diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1a8913002..2c01706c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 *.AppImage
 .DS_Store
 distrib*
+src/install/*
 install/macos/resources/meshlab_dmg_final.json
 install/windows/resources/meshlab_final.nsi
 install/windows/resources/MeshLab*.exe
diff --git a/install/linux/linux_build.sh b/install/linux/linux_build.sh
index cba22ef46..5b0c4585f 100644
--- a/install/linux/linux_build.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_build.sh
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ then
     mkdir -p $INSTALL_PATH
 fi
 
-BUILD_PATH=$(realpath $BUILD_PATH)
-INSTALL_PATH=$(realpath $INSTALL_PATH)
-
 #move to script directory
 cd "$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"; 
 
+BUILD_PATH=$(realpath $BUILD_PATH)
+INSTALL_PATH=$(realpath $INSTALL_PATH)
+
 #source path wrt script path
 SOURCE_PATH=$PWD/../../src