# Setup new Mac with OSX Lion from scratch These commands are good as of 2011-07-27. ## Install xcode 4 App store http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id448457090?mt=12) The download/install takes awhile so start it first. When it finishes downloading you will still need to run it to complete installation. ## iTerm2 http://www.iterm2.com/ Really the nicest choice for a terminal on OSX right now, especially with Lion style full screen support. ## Solarized color scheme http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized I feel there is an advantage in setting all your dev apps to use a consistent color scheme, especially your terminal and text editor/dev environment. ## Homebrew http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/gist/323731)" Note that Xcode is a pre-req for Homebrew ## Set shell to ZSH and install oh-my-zsh brew install wget wget --no-check-certificate https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/raw/master/tools/install.sh -O - | sh restart iTerm2 ## SCM ### Git brew install git http://help.github.com/mac-set-up-git/ Copy over your SSH Keys from your existing machine if you have them and want to carry over your existing SSH configs. ## RVM: http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/rvm/install/ bash < <(curl -s https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/install/rvm) ### .zshrc [[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && . "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # This loads RVM into a shell session. Start new shell session #### Install ruby rvm install 1.9.2 rvm install 1.8.7 rvm notes See if there is anything in the rvm notes you need to take action on. As of this writing the compiler needs to be overridden. Create a .gemrc file and add the line gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc rvm --default 1.8.7 rvmsudo gem install bundler rvmsudo gem install rails #### Pow curl get.pow.cx | sh #### mysql Get a DMG based and pre-compiled install from http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/