diff --git a/helpers/install_latex.sh b/helpers/install_latex.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d58d405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/install_latex.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+TEXMF=texmf/tex/latex
+  
+if [[ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]]; then
+    MYTEXMF="$HOME/Library/$TEXMF"
+elif [[ $(uname -s) = Linux ]]; then
+    MYTEXMF="$HOME/$TEXMF"
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$MYTEXMF"
+
+if [[ ! -d "$MYTEXMF/latex-homework" ]]; then
+    git clone https://src.jefflance.me/jeff/latex-homework.git "$MYTEXMF/latex-homework"
+else
+    git -C "$MYTEXMF/latex-homework" pull
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "$MYTEXMF/latex-beamer-themes" ]]; then
+    git clone https://src.jefflance.me/jeff/latex-beamer-themes.git "$MYTEXMF/latex-beamer-themes"
+else
+    git -C "$MYTEXMF/latex-beamer-themes" pull
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "$MYTEXMF/emerald" ]]; then
+    git clone https://src.jefflance.me/jeff/emerald.git "$MYTEXMF/emerald"
+else
+    git -C "$MYTEXMF/emerald" pull
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "$HOME/.asy" ]]; then
+    git clone https://src.jefflance.me/jeff/asymptote-config.git "$HOME/.asy"
+else
+    git -C "$HOME/.asy" pull
+fi
+
+texhash "$MYTEXMF"
+
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/meta/configs/latex.yaml b/meta/configs/latex.yaml
index 8c81004..fcaf082 100644
--- a/meta/configs/latex.yaml
+++ b/meta/configs/latex.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
     ~/.latexmkrc: confs/latexmkrc
 
 - shell:
-  - command: 'MYTEXMF=texmf/tex/latex ; [[ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]] && mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/$MYTEXMF" || [[ $(uname -s) = Linux ]] && mkdir -p "$HOME/$MYTEXMF"'
+  - command: '/bin/bash -c helpers/install_latex.sh'
     description: Create latex personal directory
+    stderr: true
+    stdout: true