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.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