diff --git a/binder/apt.txt b/binder/apt.txt
index 8450e7f3fad..1d69c7f9b73 100644
--- a/binder/apt.txt
+++ b/binder/apt.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ qutebrowser
 htop
 nano
 libgles2
+tigervnc-standalone-server
+tigervnc-xorg-extension
diff --git a/binder/environment.yml b/binder/environment.yml
index 88b34cd15c1..57edd75508c 100644
--- a/binder/environment.yml
+++ b/binder/environment.yml
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ dependencies:
 # Required for desktop view on mybinder.org
 - websockify
 - pip:
-  - jupyter-desktop-server
+  - jupyter-remote-desktop-proxy