diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
index 22ece18e9463c0835a475631069e77cc4ee2d93b..816513707f7820d78f3cb2c6235b2b96d58c7a95 100644
--- a/.gitpod.Dockerfile
+++ b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 FROM gitpod/workspace-full-vnc
 
+USER root
+
+RUN sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y matchbox && sudo apt-get clean && sudo rm -rf /var/cache/apt/* && sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && sudo rm -rf /tmp/*
+
 USER gitpod
 
 RUN bash -c ". /home/gitpod/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh \