diff --git a/charms/slurmctld/src/slurmctld_ops.py b/charms/slurmctld/src/slurmctld_ops.py
index 0a898d7..273159f 100644
--- a/charms/slurmctld/src/slurmctld_ops.py
+++ b/charms/slurmctld/src/slurmctld_ops.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._slurmctld_package = CharmedHPCPackageLifecycleManager("slurmctld")
 
     def install(self) -> bool:
-        """Install slurmctld and munge to the system."""
+        """Install slurmctld, munge, and common packages to the system."""
         if self._slurmctld_package.install() is not True:
             return False
         systemd.service_stop("slurmctld")
diff --git a/charms/slurmd/src/slurmd_ops.py b/charms/slurmd/src/slurmd_ops.py
index 83aa158..3f1afc5 100644
--- a/charms/slurmd/src/slurmd_ops.py
+++ b/charms/slurmd/src/slurmd_ops.py
@@ -111,6 +111,25 @@ def version(self) -> str:
         return slurm_package_vers
 
 
+class CommonPackagesLifecycleManager:
+    """Facilitate common package lifecycles."""
+
+    def install(self) -> bool:
+        """Install package using lib apt."""
+        package_installed = False
+
+        try:
+            apt.update()
+            apt.add_package(["libpmix-dev", "openmpi-bin"])
+            package_installed = True
+        except apt.PackageNotFoundError:
+            logger.error("Package not found in package cache or on system.")
+        except apt.PackageError as e:
+            logger.error(f"Could not install package. Reason: {e.message}")
+
+        return package_installed
+
+
 class SlurmdManager:
     """SlurmdManager."""
 
@@ -118,9 +137,14 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._munge_package = CharmedHPCPackageLifecycleManager("munge")
         self._slurmd_package = CharmedHPCPackageLifecycleManager("slurmd")
         self._slurm_client_package = CharmedHPCPackageLifecycleManager("slurm-client")
+        self._common_packages = CommonPackagesLifecycleManager()
 
     def install(self) -> bool:
-        """Install slurmd, slurm-client and munge packages to the system."""
+        """Install slurmd, slurm-client, munge, and common packages to the system."""
+        if self._common_packages.install() is not True:
+            logger.debug("Cannot install common packages.")
+            return False
+
         if self._slurmd_package.install() is not True:
             logger.debug("Cannot install 'slurmd' package.")
             return False