How to install a new latex style file in the local directory (ubuntu)

mkdir texmf
mkdir texmf/tex
mkdir texmf/tex/latex

scp algorithms.zip texmf/tex/latex/

cd texmf/tex/latex/
unzip algorithms.zip

Archive:  algorithms.zip
   creating: algorithms/
  inflating: algorithms/COPYING      
  inflating: algorithms/README       
  inflating: algorithms/THANKS       
  inflating: algorithms/algorithm.sty  
  inflating: algorithms/algorithmic.sty  
  inflating: algorithms/algorithms.pdf  
  inflating: algorithms/algorithms.tex  

sudo texhash
[sudo] password for -----:
texhash: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXMFMAIN...
texhash: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXLIVE...
texhash: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R...
texhash: Done.