diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e396cd3..b9302a9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
-FROM ros:kinetic-ros-base
+FROM ros:melodic-ros-base
 
 # install ros tutorials packages
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    ros-kinetic-ros-tutorials \
-    ros-kinetic-common-tutorials \
+    ros-melodic-ros-tutorials \
+    ros-melodic-common-tutorials \
     python-pip \
-    xvfb=2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7 \
-	x11-apps=7.7+5+nmu1ubuntu1 \
-	netpbm=2:10.0-15.3\
+    xvfb=2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.8 \
+	x11-apps=7.7+6ubuntu1 \
+	netpbm=2:10.0-15.3build1\
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/
 
 # npm is needed by Jupyter ROS
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y npm wget
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    libssl1.0-dev \
+    node-gyp\
+    nodejs-dev \
+    npm \
+    wget
 RUN npm install -g n
 RUN n stable
 
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip==18.0
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 
 # RUN pip install \
 #  notebook==5.6.0 \
@@ -24,7 +29,12 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade pip==18.0
 #  matplotlib==2.2.2 \
 #  jupyterlab==0.33.4
 
-RUN pip install notebook ipywidgets ipykernel matplotlib jupyterlab
+RUN pip install \
+  notebook \
+  ipywidgets \
+  ipykernel \
+  matplotlib \
+  jupyterlab
 # Enable extensions in Jupyter Notebooks
 RUN jupyter nbextension enable --py widgetsnbextension
 
@@ -60,4 +70,4 @@ RUN chown -R ${NB_UID} ${HOME}
 USER ${NB_USER}
 WORKDIR ${HOME}
 
-CMD ["jupyter", "lab", "--no-browser", "--ip", "0.0.0.0","--allow-root"]
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+CMD ["jupyter", "lab", "--no-browser", "--ip", "0.0.0.0","--allow-root"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.init b/Dockerfile.init
index 6660b7f..b801438 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.init
+++ b/Dockerfile.init
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     ros-kinetic-ros-tutorials \
     ros-kinetic-common-tutorials \
     python-pip \
-    xvfb=2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7 \
+    xvfb=2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.11 \
 	x11-apps=7.7+5+nmu1ubuntu1 \
 	netpbm=2:10.0-15.3\
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/
diff --git a/Dockerfile.prev b/Dockerfile.prev
index 26c81f6..bffeacb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.prev
+++ b/Dockerfile.prev
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     ros-kinetic-ros-tutorials \
     ros-kinetic-common-tutorials \
     python-pip \
-    xvfb=2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7 \
+    xvfb=2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.11 \
 	x11-apps=7.7+5+nmu1ubuntu1 \
 	netpbm=2:10.0-15.3\
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b941e5..0e87bd3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Once you go to the home page of your jupyter notebook, you can see that a new ta
 # ROS-Tutorials
 ## ROS Tutorial Jupyter Notebooks
 
-Find updated Binder instance in HERE --> [Click me ![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/therobotacademy/ROS-Tutorials/master)
-- corresponding to repository [Source repo](https://github.com/therobotacademy/ROS-Tutorials)
+Find updated Binder instance in HERE --> [Click me ![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/eborghi10/ROS-Tutorials/melodic-devel)
+- corresponding to repository [Source repo](https://github.com/eborghi10/ROS-Tutorials)
 
 This is the Binder instance of the ORIGINAL repo ____  [![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/RobInLabUJI/ROS-Tutorials/master?urlpath=lab)
 - corresponding to repository [Source repo](https://github.com/RobInLabUJI/ROS-Tutorials)
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ $ docker run --rm -it --name jupyteros -p 8888:8888 jupyterlab-ros-tutorials:lat
 
 # TRY THIS DOCKERIZED INSTALLATION
 
-https://github.com/frankzickert/jupyterlab-configuration
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+https://github.com/frankzickert/jupyterlab-configuration