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==Other items==
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===General===
===General===
* In order to use Apptainer you must have a container <b>image</b>, e.g., a <code>.sif</code> file or a "sandbox" directory created previously. If you don't already have an image or a sandbox, see the section on <b>[[#Building_an_Apptainer_container/image|building an image]]</b> below.
* In order to use Apptainer you must have a container <b>image</b>, e.g., a <code>.sif</code> file or a "sandbox" directory created previously. If you don't already have an image or a sandbox, see the section on <b>[[Apptainer#Building_an_Apptainer_image|building an image]]</b> below.
* While Apptainer is installed and available for use, using Apptainer will require you to install and/or build all software you will need to make use of in your container. In many instances, <b>[[Available_software|we already have such software installed on our clusters]]</b> so there is often no need to create a container with the same installed in it.
* While Apptainer is installed and available for use, using Apptainer will require you to install and/or build all software you will need to make use of in your container. In many instances, <b>[[Available_software|we already have such software installed on our clusters]]</b> so there is often no need to create a container with the same installed in it.


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