diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
index 22ece18e9463c0835a475631069e77cc4ee2d93b..a88597f00087b9c3f80831b3a2b1efddc808b612 100644
--- a/.gitpod.Dockerfile
+++ b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 FROM gitpod/workspace-full-vnc
 
+USER root
+
+RUN  apt-get update && apt-get install -y matchbox && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/cache/apt/* && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && rm -rf /tmp/*
+
 USER gitpod
 
 RUN bash -c ". /home/gitpod/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh \