# NousResearch/hermes-agent · libatomic dependency fix for Node on AlmaLinux

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where Hermes or Node fails on AlmaLinux due to libatomic.so.1 not being available at the point when the official Node binary is evaluated. The fixes adjust package manager logic to ensure libatomic is installed before that check occurs.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #132664. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #132664 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-132664`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #124926: \[Bug\]: hermes update fails on AlmaLinux when official Node cannot load libatomic.so.1

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#132664: Linux install no longer dies on hosts without libatomic (#124926, salvage #124961)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/update_completion.py`, `pm/client.py`, `pm/install.py`, `pm/libatomic.py`, `pm/package.py`, `pm/packages.py`, `scripts/install.sh`, `tests/fixtures/resolution_allowlist.json`, `tests/pm/test_node_libatomic_install_boundary.py`, `website/docs/getting-started/installation.md`
- **#124929: fix(pm): install libatomic before rejecting official Node**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#124926`, `#124961`, `#132664`
- **#124961: fix(pm): repair Node libatomic at install boundary**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `d9e91374d5`, `#132664`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #132664 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-04`.