diff --git a/install/linux/linux_appimage.sh b/install/linux/linux_appimage.sh
index cd4ea987f..999fb07db 100755
--- a/install/linux/linux_appimage.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_appimage.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # You can give as argument the DISTRIB_PATH.
 
-cd "${0%/*}" #move to script directory
+#cd "${0%/*}" #move to script directory
 
 #checking for parameters
 if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ cp $INSTALL_PATH/resources/default.desktop .
 #cp $SOURCE_PATH/../LICENSE.txt $DISTRIB_PATH
 #cp $SOURCE_PATH/../docs/readme.txt $DISTRIB_PATH
 
+mkdir -p usr/bin
+mkdir -p usr/lib/meshlab
+mkdir -p usr/share/applications
+mkdir -p usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/
+
+mv default.desktop usr/share/applications/meshlab.desktop
+mv meshlab.png usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/meshlab.png
+mv meshlab usr/bin
+mv meshlabserver usr/bin
+mv lib/libcommon* usr/lib/
+mv plugins/ usr/lib/meshlab/
+mv shaders/ usr/lib/meshlab/
+mv textures/ usr/lib/meshlab/
+
 rm -r lib/macx64/
 rm -r lib/win32-msvc/
 rm -r lib/win32-msvc2008/
@@ -49,10 +63,9 @@ rm -r plugins/U3D_W32/
 rm -r plugins/plugins.txt
 rm -r README.md
 
-mkdir -p usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/
-mv meshlab.png usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/meshlab.png
 
-$INSTALL_PATH/resources/linuxdeployqt meshlab -appimage -executable=meshlabserver
+
+$INSTALL_PATH/resources/linuxdeployqt usr/share/applications/meshlab.desktop -bundle-non-qt-libs -appimage
 mv *.AppImage MeshLab$(date +%Y.%m)-linux.AppImage
 
 #at this point, distrib folder contains all the files necessary to execute meshlab
diff --git a/install/linux/resources/default.desktop b/install/linux/resources/default.desktop
index 25bb52dd4..b8ce899e9 100755
--- a/install/linux/resources/default.desktop
+++ b/install/linux/resources/default.desktop
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Name[en_GB]=MeshLab
 GenericName=Mesh processing
 GenericName[en_GB]=Mesh processing
 Comment=View and process meshes
-Exec=AppRun %F
+Exec=usr/bin/meshlab
 Icon=meshlab
 Terminal=false
 MimeType=model/mesh;application/x-3ds;image/x-3ds;model/x-ply;application/sla;model/x-quad-object;model/x-geomview-off;application/x-cyclone-ptx;application/x-vmi;application/x-bre;model/vnd.collada+xml;model/openctm;application/x-expe-binary;application/x-expe-ascii;application/x-xyz;application/x-gts;chemical/x-pdb;application/x-tri;application/x-asc;model/x3d+xml;model/x3d+vrml;model/vrml;model/u3d;model/idtf;