Installing the emerald package (a font package) under Windows and TeXLive

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I want to use the emerald package under Windows and TeXLive. It is only available in MiKTeX according to its CTAN entry.
According to an old post (Installing Emerald fonts: TeXlive won't find font files) the instructions in the readme are outdated.
Q: What is the proper way to install emerald package under Windows and TeXLive in 2021?

Davislor · Accepted Answer

The instructions here will work, but run the commands from an Administrator prompt, rather than sudo.
Find your local TeX tree with kpsewhich --var-value=TEXMFLOCAL in TeX Live, or the MikTeX console.  Unpack the emerald archive to there.  It will likely be C:texlivetexmf-local.
Run texhash to update the file index, then updmap-sys --enable Map=emerald.map to update the system font map.  (Never updmap --user.  It’s a trap.)  You can now usepackage{emerald}.
Alternatively, download the the TrueType version of the Emerald fonts.  You will want to install them for all users, or save them to a subdirectory of your local TeX tree, such as texmf-local/fonts/opentype/emerald/.

Installing the emerald package (a font package) under Windows and TeXLive

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