Dotfiles

A collection of my dotfiles

Mac setup

• Install homebrew

  /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
  

• Install git

  brew install git
  

• Clone this repository and navigate to the directory

  cd ~
  git clone https://github.com/epiecs/dotfiles.git
  cd ~/dotfiles
  

• Install Tmux Plugin Manager if you need it. Don't forget to comment out what is needed in .tmux.conf

  git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/dotfiles/tmux/.tmux/plugins/tpm
  

• Install all packages with the Brewfile

  brew bundle install --file=~/dotfiles/Brewfile
  

• Some packages can not be installed via homebrew. Install these with mas

  # Amphetamine
  mas install 937984704
  
  # Wireguard
  mas install 1451685025
  
  # Rcmd
  mas install 1596283165
  

• Reboot

• Run the following tools and accept all needed permissions

  • Aldente
  • AltTab
  • Amphetamine
  • Discord
  • Thaw + also enable start at login
  • Karabiner-Elements
  • Powershell
  • Rectangle Pro

• Use stow to setup all needed dotfiles

  cd ~/dotfiles
  stow bash bat ghostty git karabiner linearmouse nano nvim tmux wezterm zed
  

• Set the correct bash version as your default shell

  sudo nano /etc/shells
  <add /opt/homebrew/bin/bash> and save
  
  # Update default shell
  chsh -s /opt/homebrew/bin/bash $USER
  
  # Restart your terminal
  

• Reboot, else your new bash version won't work

• Build the bat theme cache, Tokyonight is already set

  bat cache --build
  
  # You can also list all known themes and then install this theme in bat/.config/bat/config
  bat --list-themes 
  

• Mac settings

  chmod +x .macos
  ./.macos
  
  brew cleanup
  

• Reboot

• Import private key from your password manager

  mkdir -p ~/.ssh
  nano ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
  # paste key
  
  chmod 700 ~/.ssh
  chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
  ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 -y > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
  

• Set your ssh config to use your key

  nano ~/.ssh/config
  
  Host *
      IdentityFile /Users/gregory/.ssh/id_ed25519
  

• Manual todo

  • Import rectangle config from app-settings

  • Import wireguard tunnels

  • Login to obsidian

    • The vault can be opened from your projects folder

  • Install printer(s)

  • Set your user image

  • Set/check your hostname

    • General > About > Click on the name to edit

  • Login to edge and sync with your gregorybers@gregorybers.eu account

    • Transfer open tabs with tabox

  • Login to vscode and sync

  • Disable private mac on wifi where needed

  • Transfer files and projects

  • Disable airplay receiver (helps with bluetooth interference)

  • Set correct login items

  • Aldente appearance > other -> do not show dock icon

  • Drag correct items in dock

  • finder -> preferences -> sidebar

    • show main disk
    • choose sidebar items
    • add needed folders to sidebar

  • notifications

    • disable tips

  • disable mission control shortcuts to free up ctrl for tmux

    • https://superuser.com/a/1723080

Handy functions

Apps that use the built in mac preferences

App settings can be found in ~/Library/Preferences. You can export them (example alttab):

defaults export com.lwouis.alt-tab-macos ~/Downloads/com.lwouis.alt-tab-macos.plist

An example on how to import them can be found in the .macos script

Export current settings:

defaults export com.lwouis.alt-tab-macos ~/dotfiles/app-settings/alt-tab.plist
# defaults export com.jordanbaird.Ice.plist ~/dotfiles/app-settings/ice.plist

App store list of apps

mas list

Handy links

• https://macos-defaults.com/
• https://dev.to/darrinndeal/setting-mac-hot-corners-in-the-terminal-3de
• https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos
• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement
• https://developer.okta.com/blog/2021/07/19/discover-macos-settings-with-plistwatch
• https://www.idownloadblog.com/2021/05/13/how-to-improve-bluetooth-audio-mac/

Todo

• find a way with defaults to allow apps to control my mac
• battery %
• show mac main disk in finder