Setup for a new Mac

This repository contains instructions and a script for setting up a new macbook. It is customized according to my personal preferences.

This repository is most likely useless to anyone except me, I just made it public so that I can more easily access its contents on a new computer.

Some things can be automatically setup through two scripts and some need to be manually set in the operating system.

Automatic

Any parts that can be setup automatically are taken care of by part1 and part2. IMPORTANT! Make sure that the manual step for disabling computer sleeping when display is off first.

A new terminal needs to be started when running part2.

Run the automatic script with: /bin/zsh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adriansahlman/setup_mac/main/setup.part1.sh)"
RESTART TERMINAL
/bin/zsh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adriansahlman/setup_mac/main/setup.part2.sh)"

Manual

Manual steps that need to be taken are documented below.

System Preferences

Trackpad

Point & Click

• Force Click and haptic feedback - Disable
  
• Look up & data detectors - Disable
  
• Tap to click - Disable
  

Scroll & Zoom

• Natural scrolling - Disable
  

More Gestures

• Swipe between pages - Off
  
• Launchpad - Disable
  

Keyboard

• Key repeat rate - Fastest
  
• Delay until repeat - Shortest
  
• Turn keyboard backlight off after inactivity - After 5 Seconds
  
• Press fn key to - Do Nothing
  

Keyboard Shortcuts...

Modifier Keys

• Caps Lock - Escape
  
• Function - Control
  

Text Input -> Input Sources -> Edit...

All Input Sources

• Correct spelling automatically - Disable
  
• Capitalise words automatically - Disable
  
• Add full stop with double-space - Disable
  
• Use smart quotes and dashes - Disable
  

Text Input -> Text Replacements...

• omw - Remove replacement
  

Control Centre

Control Center Modules

• Bluetooth - Show in Menu Bar
  
• Sound - Always Show in Menu Bar
  

Other Modules

Battery

• Show Percentage - Enable
  

Desktop & Dock

• Automatically hide and show the Dock - Enable
  
• Show recent applications in Dock - Disable
  
• Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use - Disable
  
• When switching to an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application - Disable
  

Lock Screen

• Require password after screen saver begins or display is turned off - After 15 minutes
  

Displays

Night Shift...

• Schedule - Sunset to Sunrise
  

Battery

Options...

• Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off - Enable
  

Notifications

-> Tips

• Allow notifications - Disable
  

Finder

Open a Window

View -> as List

Finder -> Settings...
Sidebar

• Favorites - $USER - Enable
  

General

• New Finder windows show: - $USER
  

Advanced

• Show all filename extensions - Enable
  

Terminal

Open a Window

Terminal -> Settings...
Profiles -> Shell

• When the shell exits - Close the window
  

SSH

Need to set up SSH keys and config

Firefox Extensions

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/darkreader/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/delugeaddtorrent/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterttv/ https://www.frankerfacez.com/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7tv/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/return-youtube-dislikes/