how do i install latex style files on os x?

Question

I've been trying to install some latex style files on my mac machine. However, I am confused with how. I put them in /usr/local/texlive/2013/textmf-dist/ And, when I try to update them by typing texhash or mktexlsr in the terminal, I got the following message:

wireless-10-146-48-120:~ jungsookim$ texhash
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2013/../texmf-local: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-config: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-dist: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-var: directory not writable. Skipping...
texhash: Done.
wireless-10-146-48-120:~ jungsookim$ mktexlsr
mktexlsr: /usr/local/texlive/2013/../texmf-local: directory not writable. Skipping...
mktexlsr: /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-config: directory not writable. Skipping...
mktexlsr: /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-dist: directory not writable. Skipping...
mktexlsr: /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-var: directory not writable. Skipping...
mktexlsr: Done.
wireless-10-146-48-120:~ jungsookim$ 

What's wrong with this?

I successfully installed them on my previous mac machine and my windows machine; but, for some reason, I have been struggling with this.

Answer 1

As the texhash and mktexlsr need to write to system files within the /usr/local directory, you will need to run the commands with sudo (i.e. sudo texhash and sudo mktexlsr) This will prompt for your password, and will then run the programs with administrator privlidges.