MacOS Operating System and Tools Setup

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Setup guide for MacOS developer tools including Homebrew, Python, and more.

Installation Hack

Welcome to your journey of setting up your Operating System and Tools! This setup process will guide you through working in a Linux terminal, managing folders, cloning a project, and adding packages. This is a fundamental skill for any developer or cyber security expert.

Visual Representation of the Workflow

+-------------------+       +-------------------+       +-------------------+       +-------------------+       +-------------------+
|                   |       |                   |       |                   |       |                   |       |                   |
|  Linux Terminal   | ----> |  Shell Commands   | ----> |   Clone Project   | ----> |  Package Manager  | ----> |       SDLC        |
|                   |       |                   |       |                   |       |                   |       |                   |
+-------------------+       +-------------------+       +-------------------+       +-------------------+       +-------------------+
        |                           |                           |                           |                            |
        v                           v                           v                           v                            v
  Open Terminal              Terminal/Folder Mgmt         Clone the project          Set up and configure       Establish a development
                             Files and Folders            repository from            the tools required              workflow 
                                Management                version control             (Ruby, Python)               (SDLC) phases

Shell Commands

You’ll use standard Unix shell commands:

  • MacOS: ls, pwd, mkdir, cd, git, cat

Version Control Commands

  • git clone: Make a working copy of a git repository from the cloud to your local machine.
  • git pull: Update your local copy of the repository with changes from the cloud repository.
  • git commit: Save changes to files in your local repository.
  • git push: Send updates from your local repository to the remote repository.

Package Manager Commands – MacOS (brew)

  • List installed packages: brew list
  • Search for a package: brew search <package_name>
  • Update Homebrew: brew update
  • Upgrade installed packages: brew upgrade
  • Uninstall a package: brew uninstall <package_name>

MacOS Setup

Install VS Code and Homebrew

  1. Install VS Code
    [VS Code link and instructions]

  2. Run initialization scripts

git clone https://github.com/open-coding-society/student.git
cd student
chmod +x ./scripts/initialize_macos.sh
./scripts/activate_macos.sh

Version Checks

ruby -v
bundle -v
python --version
jupyter --version