Macbook Initial Setup

  • Open terminal: Launchpad -> Terminal

Quick tip: end and home key functionality can be used with command (or fn) + right arrow / left arrow

  • Install Command line developer tools:

xcode-select --install

  • Install pip

sudo easy_install pip

  • Install ansible

sudo pip install ansible

  • Clone (Geerling Guy’s macbook setup git repo)[https://github.com/geerlingguy/mac-dev-playbook]:

https://github.com/geerlingguy/mac-dev-playbook.git

  • Install the roles:

cd mac-dev-playbook sudo ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.txt

  • Run the playbook:

ansible-playbook main.yml -i inventory --ask-sudo-pass

Source of Instructions