Ciara Spencer cspence001

npm setup, initialization, permissions

Resolving permissions issues encountered when trying to install Node.js packages globally using npm (Node Package Manager) on macOS.

Example: The error message indicates that there is a permissions issue when trying to copy the irestore binary to /usr/local/bin/irestore. This is a common issue on macOS when attempting to install packages globally without sufficient permissions.

Specifically, the issue arises when the user does not have the necessary permissions to copy files to the /usr/local/bin directory, which is a common location for installing executable binaries.

download node.js/npm installer for macOS https://nodejs.org/en/download/prebuilt-installer

Python Versions and Paths

Listing Python Versions on Your System

To enumerate all Python versions installed on your system, use:

% ls -l /usr/local/bin/ | grep python
% ls -l /usr/bin/ | grep python

SUBLIME-TEXT

Install with Brew

% brew install --cask sublime-text

Install Sublime Text settings from Backup

% cp -r init/Preferences.sublime-settings ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text*/Packages/User/Preferences.sublime-settings 2> /dev/null

Settings

Brave Shields Filters and Adblock Lists

Brave Default Lists and Directory Catalog

These lists are built-into Brave natively.

Default Lists
- Brave Default Lists
Default and Opt-in Catalog
- Brave Default and Opt-in Catalog
Brave Adblock Lists

Xcode Installation

Brew Install: Xcode Command Line Tools Install Guide
Direct Install: Use xcode-select --install

Python Installation Paths and Checks

Python Documentation: Python on macOS

DuckDuckGo Custom Default Search

duckduckgo !shebang for added privacy, cleaner search UI

set to browser homepage / new tab url

Search Engine > Manage Search Engines and Site Search Add > e.g. :

Name: Custom DDG 
Shortcut: ddg
URL with %s in place of query: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s&amp;t=brave&amp;kc=-1&amp;kav=1&amp;k1=-1&amp;kax=-1&amp;kak=-1&amp;kaq=-1&amp;kap=-1&amp;kao=-1&amp;kau=-1&amp;kz=1&amp;kp=-2&amp;kae=d&amp;kac=-1`

	#!/usr/bin/env python3
	# Verifies the SHA-256 hash of a downloaded file from (https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bpc_uploads) against the hash in [release-hashes.txt](https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bpc_uploads/blob/raw?file=release-hashes.txt).
	# 1. Downloads the hash file from the [HASH_URL] and extracts the expected hash for the correspondent [FILENAME].
	# 2. Downloads the zip-file [FILENAME] from [DOWNLOAD_URL] and calculates its SHA-256 hash.
	# 3. Compares the calculated hash with the expected hash.
	# 4. On match, prompts the user to move the file to a permanent location [DOWNLOAD_DIR].
	# 5. Moves and extracts the file if confirmed; otherwise, deletes the temporary file.
	# Note: Before running script, replace [DOWNLOAD_DIR] with permanent location on your computer that you use for your extension, excluding the extracted folder name [EXTRACT_DIR_NAME].

	import requests