[Tex/LaTex] Installation of packages

installingmiktex

How can I install a package that doesn't exist in my MikTeX 2.9 package manager? I have downloaded it from CTAN and then created a folder named ucharclasses that contains the ucharclasses.sty and ucharclasses.tex at the path MikTeX → tex → latex.

However I still get the error ucharclasses.sty not found. I am a Windows user and I use MikTeX 2.9 and TexWorks, if that has any importance.

Best Answer

If you install a "private" package somewhere in system, you always have to refresh the package database.

In MikTeX, you should have a program file called 'Settings'. When you launch this program, you just have to click on the button named 'Refresh FNDB'. Your private package has to be on the search path. You can use the page 'Roots' to add a path to your package.