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Installing additional (La)TeX input files (macro packages) for your own
account can be done in either of two ways.

The easy way is to copy the files into the directory in which you run TeX.

A slightly more complicated way is to put the files into a subdirectory
of a directory named '''texmf''' in your home directory.  If the input
files come from a package on CTAN, they may be packaged in such a way that
you can unzip the package file within '''texmf''' and things will go into
the correct places.  In such cases, you should always list the contents of
the zip or tar file before extracting, and also read the README file.

As a last step, you should run the program
 texhash
in order to allow (La)TeX to find the files more readily.  (This step is
not necessary if you put the files in the directory in which you run (La)TeX.)

==LaTeX Packages Provided as '''.ins''' and '''.dtx''' files==
If the input files consist of a LaTeX package, and are provided as a pair
of '''.ins''' and '''.dtx''' files, then you should run LaTeX on both files:
 latex '''package'''.ins
 latex '''package'''.dtx
The first step extracts the package files, and the second step extracts
the documentation files.  After doing this the '''.ins''' and '''.dtx'''
files are no longer needed.