diff --git a/src/desktop-lite/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/desktop-lite/devcontainer-feature.json
index d33529873..ae10c9977 100644
--- a/src/desktop-lite/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/desktop-lite/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "id": "desktop-lite",
-    "version": "1.2.7",
+    "version": "1.2.8",
     "name": "Light-weight Desktop",
     "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/desktop-lite",
     "description": "Adds a lightweight Fluxbox based desktop to the container that can be accessed using a VNC viewer or the web. GUI-based commands executed from the built-in VS code terminal will open on the desktop automatically.",
diff --git a/src/desktop-lite/install.sh b/src/desktop-lite/install.sh
index bb659e784..4575cc4f9 100755
--- a/src/desktop-lite/install.sh
+++ b/src/desktop-lite/install.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ package_list="
     fbautostart \
     at-spi2-core \
     xterm \
-    eterm \
     nautilus\
     mousepad \
     seahorse \
@@ -200,13 +199,13 @@ fi
 # Install X11, fluxbox and VS Code dependencies
 check_packages ${package_list}
 
-# if Ubuntu-24.04, noble(numbat) found, then will install libasound2-dev instead of libasound2.
+# if Ubuntu-24.04, noble(numbat) / Debian-13, trixie found, then will install libasound2-dev instead of libasound2.
 # this change is temporary, https://packages.ubuntu.com/noble/libasound2 will switch to libasound2 once it is available for Ubuntu-24.04, noble(numbat)
 . /etc/os-release
-if [ "${ID}" = "ubuntu" ] && [ "${VERSION_CODENAME}" = "noble" ]; then
-    echo "Ubuntu 24.04, Noble(Numbat) detected. Installing libasound2-dev package..."
+if { [ "${ID}" = "ubuntu" ] && [ "${VERSION_CODENAME}" = "noble" ]; } || { [ "${ID}" = "debian" ] && [ "${VERSION_CODENAME}" = "trixie" ]; }; then
+    echo "Detected Noble (Ubuntu 24.04) or Trixie (Debian). Installing libasound2-dev package..."
     check_packages "libasound2-dev"
-else 
+else
     check_packages "libasound2"
 fi
 
diff --git a/test/desktop-lite/scenarios.json b/test/desktop-lite/scenarios.json
index 548fada6d..4ee429dd5 100644
--- a/test/desktop-lite/scenarios.json
+++ b/test/desktop-lite/scenarios.json
@@ -39,5 +39,11 @@
             5901,
             6080
         ]
+    },
+    "test_xtigervnc_novnc_started_trixie": {
+        "image": "debian:trixie",
+        "features": {
+            "desktop-lite": {}
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/test/desktop-lite/test.sh b/test/desktop-lite/test.sh
index 5d11dd424..32eab53c4 100755
--- a/test/desktop-lite/test.sh
+++ b/test/desktop-lite/test.sh
@@ -29,12 +29,8 @@ check "log-exists" bash -c "ls /tmp/container-init.log"
 check "fluxbox-exists" bash -c "ls -la ~/.fluxbox"
 
 . /etc/os-release
-if [ "${ID}" = "ubuntu" ]; then
-    if [ "${VERSION_CODENAME}" = "noble" ]; then
-        checkOSPackage "if libasound2-dev exists !" "libasound2-dev"
-    else 
-        checkOSPackage "if libasound2 exists !" "libasound2"
-    fi
+if [ "${VERSION_CODENAME}" = "noble" ] || [ "${VERSION_CODENAME}" = "trixie" ]; then
+    checkOSPackage "if libasound2-dev exists !" "libasound2-dev"
 else 
     checkOSPackage "if libasound2 exists !" "libasound2"
 fi
diff --git a/test/desktop-lite/test_xtigervnc_novnc_started_trixie.sh b/test/desktop-lite/test_xtigervnc_novnc_started_trixie.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..671032229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/desktop-lite/test_xtigervnc_novnc_started_trixie.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Check if xtigervnc & noVnc processes are running after successful installation and initialization
+check_process_running() {
+    port=$1
+    # Get process id of process running on specific port
+    PID=$(lsof -i :$port | awk 'NR==2 {print $2}')
+    if [ -n "$PID" ]; then
+        CMD=$(ps -p $PID -o cmd --no-headers)
+        GREEN='\033[0;32m'; NC='\033[0m'; RED='\033[0;31m'; YELLOW='\033[0;33m';
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Command running on port $port: ${YELLOW}$CMD${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}No process found listening on port $port.${NC}"
+    fi
+}
+
+check "Whether xtigervnc is Running" check_process_running 5901
+sleep 1
+check "Whether no_vnc is Running" check_process_running 6080
+
+check "desktop-init-exists" bash -c "ls /usr/local/share/desktop-init.sh"
+check "log-exists" bash -c "ls /tmp/container-init.log"
+check "log file contents" bash -c "cat /tmp/container-init.log"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
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