Clean Install - Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Clean Install – Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Custom recipe to get OS X 10.9 Mavericks running from scratch, setup applications and developer environment. I use this gist to keep track of the important software and steps required to have a functioning system after a semi-annual fresh install.

Install Software

The software selected is software that is "tried and true" --- software I need after any fresh install. I often install other software not listed here, but is handled in a case-by-case basis.

Install from App Store

• Airmail
• Aperture
• Degrees
• Divvy
• Opera
• Pages
• Skitch
• Twitter
• WiFi Explorer
• WiFi Signal
• Todoist
• Xcode

Install from Third-Party Websites

• Browsers

  • Chrome (installed via Cask)
  • Firefox
  • Opera (installed via App Store)
  • Webkit

• Development

  • Dropbox
  • GitHub
  • LiveReload
  • LiveReload Extensions
  • Sublime Text 3

• Utilities

  • 1Password
  • GrandPerspective
  • HipChat
  • iTerm 2 (installed via Cask)
  • Little Snitch
  • Quicksilver
  • Skype
  • Spotify
  • Transmit

• Virtualization

  • Parallels Desktop (installed via Cask)

Fonts

Mensch coding font

Xcode Command Line Tools

Xcode > Preferences > Downloads > Command Line Tools

Homebrew

Install Homebrew

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"

Install Homebrew extension Cask

brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask

Install common applications via Homebrew

Databases are installed later.

brew install ack autojump automake colordiff curl git git-flow \               hub icoutils imagemagick libmemcached memcached openssl ossp-uuid qt \               readline redis tmux wget

Install applications via Homebrew Cask

brew cask install anvil  brew cask install atom  brew cask install authy-bluetooth  brew cask install awareness  brew cask install bartender  brew cask install battery-guardian  brew cask install github  brew cask install google-chrome  brew cask install hipchat  brew cask install joinme  brew cask install iterm2  brew cask install parallels  brew cask install rescuetime  brew cask install rubymine  brew cask install satellite-eyes  brew cask install sidestep  brew cask install sonos  brew cask install spotify  brew cask install steam  brew cask install testflight  brew cask install vagrant  brew cask install vagrant-manager  brew cask install virtualbox

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