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I used MiKTeX 2.9 on windows.
I have downloaded a package I want to install from the internet (manually, not through MiKTeX). The archive (*.lmza) containing the package was saved to a directory on my C:\ drive.
Through MikTeX -> Maintenance -> Settings -> Packages -> Change...
I can select the directory in which I have saved the archive containing the package.
However, if I choose Packages shall be installed from a directory and choose the location of the package, I get this error message:
C:\my\package\is\here does not seem to be a local package repository.
What does it take for a directory/folder to become a local package repository?

Schorsch
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2 Answers2

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In addition to any package archive you store in any directory, at least these three other files need to be present: 

miktex-zzdb1-2.9.tar.lzma
miktex-zzdb2-2.9.tar.lzma
miktex-zzdb3-2.9.tar.lzma

These three contain the complete package list. Once those archives are present, the directory/folder can be specified as local package repository

These CURRENT archives can be found at CTAN.
Use this Link above and in browser search for miktex-zz

Schorsch
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Though I used MiKTeX Net Installer to download all the packages but still following file was missing:

miktex-zzdb2-2.9.tar.lzma

and I got the same error message, as posted in the question then I downloaded the missing file from following Website. http://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/packages/TeX/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/

Now I can install a package from the local repository.

Thanks a lot.

Murtaza Khan
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  • The approved location of that file is in the accepted answer your location is a specific mirror and may not always be available –  Apr 14 '19 at 19:04