Laptop setup

Init

• install 1Password
  • doing it first to get access to github ssh key
  • enable ssh agent: Settings -> Developer -> Enable SSH Agent
• clone this repo

  cd ~/code && git clone git@github.com:kroleg/macos.git os

• install ohmyzsh
• change ZSH_CUSTOM to point to zsh/custom folder in this repo and ZSH_THEME to kroleg

  sed -i.bak \
    -e "s|^#.*\(ZSH_CUSTOM=\).*|\1\"$PWD/zsh/custom\"|" \
    -e "s|^\(ZSH_THEME=\).*|\1\"kroleg\"|" ~/.zshrc
  cat ~/.zshrc | grep -E "^ZSH_CUSTOM|^ZSH_THEME"

• restart terminal

Base

• install command-line tools (probably installed already cause git requires them)
• install Homebrew from .pkg
• IF brew not accessible from terminal (which brew fails) add homebrew to shell script

  echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.zprofile
  eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

• install stuff from brewfiles:
  • base

    brew bundle install

  • work related

    brew bundle install --file devops.Brewfile`

• useful key bindings and fuzzy completion

  $(brew --prefix)/opt/fzf/install

• Ghostty setup
  • set path to config (run in this folder)

    mkdir -p ~/.config/ghostty && echo "config-file = $(pwd)/ghostty/config" > ~/.config/ghostty/config

Raycast

Should have been installed via brew above You need to also:

• export settings from prev laptop
• import into new one

VSCode

Installed via brew You need to also:

• turn on settings sync

git

git config --global user.name "YOUR NAME"
git config --global user.email "YOUR EMAIL"
git config --global core.excludesfile "$(pwd)/git/global-gitignore"

setup personal git email for this repo

git config user.email "***@gmail.com"

Macos quirks and stuff

• Log in to google accounts in Apple Preferences > Internet Accounts
• setup alt+Tab to switch windows
  • Pref -> Keyboard -> Keyboard shortcuts -> Keyboard - Moved focus to next window
• disable hot corners
• map capslock to Esc
• allow to use tab to switch between buttons in system popups
  • go to Preferences -> Keyboard -> turn ON Keyboard navigation
• disable unwanted shortcuts in Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts (especially Services -> Text)
• Screenshots should go to Pictures folder

  1. Press Command + Shift + 5.
  2. Click on Options.
  3. Now either pick a folder that is listed, or choose Other Location.
  4. If you choose Other Location you can navigate to the folder you wish the screenshot to go to, or create a folder if required.
  5. Once you have changed the location that is where your screenshots will go until you change the location again.