TeX Live and MacTeX ⇒ Problem Installing Circuitikz Package

[reisgabrieljoao]

Hi, I'm starting now with LaTeX and I've been trying to install the circuitikz package without much success. The documentation says I have to put it all into the TeX search path and refresh the TeX database but I don't really know the exact path. I would be happy if someone tell me where exactly I have to put the files and how I do this "refresh".
Thanks.

[localghost]

Unfortunately you don't write anything about your operating system. So I assume that you are working on a Linux system with the TeX Live distribution.

Download the ZIP archive of the circuitikz package from its location on CTAN and unpack only the folders doc and tex into the TDS tree.

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/usr/share/texmf

Afterwards open a terminal and refresh the filename database (FNDB).

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texhash

Check if everything is right by locating the package in the TDS tree.

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kpsewhich circuitikz.sty

In case the package is in the right place you will get the full path.


Best regards
Thorsten

[reisgabrieljoao]

Oh, sorry, I'm using TeXLive on Ubuntu 9.04. Thanks man, I done what you said and installed the package correctly, besides I had to install the xstring package also.