This page gathers what I did on my macbook air.
homebrew installation
/bin/bash -c '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)'
echo 'eval $(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)' >> $HOME/.zprofile
eval $(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)
- Here are the packages that I have installed:
brew install --cask google-chrome iterm2 google-backup-and-sync mailplane filebot joplin db-browser-for-sqlite
brew install irssi mosh openssh vim screen wget w3m gnupg the_silver_searcher htop coreutils mutt tig
PERL_MM_OPT='INSTALL_BASE=$HOME/perl5' cpan local::lib
echo 'eval '$(perl -I$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5 -Mlocal::lib=$HOME/perl5)' >> ~/.zshrc
echo 'export PATH='/opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.zshrc
brew install --cask adoptopenjdk8
sudo ln -sfn /usr/local/opt/openjdk/libexec/openjdk.jdk /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk.jdk
echo 'export PATH='/opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.zshrc
brew install sshuttle git-gui
#M1 does not support android ndk thus you need to apply https://github.com/android/ndk/issues/1299 and use emulator #preview https://github.com/741g/android-emulator-m1-preview/releases
brew install mutt coreutils par tmux mosh lbdb rename irssi wget w3m gnupg a2ps
brew install homebrew/x11/curlftpfs
PATH=/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH
brew install homebrew/dupes/rsync bash procmail pstoedit curl urlview bash-completion ncdu htop hh colordiff
brew install dos2unix git nmap perl psutils python renameutils gnu-sed
PATH='/usr/local/opt/gnu-sed/libexec/gnubin:$PATH'
brew install ImageMagick par2 plotutils ps2eps tig wget libmtp pv netcat pigz apg aspell findutils par subversion
PATH='/usr/local/opt/findutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH'
brew link ghostscript
brew install colordiff tig npm
brew install homebrew/science/octave
brew install homebrew/dupes/screen
brew install docbook docbook2x
export XML_CATALOG_FILES='/usr/local/etc/xml/catalog'
brew install docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-sgml docbook-xsl openjade
brew unlink gnuplot; brew install gnuplot --with-x11
brew update && brew upgrade
brew install octave
brew install gnuplot
brew install recode
brew install gpg
brew install the_silver_searcher
pip install pygame
/usr/local/bin/pip install pyxdg
wget http://zim-wiki.org/downloads/zim-0.65.tar.gz
cd zim-0.65
#subprocess.call(“update-desktop-database”) in setup.py
- missing stuff that I need to find:
- sgml2html (sgmltools) linuxdoc-tools
- use cask to install full fledge apps http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/perfect-configurations-with-homebrew-and-cask--cms-20768:
brew cask install --appdir='/Applications' --force macvim
brew cask install --appdir='/Applications' --force mactex
brew cask install --appdir='/Applications' --force cyberduck sigil texmaker calibre handbrake arduino iterm2 shiftit transmission-remote-gui gqrx vlc grandperspective gramps firefox
brew cask install --appdir='/Applications' --force google-chrome google-drive-file-stream
brew cask install atom textwrangler
brew install homebrew/fuse/ntfs-3g
brew install Caskroom/cask/google-chrome
brew install Caskroom/cask/virtualbox Caskroom/cask/virtualbox-extension-pack
brew install Caskroom/cask/kindle-comic-converter Caskroom/cask/kindlegen Caskroom/cask/kindle
brew cask install spotify
brew upgrade
Remove startup programes
- find process with launchctl command
- stop current session with launchctl remove label_of_program_to_remove
sudo launchctl remove com.fitbit.galileod
sudo launchctl remove com.leapmotion.leapd
- erradicate it by removing instance in /Library/LaunchAgents/ or ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ folder
You can also add/remove startup actions in settings->users->startup menu.
