diff --git a/src/lino/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/src/lino/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index aa1c912..91e0531 100644
--- a/src/lino/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/lino/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
-FROM  cgifr/lino-toolbox:${templateOption:imageVariant}
+FROM  cgifr/lino-toolbox:${templateOption:imageVariant}-debian
+ARG USERNAME=lino
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
+
+
+USER "root"
+
+# Create the user lino
+RUN groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME \
+    && useradd --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME \
+    # add sudo for user
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y sudo \
+    && echo $USERNAME ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
+    && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME
+
+USER $USERNAME
 
 CMD [ "sleep", "infinity" ]
 
diff --git a/src/lino/devcontainer-template.json b/src/lino/devcontainer-template.json
index 7551f8a..ed85cbb 100644
--- a/src/lino/devcontainer-template.json
+++ b/src/lino/devcontainer-template.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             "type": "string",
             "description": "version of the lino's toolbox image",
             "proposals": [
-                "v1.3.0 # (lino:V2.4.0, pimo:v1.19.0)"
+                "v1.3.0"
             ],
             "default": "v1.3.0"
         }
diff --git a/test/lino/test.sh b/test/lino/test.sh
index a514ff4..4ebfc38 100644
--- a/test/lino/test.sh
+++ b/test/lino/test.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ cd $(dirname "$0")
 source test-utils.sh
 
 # Template specific tests
-check "distro" lsb_release -c
-check "lino" [ $(lino --version) ]
-check "pimo" [ $(pimo --version) ]
-check "sigo" [ $(sigo --version) ]
+check "jq" jq --version
+check "lino" lino --version
+check "pimo" pimo --version
+check "sigo" sigo --version
+check "mimo" mimo --version
+check "dsq" dsq --version
 
 # Report result
 reportResults