my dotfiles

Install Xcode (Do this first. It takes a long time.)

While you wait,

• Clean up all the stock apps in the dock
• Zip through and tweak each system preference (definitely remap caps lock to control)
• Adjust the preset folders on the left of each Finder window (definitely add your home folder)

Install homebrew

eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

Do this GitHub thing and this other GitHub thing

Clone this repository

git clone git@github.com:pachun/dotfiles.git

Install the fonts in /MonoLisa

Install tmux-256color for tmux

curl -LO https://invisible-island.net/datafiles/current/terminfo.src.gz && gunzip terminfo.src.gz
/usr/bin/tic -xe tmux-256color terminfo.src
# details here => https://gist.github.com/bbqtd/a4ac060d6f6b9ea6fe3aabe735aa9d95

Install homebrew packages

brew bundle

Install the dotfiles

./install.sh

Install the vim plugs

vim +'PlugInstall --sync' +qa

Start postgres now & every time you login (it's important to do this before bundleing a rails project including the pg gem.)

brew services start postgresql

Install the prettier executable

asdf plugin add nodejs
asdf install nodejs latest
asdf global nodejs latest
npm install -g prettier # in a new terminal tab or window to source the npm installation

iTerm2 preferences:

• Profiles 👉 Terminal 👉 Scrollback lines = 0
• General 👉 Selection 👉 Applications in terminal may access clipboard = CHECKED
• Appearance 👉 Theme 👉 Minimal
• Appearance 👉 Windows 👉 Hide Scrollbars
• Appearance 👉 Windows 👉 Show window number in title bar = UNCHECKED
• Profiles 👉 Text 👉 Font 👉 MonoLisa
• Profiles 👉 Text 👉 Font Size 👉 16
• Profiles 👉 Text 👉 Use thin strokes for anti-aliased text 👉 never
• Profiles 👉 Colors 👉 Color Presets 👉 Import 👉 Everforest - Dark (Hard) (and then select it)

Other useful things for a new machine...

# for yourself
brew install --cask rectangle # https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/rectangle
brew install --cask spotify # https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/spotify

# for work
brew install --cask nordvpn # https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/nordvpn
brew install --cask slack # https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/slack

# for fun
brew install --cask discord # https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/discord
brew install --cask telegram # https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/telegram

Install Newtown