qducasse/installutilities

🔌 Scripts for a quick setup of an OSX working environment

Installation facilities for macOS

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This repository is based on brandonb927's dotfiles and their customisation for my usage.

Usage

Clone the repository and run the main files bootstrap.sh for utilities and app installations or macos.sh for macOS customisation.

$ git clone https://github.com/QDucasse/install_utilities.git
$ cd install_utilities
$ sh bootstrap.sh
$ sh macos.sh

Dive in

This part consists of an explanation of the contents of the main scripts for the installation and customisation.

1. bootstrap.sh

The different components run by bootstrap.sh are the following:

The first two are mandatory

• brew.sh: Install homebrew
• oh-my-zsh.sh: Install zsh and some plugins (oh-my-zsh-plugins.sh)

The next ones are asked to be confirmed by the user

• mas.sh: Install mac apps from the App Store.
• brew-utilities.sh: Command line utilities from homebrew.
• brew-cask.sh: Applications that can be installed directly from homebrew cask.
• ruby.sh: Ruby working environment.
• python.sh: Python working environment.
• go.sh: Go working environment.
• node.sh and npm.sh: Nodejs working environment.
• git.sh: Git global configuration. PLEASE USE YOUR OWN NAME AND EMAIL!
• fonts.sh: Classic fonts.

2. macos.sh

If you plan on using this script, I REALLY encourage you to have a look at what would be changed and modified according to the script. Sections in the script are split and labelled, each one of the actions is detailed in the comment before each line, PLEASE READ IT. The section are the following:

• General UI/UX configuration
• SSD tweaks
• Trackpad, accessories and inputs
• Screen
• Finder
• Dock, Dashboard and Menu bar
• Safari & Webkit
• Mail
• Spotlight
• Terminal & iTerm2
• Time Machine
• Activity Monitor
• TextEdit & DiskUtility
• App Store
• Photos
• Messages
• Google Chrome
• Transmission