mackup
homebrew-bundle
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14,223 | 5,113 | |
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GNU General Public License v3.0 only | MIT License |
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mackup
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Best way to transfer apps to new Mac using external drive
Also checkout Mackup.
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Allow all applications to access Dropbox or Google Drive files
I am using mackup to sync application preferences between devices over Dropbox. Now if any application with synced preferences is started I will get a question if given application is allowed to access Dropbox files (because it tries to access its preferences). Examples below.
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Clone user settings/preferences for Personal and Work accounts on same mac
Hello there! I use https://github.com/lra/mackup Not sure if its the BEST but it works well for me. * What does it do - Back ups your application settings in a safe directory (e.g. Dropbox) - Syncs your application settings among all your workstations - Restores your configuration on any fresh install in one command line
- Backup Solutions for MacOS
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The best Mac Apps to unlock your max potential (recommended by users of r/MacOs )
Yeah, I went through a similar process when I finally upgraded my MBP after 8 years on a 2013 MBP. In light of the transition from Intel to Apple Silicon, I decided to do some spring cleaning with a fresh install. I ended up curating my own setup/bootstrap scripts as well as using mackup to backup and sync my dotfiles and app configs.
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Sync settings
I use Mackup which syncs a many app settings including Raycast to your choice of location.
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Dotfiles Management
I moved away from using a dotfiles repo a few years ago because I kept forgetting to add/commit files as I changed them.
Instead I use mackup[0] which automatically manages symlinks to your Dropbox/Drive/Share and has support for a huge amount of software by default. You can also manually add “extra” files you wish to track if you like.
[0] https://github.com/lra/mackup
- Configuration files sync between multiple macs
- A configuration management system for pets, not cattle
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Trying to learn Homebrew-macOS /usr/local layout --for purpose of--> migrating /usr/local from one Macbook to another
Brew bundle will install fresh copies of your package list. If you have any configuration files that you want to reuse, you’d have to transfer those separately. This might help https://github.com/lra/mackup
homebrew-bundle
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How do you setup a new Mac?
I maintain a Brewfile (https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle) which contains the majority of the non-project specific applications that I like to install on any new Mac:
https://github.com/jonahgeorge/dotfiles/tree/main
What's really nice is the `cask` & `mas` keywords allow you to install .dmg files & directly from the App Store.
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While its not included in there yet, I've been experimenting with maintaining a private Homebrew tap which contains my ~/bin directory as opposed to shell aliases.
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Pkgx – “Run Anything” from the creator of brew
> It's strange that people are so against declarative systems, or even file-based OS configuration. When I get my new Macbook I was up-and-running within a few minutes. I can't imagine maintaining a list of brews I need to re-install just to set up everything + my configs + everything else.
I haven’t had time to try Nix yet, but HomeBrew does have a declarative-ish workflow that I’ve been using for years:
[Brew Bundle](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle) let’s you have a plaintext file listing all packages you want installed on your system. Add a line for stuff you want installed, delete a line for stuff you want removed, invoke it the right way and it will install/remove packages until your system matches the list. The initial list can be generated by “brew bundle dump” or something like that.
For configuration, I find that a normal dotfile repo cloned into my ~/.config (with a script that maintains symlinks to config files in e.g. ~/Library) works well enough for my use.
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Ask HN: What are your favorite iOS/macOS automations?
Brew supports dumping installed things into a brewfile: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle
I was using text files before as well to manage it.
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Show HN: Applite – Clean Homebrew front end app for macOS built with SwiftUI
Assuming everyone's on a Mac, I'm actually surprised there isn't that much use of something like homebrew-bundle[1]. It's definitely nicer to have your tooling run natively rather than, say, trying to wrap everything in Docker, or trying to get everybody on board with nix or guix.
I think the only real issue here is that you can't really pin to specific versions unless a formula exists, and there is no guarantee that a formula with a pinned version will stick around because homebrew likes to stay lean.
[1]https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle/
- Brew Bundle
- The new Obsidian icon
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Which apps do you install first on any new Mac?
You should checkout Homebrew bundle and create a Brewfile instead. That will let you install both stuff from brew, casks and Mac AppStore apps in one go.
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macOS users: you can now install Active Trader Pro with Homebrew!
If you use brew bundle and create your own Brewfile, you can store this with your personal dot files and automate bootstrapping (auto-installing all your system tools) a new or recently reformatted Mac by including auto-trader-pro in your Brewfile.
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2 Days ago I made a comment saying I would quit photography before buying an Apple for photo editing. I'm sorry, be gentle
And if you're already loving Homebrew, definitely check out Homebrew Bundle!
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I was a MacOS hater until...
If you like homebrew, definitely give homebrew bundle a whirl if you haven't already
What are some alternatives?
chezmoi - Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.
linuxbrew-core - đź’€Formerly the core formulae for the Homebrew package manager on Linux
macprefs - Backup and Restore your Mac System and App Preferences (e.g. defaults write)
FinderFix - FinderFix lets you resize and reposition Finder windows to your liking
desktop - Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git.
PopClip-Extensions - Source code extensions in the official PopClip Extensions directory.
yadm - Yet Another Dotfiles Manager
homebrew-lilypond - Install LilyPond from homebrew/core instead of this tap: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lilypond
kde-plasma-backup - Script for backup and restore KDE Plasma environment configuration.
mas - :package: Mac App Store command line interface
konsave - A command line program written in Python to let you backup your dotfiles and switch to other ones in an instant. Works out-of-the box on KDE Plasma!
linearmouse - The mouse and trackpad utility for Mac.