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STOP HERE. HAL uses the specialized IBM POWER9 architecture, which means it sacrifices compatibility with traditional x86_64 software. Many things need to be re-compiled for it and this is usually a very tedious process. We have common Machine Learning frameworks already installed and ready to use, refer to Getting started with WMLCE (former PowerAI) for more details. If you need a newer version than we are currently providing, we will usually wait until the next version of WMLCE is released. We can help you compile a newer version if there is a very specific need for it. In that case, contact us via Slack or send a ticket to help+isl@ncsa.illinois.edu and someone will respond to your request.

I'm a new user and I am trying to access the HAL OnDemand with the link on the Wiki but am getting a "home directory not found" error!

You need to access HAL system via "ssh hal.ncsa.illinois.edu" first to initialize your home folder. After your home folder created, you can access HAL-OnDemand without any problem.