Revision as of 01:56, 11 September 2021

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Install the latest O/S: Re-install the OS
Set the computer name: Mac Hostname Configuration.
Set mouse speed.
Establish connection to iCloud and restore the iCloud Drive access. Check availability to:
- iCloud Drive
- Contacts
Set the background to black and add four virtual desktops.
Move the dock to the left of the screen.
Add the SSH identity from storage as .ssh/id_rsa. Then:

chmod -R go-rwx ~/.ssh

Configure Finder:
- Finder → Preferences → Sidebar: Add "ovidiu"
- Finder → Preferences → General: New Finder windows show: "ovidiu"
Install software manually:
- Microsoft Office. Make sure it sees Garamond.
- VMware Fusion. After installation, before creating a VM from scratch, attempt opening the existing virtual machine from ~/VMware Fusion VMs/Windows 10 x64.vmwarevm by double-clicking it. VMware Fusion should offer to upgrade it. Specify that you "moved it".
From a terminal, clone shell-tools. git may prompt for the installation of developer tools.

cd
git clone https://github.com/ovidiuf/shell-tools.git

Install IntelliJ Ultimate and provide the license. Also see: IntelliJ Configuration.
Check ~/shell-tools/mac-setup and continue the configuration from there:

cd shell-tools
./mac-setup

Manual configuration for automatically installed software:
- Thunderbird
  - Accounts maintained with Google or Yahoo are autoconfigurable.
  - Internal IMAP server - Last Known Good Configuration
  - Optionally can be configured to keep its "Local Folders" under /Users/<username>/Documents/Thunderbird Local Folders, and thus back the content up in iCloud. More details here.
- Secure Pipes - Last Known Good Configuration
Manually installed software:
- Apache OpenOffice 4.1.5 (newer version crash)
- Firefox (may be automated)
- Pixelmator Pro
- Kindle
Desktop Config
- iCloud Personal link
- TODO link
Miscellaneous configuration:
- Use Romanian Keyboard Layout on Mac
- Mac Power Configuration
Ensure the printer is visible, prints and scans. If the "Scan" tab is not visible, see HP OfficeJet Pro 8725 | NOMBP4 Installation

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 * Install software manually:
 ** Microsoft Office. Make sure it sees Garamond.
+** [[VMware_Fusion_Installation|VMware Fusion]]. After installation, before creating a VM from scratch, attempt opening the existing virtual machine from <code>~/VMware Fusion VMs/Windows 10 x64.vmwarevm</code> by double-clicking it. VMware Fusion should offer to upgrade it. Specify that you "moved it".
 * From a terminal, clone <code>shell-tools</code>. <code>git</code> may prompt for the installation of developer tools.
 <syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
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 ** [[Secure_Pipes#Last_Known_Good_Configuration|Secure Pipes - Last Known Good Configuration]]
 * Manually installed software:
-** [[VMware_Fusion_Installation|VMware Fusion]]. After installation, before creating a VM from scratch, attempt opening the existing virtual machine from <code>~/VMware Fusion VMs/Windows 10 x64.vmwarevm</code> by double-clicking it. VMware Fusion should offer to upgrade it. Specify that you "moved it".
 ** Apache OpenOffice 4.1.5 (newer version crash)
 ** Firefox (may be automated)