Takashi Development Environment

A comprehensive development environment setup for Ubuntu 24.04 and macOS, providing a curated collection of tools and applications for modern software development.

Quick Start

Ubuntu 24.04

bash <(wget -qO- ubuntu.gtkatakura.com)

macOS

bash <(curl -fsSL mac.gtkatakura.com)

What's Included

🌐 Web Browsers

• Brave Browser - Privacy-focused browser with built-in ad blocking and crypto wallet
• Google Chrome (macOS) - Popular web browser by Google
• Firefox (macOS) - Open-source browser by Mozilla

💻 Code Editors & IDEs

• Cursor - AI-powered code editor built on VS Code
• Visual Studio Code (macOS) - Popular code editor by Microsoft
• Vim - Command-line text editor
• Android Studio - Official IDE for Android development
• JetBrains Toolbox - Application launcher for JetBrains IDEs

⚡ Terminal Tools & Utilities

• AWS CLI - Command line interface for Amazon Web Services
• GitHub CLI (gh) - Command line tool for GitHub
• jq - Command-line JSON processor
• yq - Command-line YAML processor
• Hyperfine - Command-line benchmarking tool
• Pastel - Command-line tool to generate, analyze and manipulate colors
• Heroku CLI - Command line interface for Heroku platform
• grpcurl - Tool for interacting with gRPC servers
• mkcert - Create locally-trusted development certificates
• Comby - Structural code search and replace tool
• Watchman - File watching service by Facebook
• eza (macOS) - Modern replacement for ls
• zoxide (macOS) - Smart cd command that learns your habits
• mise (macOS) - Runtime version manager
• gnupg (macOS) - GNU Privacy Guard
• lazygit (macOS) - Terminal UI for git commands
• lazydocker (macOS) - Terminal UI for docker commands

🎨 Charm.sh CLI Tools

• crush - Create code screenshots
• freeze - Generate images of code and terminal output
• glow - Terminal markdown renderer
• mods - AI for the command line
• sequin - Generate sequences
• vhs - Generate terminal recordings

🗄️ Database Tools

• DBeaver Community - Universal database tool and SQL client

💬 Communication & Collaboration

• Discord - Voice and text communication platform
• Slack - Team communication and collaboration platform
• Zoom (macOS) - Video conferencing software

📝 Productivity & Note-taking

• Raycast (macOS) - Productivity tool and launcher
• SuperWhisper (macOS) - Voice-to-text transcription tool
• Obsidian (macOS) - Knowledge base and note-taking app
• Notion (macOS) - All-in-one workspace for notes and collaboration
• Figma (macOS) - Collaborative design tool
• Spotify (macOS) - Music streaming service

🔧 Development & API Tools

• Postman - API development and testing platform
• Reactotron - Desktop app for inspecting React JS and React Native projects
• Charles Proxy - Web debugging proxy application

🐳 Containerization & Virtualization

• Docker - Container platform
• Docker Compose - Multi-container Docker applications
• OrbStack (macOS) - Fast container and Linux VM runner for macOS
• VirtualBox - Virtualization software
• QuickEmu - Quickly create and run virtual machines
• QEMU-KVM - Virtualization tools for Android emulation

📱 Mobile Development

• Android Platform Tools (macOS) - ADB and other Android development tools
• Vysor - View and control Android devices
• Expo Orbit (macOS) - Launch builds and manage simulators

🎵 Entertainment & Media

• LM Studio - Desktop app for running local language models

🔐 Security & VPN

• AWS VPN Client - Client for AWS Client VPN endpoints
• 1Password CLI (macOS) - Command line interface for 1Password

🖥️ System Tools & Audio

• PulseAudio Volume Control - Audio volume control
• Alacritty - GPU-accelerated terminal emulator

📦 Package Managers

• Homebrew - Package manager (macOS natively, Linux via Linuxbrew)
• Flatpak - Application distribution framework
• Snap - Package management system

🎛️ GNOME Extensions (Ubuntu)

• Ubuntu App Indicators - System tray support
• Tactile - Window tiling extension
• TopHat - System monitor extension
• OpenWeather Extension - Weather information display

⚙️ System Configuration

• Git aliases - Predefined shortcuts for common git commands
• Keyboard layouts - US and US International with Alt+Space switching
• GNOME settings - Window management and workspace configuration
• Rosetta 2 (macOS) - Translation layer for x86 apps on Apple Silicon

Manual Setup

After installation, complete the setup with tasks in MANUAL_SETUP.md:

1. Brave Sync - Sync browser settings and bookmarks
2. VSCode Settings Sync - Sync editor preferences and extensions
3. 1Password for Git - Set up SSH key management (Tutorial)
4. Git Credentials - Authenticate with GitHub (gh auth login)
5. File Watcher Limits - Increase system file watcher limits for development

Platform Differences

macOS Features

• More comprehensive Homebrew-based installations
• Enhanced productivity tools (Raycast, SuperWhisper)
• Full office and creative suite support
• Advanced terminal tools (eza, zoxide, lazygit, lazydocker)

Ubuntu Features

• GNOME-specific configurations and extensions
• Flatpak and Snap package support
• KVM virtualization setup
• Desktop environment customizations
• AppImage support configuration

Project Structure

takashi/
├── macbook/          # macOS-specific setup
├── ubuntu-24_04/     # Ubuntu 24.04-specific setup
├── shared/           # Cross-platform configurations
└── cheat-sheets/     # Reference documentation

The project provides a complete development environment setup optimized for web development, mobile development (React Native/Android), and modern DevOps workflows.