Use a docker image with more linux configuration

FROM circleci/node:lts-jessie
RUN sudo apt-get update
RUN sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install TAP::Parser'
RUN sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install XML::Generator'
RUN sudo apt-get -y install lsb-release unzip software-properties-common
RUN lsb_release -a
RUN sudo apt-get -y install build-essential clang execstack fakeroot g++-4.8 git libgnome-keyring-dev libsecret-1-dev xvfb rpm libxext-dev libxtst-dev libxkbfile-dev
ENV DISPLAY=:99
ENV CC=gcc-4.8
ENV CXX=g++-4.8

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: 2
 jobs:
   test:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/node:lts
+      - image: bengotow/mailspring-build:march2019
     steps:
       - checkout
       - restore_cache: