diff --git a/client/tasks/desktop.yml b/client/tasks/desktop.yml
index bc63bc32a03820822bf938b6a0327bf0b0509f79..aed31dba8cb456e07bab7a499075e57c339869f4 100644
--- a/client/tasks/desktop.yml
+++ b/client/tasks/desktop.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@
     - octave
     - libroot-bindings-python5.34
     - mysql-client
+    - libx11-dev
+    - libxinerama-dev
+    - libxext-dev
+    - libxft-dev
+    - cmake
+
   tags:
     - packages
     - development
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@
   with_items:
     - vlc
     - smplayer
+    - mplayer
     - pulseaudio-utils
     - alsa-utils
     - arandr