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awesome-dotfiles
- bashrc inspiration - your favorit trick
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How do you configure your mac?
There are lots of good resources out there on the topic, such as GitHub's collection of tutorials and inspiration and the awesome-dotfiles repo with lots of resources.
- Editing Files through BASH Scripts
- Noob pre-install questions: Partition plan, swap space location, sizes, maximize ease of restoring
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is there a better way to symlink with stow?
If you dont like how stow organizes your files, you could try a different dot file manager. There are plenty to chose from
- I use git and rcm to save my dotfiles
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Using .bashrc / .profile that points to a gist
Create a dotfiles project on github to maintain your files.
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What's the best way to migrate from one DE to another?
Set up a dotfiles project and check it out in the VM.
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~/.dotfiles
You can find many tools on GitHub (or elsewhere) to bootstrap your Dotfiles. Some people choose to rely on Ansible, others on some tools you have to install. But how to install a tool that install the tools? Manual installation is not an option. It's like a chicken-egg problem.
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New Mac Coding/Dev Setup
You might want check out some of the more popular mac-specific dotfiles like those from mathiasbynens. Here is a good list of good repos. I must must admit that I have not yet gone this route (been meaning to), but one potential advantage is that you have multiple people working on / debugging a reproducible configuration.
HomeBrew
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Top Homebrew Alternative: ServBay Becomes the Go-To for Developers
Homebrew is a highly popular package manager on macOS and Linux systems, enabling users to easily install, update, and uninstall command-line tools and applications. Its design philosophy focuses on simplifying the software installation process on macOS, eliminating the need for manual downloads and compilations of software packages.
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Software Engineering Workflow
Homebrew - package manager for linux-based OSs.
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Simulate your first Lightning transaction on the Bitcoin regtest network Part 1 (MacOS)
Package Manager: Homebrew
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Tools for Linux Distro Hoppers
Hopping from one distro to another with a different package manager might require some time to adapt. Using a package manager that can be installed on most distro is one way to help you get to work faster. Flatpak is one of them; other alternative are Snap, Nix or Homebrew. Flatpak is a good starter, and if you have a bunch of free time, I suggest trying Nix.
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SQLite Schema Diagram Generator
Are you using SQLite that ships with macOS, or SQLite installed from homebrew?
I had a different problem in the past with the SQLite that ships with macOS, and have been using SQLite from homebrew since.
So if it’s the one that comes with macOS that gives you this problem that you are having, try using SQLite from homebrew instead.
https://brew.sh/
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How to install (Ubuntu 22.10 VM) vagrant on Mac M1 ship using QEMU
Before we begin, make sure you have Homebrew installed on your Mac. Homebrew is a package manager that makes it easy to install software and dependencies. You can install Homebrew by following the instructions on their website: https://brew.sh/
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Perfect Elixir: Environment Setup
I’m on MacOS and erlang.org, elixir-lang.org, and postgresql.org all suggest installation via Homebrew, which is a very popular package manager for MacOS.
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You're Installing Node.js Wrong. That's OK, Here Is How To Fix It 🙌
I have always either installed Node from the installer provided by the Nodejs website or, via Brew in macOS. I have also used nvm in the past but did not know that there was a best practice to guide us.
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Test Driving a Rails API - Part One
A running Rails application needs a database to connect to. You may already have your database of choice installed, but if not, I recommend PostgreSQL, or Postgres for short. On a Mac, probably the easiest way to install it is with Posrgres.app. Another option, the one I prefer, is to use Homebrew. With Homebrew installed, this command will install PostgreSQL version 16 along with libpq:
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Effective Neovim Setup. A Beginner’s Guide
On a macOS machine, you can use homebrew by running the command.
What are some alternatives?
xxh - 🚀 Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh. Xonsh shell, fish, zsh, osquery and so on.
spack - A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.
homesick - Your home directory is your castle. Don't leave your dotfiles behind.
asdf - Extendable version manager with support for Ruby, Node.js, Elixir, Erlang & more
ios-starter - Small template for iOS Xcode projects
Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Code
git - A fork of Git containing Windows-specific patches.
winget-cli - WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).
dotfiles - Dotfiles for configuring my terminal environment
osxfuse - FUSE extends macOS by adding support for user space file systems
rbenv - Manage your app's Ruby environment
Chocolatey - Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows