Successfully automated the apt-get commands by attaching a Sagemaker “Lifecycle Configuration” start-up script to my scheduled Notebook Jobs:
#!/bin/bash
set -eux
# https://superuser.com/questions/1496529/sudo-apt-get-update-couldnt-create-temporary-file
chmod 1777 /tmp
apt-get update
apt-get install -y libopenblas-dev
apt-get install -y graphviz
I work at Amazon and maintain my own pymc-based project in Sagemaker Studio. So, anyone else please feel free to reach out if you need help using Sagemaker with pymc!