Customize your Tools

Follow the instructions 1:1 as User with Admin privileges

Bootstrap

1. Install xcode tools

   # install
   … TODO
   # accept license
   sudo xcodebuild -license

2. Install Homebrew:

   ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

3. Verify everything’s ok

   brew doctor

4. Install [caskroom] (http://caskroom.io/) to install apps with binary installers:

   brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask

5. Install [caskroom-fonts] (https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-fonts) to install fonts:

   brew tap caskroom/fonts 

6. Install Ruby (dependency for 7.)

   brew install rbenv ruby-build
   # search for latest version and install it
   rbenv install --list
   rbenv install 2.2.3
   # switch to custom ruby
   rbenv global 2.2.3

7. Install Homesick to manage our dotfiles

   gem install homesick

8. Install 7z to manage encrypted zip archives

   brew install p7zip

Custom Terminal

1. Install the Terminal emulator iTerm2

   brew cask install iterm2

2. Install a nice Mono font, e.g. Droid Sans Mono

   brew cask install font-droid-sans-mono

3. Open iTerm2 and enable your custom font in iTerm -> Preferences -> Profiles -> Text

4. Modify Keyboard Shortcuts

Custom Shell

1. Install Zsh Shell

   brew install zsh

2. Make zsh your default

   chsh -s /bin/zsh

3. Restart your terminal and verify

   echo $SHELL       #>/bin/zsh
   echo $ZSH_VERSION #>5.0.8

Load Custom Dotfiles

1. Make sure you have the right ruby environment

   eval "$(rbenv init -)"

2. Clone doftiles from Github

   homesick clone aegliv/dotfiles

3. Symlink them to your user home

   homesick symlink dotfiles

4. Ensure our 'plugin manager' is executable

   #chmod +x ~/.shy/shy

5. Restart Terminal

Update

Update submodules with bash git submodule update --remote --merge

Inspiration

• dashkb
• nbari
• dustri

Interesting tools

• osx-trash
• fasd
• aliases