diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linux.yml b/.github/workflows/Linux.yml
index 99400befd..3f225286f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Linux.yml
@@ -42,15 +42,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build MeshLab AppImage
       run : |
         sh scripts/${{ runner.os }}/3_appimage.sh --${{ matrix.precision }}
-    - name: Build deb package
-      uses: jiro4989/build-deb-action@v2
-      with:
-        package: MeshLab
-        package_root: src/install
-        maintainer: cnr-isti-vclab
-        version: ${{steps.envs.outputs.version}} # refs/tags/v*.*.*
-        arch: 'amd64'
-        desc: 'MeshLab ${{steps.envs.outputs.version}} deb package.'
+    #todo: try deb when ubuntu16.04 won't be required anymore by linuxdeployqt...
+    #- name: Build deb package
+    #  uses: jiro4989/build-deb-action@v2
+    #  with:
+    #    package: MeshLab
+    #    package_root: src/install
+    #    maintainer: cnr-isti-vclab
+    #    version: ${{steps.envs.outputs.version}} # refs/tags/v*.*.*
+    #    arch: 'amd64'
+    #    desc: 'MeshLab ${{steps.envs.outputs.version}} deb package.'
     - name: Upload MeshLab Portable
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
       with:
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: meshlab_linux_appimage${{steps.envs.outputs.artifact_suffix}}
         path: src/MeshLab${{steps.envs.outputs.version}}-linux.AppImage
-    - name: Upload MeshLab deb
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: meshlab_linux_deb${{steps.envs.outputs.artifact_suffix}}
-        path: MeshLab_${{steps.envs.outputs.version}}_amd64.deb
+    #- name: Upload MeshLab deb
+    #  uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+    #  with:
+    #    name: meshlab_linux_deb${{steps.envs.outputs.artifact_suffix}}
+    #    path: MeshLab_${{steps.envs.outputs.version}}_amd64.deb