How do I download the memoir package from this page? http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir/
I can see the directory tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/memoir/ but i'm not sure how to access it. Do I use ftp from the command line terminal? I was expecting to see a .zip file on the page. I am new to CTAN. Running OS X 10.8.4 MacTeX.
Best Answer
As a patch you can use the following script:
This was done to be used with GNU/Linux, but probably with some minor fixes (like getting wget) will work in Mac. It can be used to update and install other packages as well.
Unfortunately whether to install in TEXMFMAIN or TEXMFDIST is not automatical, although most of them, like the one you want, goes in TEXMFDIST.
That's why I would recommend you to find a proper updater with your distribution that does things automatically.