How to install the TikZ library 'quotes'

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I need to use the TikZ library quotes. I have MiKTeX Version 2.9 but no admin privileges, so I cannot update TikZ.

In my current version I cannot use this library since it it not installed. Is there a way to easily add (only this) library so that I can use it? For example by adding a file to MiKTeX/tex/generic or somewhere else?

please have a look at http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/2063/how-can-i-manually-install-a-package-on-miktex-windows — percusse, Jan 20 '17 at 10:14
Note that miktex 2.9 has been out for over 6 years but is updated under the same version number so yours could well be hopelessly out of date. What version number/date do you get if you type pdftex \bye from the commandline? (I'm on Tex Live so can't compare exactly). — Chris H, Jan 20 '17 at 10:35

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 20 '17 at 10:16

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The quote library for TikZ can be downloaded from this link. Download the file, and then copy it to

TEXMF/tex/generic/pgf/frontendlayer/tikz/libraries

where TEXMF is your TeX directory.

It's worth noting, however, that this file is included by default as a part of PGF/TikZ, and seems to have been since at least 2014. This suggests that your TikZ distribution is hopelessly out of date, in which case you should speak to your system administrator.

answered Jan 20 '17 at 10:16

ChrisS

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"your TeX directory" is a bit vage. It is not a good idea to put such files in the main texmf tree of miktex. It is better to create a local texmf tree. – Ulrike Fischer Jan 20 '17 at 17:58
@UlrikeFischer I agree that this isn't a good idea, but since OP is using a years-out-of-date distribution to which he doesn't have administrator access, creating a local texmf tree is out of the question. – ChrisS Jan 21 '17 at 01:43

How to install the TikZ library 'quotes'

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