Find processes preventing system to go to suspend
In order to find what is keeping your mac awake, use the following command:
pmset -g assertions egrep '(PreventUserIdleSystemSleep PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep)'
Timemachine tweaks
mdfind 'com_apple_backup_excludeItem = 'com.apple.backupd'
tmutil addexclusion Calibre Library
tmutil addexclusion ./.Trash/
sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int 604800
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine MaxSize 204800
Mount ext4 ntfs partitions
After installing osxfuse ext4fuse and ntfs-3g you can use diskutil to identify partition number and:
sudo ext4fuse /dev/disk2s1 /mnt/ext4
sudo ntfs-3g /dev/disk2s1 /mnt/ntfs -olocal -oallow_other
Change hostname
sudo scutil --set ComputerName 'imarc'
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName 'imarc'
sudo scutil --set HostName 'imarc'
Upload Maildir to gmail
git clone https://github.com/andreasscherbaum/maildir2gmail
BERKELEYDB_DIR=$(brew --cellar)/berkeley-db@4/4.8.30 pip install bsddb3
/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.13/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/dbhash.py
Use it like this: maildir2gmail.py -u myname@gmail.com -p mypasswordortoken -f tag maildirbox/cur
Android development
- Install android studio and launch it
- make some links
ln -s $HOME/Library/Android/sdk
unzip android-ndk.zip
- declare some shell variables
export ANDROID_HOME=/opt/android-sdk
export ANDROID_NDK=/opt/android-ndk
export ANDROID_NDK_HOME=/opt/android-ndk
- configure android studio project to know about NDK dir location: File -> Project Structure -> Android NDK Location: /opt/android-ndk
Bluetooth keyboard and mouse connexion issues
Sigh it seems that I suffer too from this plague: some info here how to recover https://michaelkummer.com/technology/mac-bluetooth-issues-affect-keyboard-trackpad/ but nothing really working for me (yet).
Note that I did went through multiple PRAM SMS resets, full reinstalls of the OS without success. I checked also that bluetooth received signal strength was ok (RSSI -47dBm).
Only the magic keyboard and pad were connected and no Wi-Fi/BT perturbation was noticed around the iMAC.
Digging around I found that the macOS at wakeup was performing multiple resets of the controller perusing the kernel logs when I was experiencing disconnection issues:OS:
10:41:13.868184 +0200 kernel **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][SetRemoteWakeUp] -- deviceRequest() failed: 0xE00002D6 (kIOReturnTimeout)
10:41:13.868193 +0200 kernel **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][PrepareControllerForPowerOn] -- OFF -> ON -- SetRemoteWakeUp(TRUE) returned error 0xE00002D6 (kIOReturnTimeout) -- this = 0xc000 ****
10:41:16.110215 +0200 kernel **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][DeviceRequestCompleteHandler] -- Received 0xE00002D6 (kIOReturnTimeout) -- 0xc000 ****
10:41:18.868326 +0200 kernel [[0xE000] OpCode 0xFC34 (Broadcom VSC -- Enable Radio) from: bluetoothd (104) Synchronous status: 0x00 (kIOReturnSuccess) state: 2 (BUSY) timeout: 5000] Bluetooth warning: An HCI Req timeout occurred.
10:41:18.868368 +0200 kernel **** [IOBluetoothHostController][IncrementHCICommandTimeOutCounter] -- increment command timed out counter -- 5 -- vID = 0x05ac pID = 0x8296 ****
10:41:18.868398 +0200 kernel [BroadcomBluetoothHostController][PowerRadio] ### ERROR: opCode = 0xFC34 (Broadcom VSC -- Enable Radio) -- send request failed (err=0x10 (kIOReturnSuccess))
10:41:18.868412 +0200 kernel REQUIRE_NO_ERR failure: 0x10 - file: /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/IOBluetoothFamily_kexts/IOBluetoothFamily-6005.4.3/Core/Family/HCI/HostControllers/Broadcom/BroadcomBluetoothHostController.cpp:1806
10:41:18.868416 +0200 kernel **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][PrepareControllerForPowerOn] -- OFF -> ON -- mBluetoothController->CallPowerRadio() failed -- result = kBluetoothHCIErrorHostTimeout -- this = 0xc000 ****
Disappointed, I decided to switch back to wire usb connectivity for a long time before trying to migrate to an external BT dongle.
I picked a kinivo BTD-400 bluetooth 4.0 (supporting BLE) adapter (https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B007Q45EF4/ref=pe_3044141_189395771_TE_dp_1) that is claimed to be compatible with macOS (this is not a given...).
In order for bluetooth to switch to USB dongle by default use the following command:
sudo nvram bluetoothHostControllerSwitchBehavior=always
sudo nvram bluetoothHostControllerSwitchBehavior=never
In oder to undergo more advanced bluetooth debugging use bluetooth explorer program available in additional tools for xcode after registering for free as an apple developper via https://developer.apple.com/download/more/.
So far I have not been exposed (as of yet) to BT disconnectivity hell.
What can I say: it is sad that Apple has not fixed or recognize this epidemic BT failure happening for their iMAC users.
For me, the 'magic' keyboard and pad has lost its magic for sure...
Fix meld launch
unlink /Applications/Meld.app/Contents/Frameworks/libz.1.dylib
Sync time manually via ntp
