You can set up a local packages repository on your computer. You may update that local repository later using the net installer: it loads the database from the server, compares and downloads new or updated packages. Use this local repository for installation and updates. On a MiKTeX system, choose this directory as the local package repository in the package manager.

Use the MiKTeX net installer to download the complete MiKTeX repository to a USB drive. (works only for all in the MiKTeX package repository available packages) TalbotĪ different and very effective way, using a local repository: Installing things on a (La)TeX system with detailed general instructions in the TeX FAQĭownloading and Installing Packages by Nicola L. What are documented LaTeX sources (.dtx files) in the TeX FAQ Installing a font package, especially for Type1 fonts, requires additonal steps. Also here, as after any installation, refresh the MiKTeX filename database. Such files are archives fitting to your TeX directory structure. Perhaps you could get a file with the extension. Obtaining and installing packaged universal archives: If you did not download the documentation already, you could get it by running pdfLaTeX or LaTeX on the. To do this, click 'Start/ Programs/ MiKTeX 2.x/ Maintenance/ Settings' (or similar) to get to the MiKTeX options, click the button 'Refresh FNDB'. Make the new package known to MiKTeX: refresh the MiKTeX filename database. Why not to choose the main MiKTeX texmf tree see in Purpose of local texmf trees.Ĭopy the package files ( *.sty, *.cls etc.) into this directory. As you now have cls or sty files or the like, the remaining steps are the same like in the next alternative way:Ĭreate a new directory with the package name in your local texmf directory structure, see also Create a local texmf tree in MiKTeX. This would usually produce one or more files ending with. This is best done using the command prompt ( latex packagename.ins), but you may use your TeX editor in LaTeX/DVI-LaTeX mode or what it is called there. If there's nothing differently written in a README file run LaTeX (or TeX) on the. dtx is the extension of a documented source file, ins is the extension of an installation file.

Installing a package available as dtx/ins bundle:ĭownload the content of the package directory. dtx file to get installation information.

Firstly, check README files, available documentation of the package, perhaps the beginning of the.

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