#Things 3 setup mac os

I’m keeping a list of all my application and utilities that brew supports close to me, so I can always get going. In short, use (home)brew to install applications directly onto your mac without any process of Google, click to download, getting the wrong link, finding an outdated version or forgetting what the program was again. In case you’re interested, type softwareupdate -help to look at all the other available flags. The -ia part is as it’s called a ‘parameter’ or ‘flag’, in this case asking for the installation (the i part) of all (the a part) the available updates.

#Things 3 setup mac os

The sudo part asks your computer to use the softwareupdate command with more rights, meaning it allows you to install Mac OS updates as an administrator.You know the ‘software upgrade’ feature to update your OS, you can do that from the terminal too. Use spotlight (CMD+space) to find the terminal application and open it. Now you’ve booted into your fresh clean OS, please make sure that you always update the OS first before continuing with the rest. Install the OS new without relying on an internet connection through recovery.Delete the contents of the original harddrive (make a Time Machine backup up front!).For that I create a boot drive (A USB Drive works fine) using Apple’s createinstallmedia command you can find here I assume we start from square one, meaning an empty device, nothing installed. It can be a daunting environment at first, but once you get the hang of it, a lot faster than your regular clicky clicky mouse setup! Getting started with a new installation Please be aware that a lot of this contains the terminal. To make that process simple, over the years I’ve developed a bit of a flow to get to where I want to be, setting up my machine and installing software. Or I screwed up – again, in the terminal or otherwise.

Or, worse, setting up the machine again once in a while, just so it feels more neat, or if Apple decides to throw in a new update.

There’s one thing I love most of a new job, and one thing I don’t like at all – getting a new machine.