Re: Dynamically add packages on the server

Thank you for a kind reply. I understand how to add packages to /home/user directory. But it needs repackaging.
By the way, I also tried on the original debian-live system to add
lh_config --chroot-filesystem plain
then it uses plain nfs instead of squashfs. Then I could chroot and add packages by aptitude on the frontend(=server). The compute node could see those packages added on the frontend without rebooting.
I have not tried this to PelicanHPC. Is it hard or out-of-scope to suppose such kind of operation to the clusters? This approach doesn't need repackaging, but sometimes files are hiddend under ramfs(cow). When you confront problems, then reboot. I haven't experienced any operations, but will try.