How does one install the bbm.sty package in Linux Mint?
I followed the instructions on http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/bbm/ and have generated the bbm.sty file, but I am not sure where I should put this. I do have a folder called /usr/local/share/texmf/ but if I put the file(s) there, it still doesn't work.
Best Answer
put the file in
~/texmf/tex/latex/bbm/(you may have to create directories for that). however, the fonts are distributed separately as metafont source and you'll need to install them, too; it's a long time since i've done that, but try copying all of the font files on an archive mirror into~/texmf/fonts/bbmafter that, i reckon it’s worth running
texhash ~/texmf(it will still work without, but slower).now: do you really want to do all that? what did you want the double-struck fonts for in the first place?