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diff --git a/NodeUpdate.py b/NodeUpdate.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 704f544..6264b0b
--- a/NodeUpdate.py
+++ b/NodeUpdate.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ DELETE_RPM_LIST_FILE= '/etc/planetlab/delete-rpm-list'
 # so, we force the update of crucial pkgs independently, as 
 # the whole group is sometimes too much to swallow 
 # this one is builtin
-CRUCIAL_PACKAGES_BUILTIN=[ 'NodeUpdate' , 'NodeManager' ]
+CRUCIAL_PACKAGES_BUILTIN=[ 'NodeUpdate' , 'nodemanager' ]
 # and operations can also try to push a list through a conf_file
 # should use the second one for consistency, try the first one as well for legacy
 CRUCIAL_PACKAGES_OPTIONAL_PATH1='/etc/planetlab/NodeUpdate.packages'
@@ -176,8 +176,14 @@ class NodeUpdate:
             try: crucial_packages += file(CRUCIAL_PACKAGES_OPTIONAL_PATH2).read().split()
             except: pass
             for package in crucial_packages:
-                Message( "\nUpdating crucial package %s" % package)
-                os.system( "%s %s -y update %s" %(YUM_PATH, yum_options, package))
+                # if package is not yet installed, like e.g. slice images, 
+                # need to yum install, not yum update
+                if os.system("rpm -q %s > /dev/null"%package)==0:
+                    Message( "\nUpdating crucial package %s" % package)
+                    os.system( "%s %s -y update %s" %(YUM_PATH, yum_options, package))
+                else:
+                    Message( "\Installing crucial package %s" % package)
+                    os.system( "%s %s -y install %s" %(YUM_PATH, yum_options, package))
         except:
             pass