[Tex/LaTex] Portable MiKTeX Packages Management

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I have already installed MiKTeX 2.9 (Not a portable version) in my computer.

I have already had portable MiKTeX 2.9 in my USB.

I want to use my portable version.

But it lack of some packages.

Whenever it requires, I need the internet connection to download missing packages.

I am really bored to download the missing packages one by one from time to time.

Is there any trick to import all the packages from non-portable MikTeX to portable MikTex?

Best Answer

There is another possibility.

  1. Download the whole contents of the directory mirrors.ctan.org/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/ in a local directory.
  2. Link the package repository in the MiKTeX Package Manager to this folder, through the command "Change Package Repository" in the "Repository" menu.

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In this way you can keep a "light" distribution and install packages when needed without an internet connection.

P.S.

The first step can be done with the MiKTeX Installer, but I'd rather use a "download manager" to speed up the download... Anyway, if you already have the "complete" version installed, you should have these files somewhere in your PC.

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