Apple MacOS setup

Clean install

• Download the latest MacOS version from the Appstore
  • Quit the installer as soon as it shows up

• Connect an USB disk and open Disk Utilities

  • Optionally partition the USB disk with multiple partitions (assuming /dev/disk4 is your usb disk):

    diskutil list
    diskutil erasedisk hfs+ External GPT /dev/disk4
    

  • Create a partition of 8GB for macOS Ventura and/or 16GB for macOS Big Sur

  • Format/Erase the USB disk with type "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)"

• In the Terminal, run:

  sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Ventura.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/<Your USB disk>
  

• Restart your Mac and hold the ⌘R key combination

• Open the Disk Utility
  • Remove all internal Disks and Volumes
  • Erase the remaining Apple SSD Device as "APFS (Encrypted)", with scheme "GUID Partition Map"
  • I've labeled it "Macintosh HD"
• Go back to the main menu and select "Reinstall a new copy of macOS"

Installed apps

From the Appstore:

• Authy Desktop
• F5Access
• Infuse
• MQTT Explorer
• Amphetamine
• Free Ruler
• The Unarchiver
• Xcode

From their own website:

• AWS cli
• Cisco Webex Meetings
• Citrix Workspace
• Docker
• Gimp
• Brave
• iTerm2
• Miro
• Parallels Desktop
• Rectangle Pro
• Resilio Sync
• Synergy3

System Preferences

• Network > Firewall:
  • Enable
• General > Login Items
  • Open at Login: Amphetamine, DisplayLink Manager, F5Access, Rectangle Pro. Remove everything else.
• General > Sharing
  • Remote Login: Enabled
  • Local hostname: .local
• Displays
  • Display: LG ULTRAWIDE > Resolution: Scaled > 3840 x 1620
  • Display: Built-in Display > Resolution: Scaled > 1728 x 1117 (Default)
  • Display: LG HDR 4K > Resolution: Scaled > 1920 x 1080 (Larger Text)
• Keyboard
  • Key Repeat: Fast
  • Delay Until Repeat: Short
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Display: Disable F14 and F15 functions
  • Input Sources:
    • U.S. ("Dutch" will set keyboard in VDI to an obsolete unworkable dutch version)
    • Disable all the auto-correct options
• Trackpad
  • Point & Click
    • Tap to click: Enable

Home & End keys

Fix home & end keys to go to the beginning and end of a line:

mkdir ~/Library/KeyBindings

vi ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict

{
  "\UF729"  = "moveToBeginningOfLine:"; // home
  "\UF72B"  = "moveToEndOfLine:"; // end
  "$\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfLineAndModifySelection:"; // shift-home
  "$\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"; // shift-end
  "^\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfDocument:"; /* Ctrl + Home */
  "^\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfDocument:"; /* Ctrl + End */
  "$^\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Ctrl + Home */
  "$^\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Ctrl + End */
}

vi ~/.zshrc

bindkey "\033[1~" beginning-of-line
bindkey "\033[4~" end-of-line

In iTerm2 > Preferences > Profiles > Keys

• + button > Keyboard shortcut: Home, Action: Send Escape Sequence, Esc+: [1~
• + button > Keyboard shortcut: End, Action: Send Escape Sequence, Esc+: [4~

Terminal setup

Set correct hostname:

scutil --set HostName "<my computer name>"

Install Brew:

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

Setup xcode (already done by Brew):

xcode-select --install

Download and install powerline font

git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git
cd fonts
./install.sh

Install docker:

brew install colima
ARCH=arm64
VERSION=$(curl https://api.github.com/repos/docker/buildx/releases/latest -s | jq .name -r)
curl -LO https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/${VERSION}/buildx-${VERSION}.darwin-${ARCH}
mkdir -p ~/.docker/cli-plugins
mv buildx-${VERSION}.darwin-${ARCH} ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
chmod +x ~/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
docker buildx version # verify installation