1. Extract the files:
Run LaTeX on the .ins file. That is, open the file in your editor and process it as if it were a LaTeX document.
Or type : latex xxx.ins in terminal window.
2. Create the documentation
Run LaTeX on the .dtx file. You might need to run it twice or more. to get the cross-references right (just like any other LaTeX document). This will create a .dvi file of documentation explaining what the package is for and how to use it. If you prefer to create PDF then run pdfLaTeX instead. If you created a .idx as well, it means that the document contains an index, too. .glo (glossary) file has been produced. Run the following command instead:
makeindex -s gglo.ist -o name.gls name.glo
3. Install the files While the documentation is printing, move or copy the package files from your temporary directory to the right places in your TeX local installation directory tree, Packages installed by hand should always be placed in your "local" directory tree, not in the directory tree containing all the pre-installed packages.
Unix-type systems: Usually ~/texmf/ or ~/texmf-texlive
The "right place" sometimes causes confusion, especially if your TeX installation is old or does not conform to the TeX Directory Structure. For a TDS-conformant system, the "right place" for a LaTeX .sty file is suitably-named subdirectory of texmf/tex/latex/.
TDS?
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/beginlatex/html/chapter5.html#TDS
4. Update your index Finally, run your TeX indexer program to update the package database.
texhash
mktexlsr
.....
This step is utterly essential, otherwise nothing will work.http://theoval.cmp.uea.ac.uk/~nlct/latex/novices/installsty.html
Easy installatin/removal of a LaTeX package
http://askubuntu.com/questions/72803/easy-installation-removal-of-a-latex-package
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