diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 38adc2a..8e1e4e3
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # acknowledge the contributions of their colleagues of the SONATA
 # partner consortium (www.sonata-nfv.eu).
 
-FROM ubuntu:xenial
+FROM ubuntu:bionic
 
 ENV SON_EMU_IN_DOCKER 1
 ENV PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=100
@@ -35,41 +35,47 @@
     && apt-get install -y  git \
     net-tools \
     aptitude \
+    apt-utils \
     build-essential \
-    python-setuptools \
-    python-dev \
-    python-pip \
+    libevent-dev \
     software-properties-common \
     ansible \
     curl \
     iptables \
     iputils-ping \
     sudo \
-    vim
+    wget \
+    python \
+    python-pip \
+    python3 \
+    python3-dev \
+    python3-venv \
+    python3-pip
 
 # install containernet (using its Ansible playbook)
-#RUN git clone https://github.com/containernet/containernet.git && \
-#    (cd containernet && git checkout 6fcee82e192c8c0e6447650d6f512842185529ee)
 RUN git clone https://github.com/containernet/containernet.git
+
 WORKDIR /containernet/ansible
 RUN ansible-playbook -i "localhost," -c local --skip-tags "notindocker" install.yml
 
 # install emulator (using its Ansible playbook)
-COPY . /son-emu
-WORKDIR /son-emu/ansible
+COPY . /vim-emu
+WORKDIR /vim-emu/ansible
 RUN ansible-playbook -i "localhost," -c local --skip-tags "notindocker" install.yml
-WORKDIR /son-emu
-RUN python setup.py develop
+WORKDIR /vim-emu
+RUN python3 setup.py develop
 
 # Hotfix: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4770
-RUN pip2 install "more-itertools<=5.0.0"
+RUN pip3 install "more-itertools<=5.0.0"
 
 # Hotfix: Do not use latest tinyrpc lib, since it breaks Ryu
-RUN pip2 install "tinyrpc==1.0.3"
+RUN pip3 install "tinyrpc==1.0.3"
+
+RUN pip3 install wheel --upgrade
 
 # Important: This entrypoint is required to start the OVS service
-ENTRYPOINT ["/son-emu/utils/docker/entrypoint.sh"]
-CMD ["python", "examples/default_single_dc_topology.py"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/vim-emu/utils/docker/entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["python3", "examples/default_single_dc_topology.py"]
 
 # open ports for emulator APIs
 # SONATA GK