*Mac setup [#kabe2d19] Below I describe how to setup my Mac (what I do when I setup a new Macintosh). ** Initialization [#l02328bc] After backing up the data using TimeMachine or alike, initialize the data by starting with the safe boot mode (press command+r when startup your Mac), we initialize Mac, and reinstall OS (and then update). ** Microsoft Office [#gf9f626f] Login to My Handai site (https://my.osaka-u.ac.jp) using your Osaka University ID, find "Other service" and "Microsoft software. Download Office 2019 for Mac and install.~ NOTE: "My Handai" is available only in Japanese, and please ask your colleagues who understand Japanese. Note also the short-term students are NOT allowed to download and install MS softwares provided through "my handai" site. Please ask your supervisor to install on behalf. ** XCode [#x0d2f9bc] Install from AppleStore (may take an hour or so). ** Homebrew [#ie993616] Use [[Homebrew>https://brew.sh]] to install commands necessary for the research. Follow the description in the Homebrew webpage and execute the following on your terminal as: /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" (check the command in the original webpage)~ After finishing Homebrew, install the following commands (at least) as: - XQuartz > brew cask install xquartz - gcc > brew install gcc - open-mpi > brew install open-mpi - gnuplot > brew install gnuplot - LaTeX~ Download MacTeX.pkg from [[this page>http://www.tug.org/mactex/]] and install it. It may take one hour or more. - Python3 Search package by issuing > brew search python3 and follow the instruction. - VESTA Download from the VESTA [[webpage>https://jp-minerals.org/vesta/jp/]], unpack the package and copy "VESTA" folder to the Application folder - VMD (useful to visualize the trajectory) Download from the offical [[site>https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/]]. Registration required.