# osx

**Repository Path**: mirrors_leecade/osx

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: osx
- **Description**: Customization of OS X and installation of most of my work (and other) stuff
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-09
- **Last Updated**: 2026-02-14

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

## Setting up new laptop

1. Install XCode command line tools ([https://developer.apple.com/downloads/](https://developer.apple.com/downloads/), "Sign In" required)
1. Run install.sh (see below)
1. Run installers that need to be finished separately (uTorrent, Hearthstone, etc.)
1. Run OS X customization file (aka Mathias .osx, see below)
1. Update OS X and apps (through App Store)
1. Map Caps to Ctrl in keyboard settings (since this is apparently quite difficult to do programmatically http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/13598/updating-modifier-key-mappings-through-defaults-command-tool)
1. Add translit as an input source in System Prefs (+ map it to Alt+Cmd+Space)
1. Set Quicksilver triggers
1. Customize iTerm settings ("quit when all windows are closed", "preserve window positions", etc.; should this be automated?)
1. Install Fleep & YoruFukurou through App Store (since there's no casks for them... yet)


## install.sh

This is the main script that installs 90%+ of things required to get a "working" OS X. It's meant to be run as part of a fresh install on a new laptop.

In a nutshell, it does this:

- Installs all the brews that I use (git, zsh, cairo, node, postgresql, etc.)
- Installs all the applications that I use, via cask (chrome, quicksilver, imageoptim, virtualbox, etc.)
- Installs oh-my-zsh and sets it up
- Generates SSH keys (and opens github settings page for convenience)
- Installs global node packages that I use often (bower, jshint, jscs, etc.)
- Customizes Sublime using other files from this repo
- Installs translit keyboard

## defaults.sh

Sets up sensible OS X defaults and other useful tweaks. Based on Mathias' excellent .osx

## Package Control.sublime-settings

Specifies which Sublime packages to install

## Preferences.sublime-settings

Specifies main Sublime settings

## .oh-my-zsh-custom

Defines custom functions and alises for oh-my-zsh

## Inspired by / shamelessly stolen from these fine folks

- [Hacker's Guide to Setting Up Your Mac](http://lapwinglabs.com/blog/hacker-guide-to-setting-up-your-mac)
- [Thoughtbot's laptop setup](https://github.com/thoughtbot/laptop/blob/master/mac)
- [Hakunin's dotfiles](https://github.com/maxim/dotfiles)
- [Mathias' .osx](https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx)

## Something similar (found later)

- [Miller Medeiros' Setup Mac OS X Mountain Lion or Mavericks](https://gist.github.com/millermedeiros/6615994)