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Sudo access is reserved explicitly for Research Computing admins. If a software installation attempts to install to a local directory and fails, the answer is not to request more permission to be able to install to a local directory. Instead but instead redirect the installation to a shared storage space, like your HOME directory or group shared storage.

In many cases, tutorials may advise installing packages through a package manager, e.g., dnf or apt ; this is not a practical method in Supercomputer environments (it is practical for workstations, only). The module avail system provides similar functionality making these binaries and libraries available by module load XXXX. In this way you can invoke and compile/use libraries as if they were installed with those package manager.

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If you did have sudo access, you would be able to install software to the default location /usr/local/…. However, when you disconnect and reconnect to the supercomputer, you can not reasonably expect to be on the exact same node, which means your build is inaccessible to your job. /home/[asurite]/ on the other hand is available on every node.

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Please check this dedicated page for more information Apptainer usage .

Additional Help

If you require further assistance on this topic, please don't hesitate to contact the Research Computing Team. To create a support ticket, kindly send an email to rtshelp@asu.edu. For quick inquiries, you're welcome to reach out via our #rc-support Slack Channel or attend our office hours for live assistance

We also offer a series of workshops. More information here: Educational Opportunities and Workshops

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