... → check: Desktop & Documents Folders

  • Set up date in Menu Bar (24-hour, show seconds & Date)

    • System Settings → Date & Time

  • System Settings → Desktop & Dock → check: Automatically hide and show the Dock

  • [if not done on initial install]: System Settings → FileVault → Turn On FileVault

    • Allow my iCloud account...

  • [if not defaulted]: Messages → Preferences → iMessage → ✅: Enable Messages in iCloud

    • ✅ Send read receipts
    • → Start new conversations from +1 (650) 968-6262

  • [if on Desktop] System Settings → Screen Saver → Lock Screen Settings...

    • Start Screen Save when inactive: For 10 minutes
    • Turn display off when inactive: For 20 minutes
    • Require password after screen saver begins or display is turned off: After 1 hour

  • [if not defaulted] on iPhone: Settings → Messages → Text Message Forwarding → new device ✅

  • [if not defaulted] Photos → ⌘, (Preferences) → ✅: Include location information when sharing...

  • Photos → ⌘, (Preferences) → iCloud → ✅: Download Originals to this Mac

  • Set up iStat Menus

    • No notifications
    • No sensors
    • No memory
    • No disks, not enough room on Taskbar
    • CPU: historical
    • Register

  • FlyCut (approve accessibility)

    • ✅: Launch Flycut on login
    • iCloud Sync: ✅: Settings
    • Display in Menu: 99 / 99 / 99
    • ✅: Remove duplicates
    • ✅: Move posted item to top of stack
    • Appearance → Menu item icon: Black scissors

  • Zoom

    • 49 participants
    • HD video
    • Always display participant name

  • iTerm

    • Use nord-iterm2 color scheme for a more pleasant terminal experience:
    cd ~/Downloads
curl -L https://github.com/arcticicestudio/nord-iterm2/archive/v0.2.0.zip -o nord-iterm2.zip
unzip nord-iterm2.zip
    • iTerm → ⌘, (Preferences) → General → Selection → Uncheck "Clicking on a command selects it to restrict Find and Filter"
    • iTerm → ⌘, (Preferences) → Profiles → General → Working Directory → Reuse previous session's directory
    • iTerm → ⌘, (Preferences) → Profiles → Colors → uncheck Use different colors for light mode and dark mode
    • iTerm → ⌘, (Preferences) → Profiles → Colors → Color Presets → Import... → xml/Nord.itermcolors
    • iTerm → ⌘, (Preferences) → Profiles → Colors → Color Presets → Nord
    • iTerm → ⌘, (Preferences) → Profiles → Text → User built-in Powerline glyphs (checked)
    • iTerm → ⌘, (Preferences) → Profiles → Text → Font: Hack Nerd Font Mono / Regular / 13
    • iTerm → ⌘, (Preferences) → Profiles → Terminal → Unlimited scrollback

  • Set up zsh per zsh.md

  • System Settings → Open at Login

    • Add Flycut

  • Update IPv6 address in DNS; it has changed with reinstall

  • Install rubies:

ruby-install -U
ruby-install 3.3
  • WhatsApp
    • Settings → Storage and Data → Media upload quality → HD quality
  • Start Google Drive
    • mirror, not stream, my files
  • Wireguard
    • download Wireguard from the App Store
    • Set up wireguard for new laptop: instructions
    • click "Import tunnel(s) from file"
    • import from ~/[email protected]\ -\ Google\ Drive/My\ Drive/wg/LosAltos-BrianCunnie.conf
  • if on laptop:
  • Install Rosetta 2, a pre-requisite of HP printer software:
softwareupdate --install-rosetta
  • Install HP 1536 printer:
    • Install the HP Easy Start software
    • Install Essential Software but not Easy Scan
  • Install convenient Golang utilities, ginkgo and goimports:
go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest
go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest
  • Free up ⬆⌘A for JetBrains's "Find Action..."
    • System Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts → Services → Uncheck everything
  • Fix mailto: & calendar links:
    • Firefox → ⌘, → Find in Settings: "Applications" → subsearch: "mailto" → Select "Use Gmail"
    • Firefox → about:config → dom.registerContentHandler.enabled=true
    • Browse to https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r
    • Firefox → F12 → Console → paste the following:
javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("webcal","https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r?cid=%s","Google Calendar");
  • Then type the following, and paste again.
allow pasting
  • Click "Add Application" when prompted 'Add "calendar.google.com" as an application for webcal links?'
  • Remove Notes's annoying hot corner:
    • System Settings → Hot Corner Shortcuts → Set the lower-right-hand one to "-"
  • Remove annoying look up (laptops only):
    • System Settings → Trackpad → Look up & data detectors → Set to "Off"
  • Clear out Neovim files, then install AstroNvim:
rm -fr ~/.config/nvim ~/.local/{share,state}/nvim ~/.cache/nvim
  • Fix AstroNvim's treesitter plugin, gitcommit:
nvim
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