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<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label inst-miktex*</title>
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<h3>Installation using MiKTeX package manager</h3>
<p/>Packages for use with MiKTeX are maintained very efficiently by the
project managers (new packages and updates on CTAN ordinarily
make their way to the MiKTeX package repository within a week).
Thus it makes sense for the MiKTeX user to take advantage of the
system rather than grinding through the steps of installation.
<p/>MiKTeX maintains a database of packages it &ldquo;knows about&rdquo;,
together with (coded) installation instructions that enable it to
install the packages with minimal user intervention; you can update
the database over the internet.
<p/>If MiKTeX does know about a package you need installed, it&rsquo;s worth
using the system:
first, open the MiKTeX packages window: click on
  <code>Start</code>-&gt; 
  <code>Programs</code>-&gt; 
  <code>MiKTeX</code>-&gt; 
  <code>MiKTeX Options</code>, and select the
  <code>Packages</code> tab.
<p/>On the tab, there is an Explorer-style display of packages.
Right-click on the root of the tree, &ldquo;<code>MiKTeX Packages</code>&rdquo;,
and select &ldquo;<code>Search</code>&rdquo;: enter the name of the package you&rsquo;re
interested in, and press the &ldquo;<code>Search</code>&rdquo; button.  If
MiKTeX knows about your package, it will open up the tree to show
you a tick box for your package: check that box.
<p/>If you prefer a command-line utility, there&rsquo;s <i>mpm</i>.  Open a
command shell, and type:
<blockquote>
<pre>
mpm --install=&lt;package&gt;
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</blockquote><p>
(which of course assumes you know the name by which MiKTeX refers to
your package).
<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=inst-miktex*">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=inst-miktex*</a>
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