Shortcuts to installing files

There are circumstances in which most of the fuss of installation can be bypassed:

• If you are a MiKTeX user, the MiKTeX package management system can usually help;
• Similarly, if you are a texlive user, the texlive manager can usually help;
• The package you want may already exist as a ZIP file formatted for direct installation.

This question on the Web: http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=inst-scut