diff --git a/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yml
index f0d08d1ab..e8d467e7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yml
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ jobs:
       uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v2
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-       sudo apt-get install -y mesa-common-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libgmp-dev libcgal-dev libboost-all-dev
-       #needed by qt 5.15 on linux
-       sudo apt-get install libxcb-icccm4-dev libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libxcb-render-util0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
+        bash scripts/${{ runner.os }}/0_setup_env_ubuntu.sh --dont_install_qt --dowload_cgal_and_boost_src
+        #needed by qt 5.15 on linux
+        sudo apt-get install libxcb-icccm4-dev libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libxcb-render-util0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev
     - name: Setup env variables
       id: envs
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linux.yml b/.github/workflows/Linux.yml
index 54cb2e678..550c9ba3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Linux.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ jobs:
       uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v2
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-       sudo apt-get install -y mesa-common-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libgmp-dev libcgal-dev libboost-all-dev
-       #needed by qt 5.15 on linux
-       sudo apt-get install libxcb-icccm4-dev libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libxcb-render-util0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
+        bash scripts/${{ runner.os }}/0_setup_env_ubuntu.sh --dont_install_qt --dowload_cgal_and_boost_src
+        #needed by qt 5.15 on linux
+        sudo apt-get install libxcb-icccm4-dev libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libxcb-render-util0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev
     - name: Setup env variables
       id: envs
       shell: bash
diff --git a/scripts/Linux/0_setup_env_ubuntu.sh b/scripts/Linux/0_setup_env_ubuntu.sh
index 5a607928f..697ad3c67 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/0_setup_env_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/0_setup_env_ubuntu.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,60 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# this is a script shell sets up an ubuntu (16.04, 18.04, 20.04) environment where
+# this is a script shell sets up an ubuntu (18.04, 20.04 and 22.04) environment where
 # MeshLab can be compiled.
 #
 # Run this script if you never installed any of the MeshLab dependencies.
 
+DONT_INSTALL_QT=false
+DOWNLOAD_CGAL_BOOST_SRC=false
+
+#checking for parameters
+for i in "$@"
+do
+case $i in
+    --dont_install_qt)
+        DONT_INSTALL_QT=true
+        shift # past argument=value
+        ;;
+    --dowload_cgal_and_boost_src)
+        DOWNLOAD_CGAL_BOOST_SRC=true
+        shift # past argument=value
+        ;;
+    *)
+        # unknown option
+        ;;
+esac
+done
+
 sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install -y qt5-default qttools5-dev-tools qtdeclarative5-dev
+echo "=== installing mesa packages..."
 sudo apt-get install -y mesa-common-dev libglu1-mesa-dev
-sudo apt-get install -y libgmp-dev libcgal-dev libboost-all-dev patchelf cmake
+
+if [ "$DONT_INSTALL_QT" = false ] ; then
+    echo "=== installing qt packages..."
+    sudo apt-get install -y qt5-default qttools5-dev-tools qtdeclarative5-dev
+else
+    echo "=== jumping installation of qt packages..."
+fi
+
+echo "=== installing gmp, patchelf and cmake..."
+sudo apt-get install -y libgmp-dev patchelf cmake
+
+if [ "$DOWNLOAD_CGAL_BOOST_SRC" = false ] ; then
+    echo "=== installing cgal and boost..."
+    sudo apt-get install -y libcgal-dev libboost-all-dev
+else
+    echo "=== downloading cgal and boost sources..."
+    #default paths wrt the script folder
+    SCRIPTS_PATH="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+    EXTERNAL_PATH=$SCRIPTS_PATH/../../src/external
+
+    cd $EXTERNAL_PATH
+
+    wget https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.75.0/source/boost_1_75_0.zip
+    unzip boost_1_75_0.zip
+    rm boost_1_75_0.zip
+
+    wget https://github.com/CGAL/cgal/releases/download/v5.2.1/CGAL-5.2.1.zip
+    unzip CGAL-5.2.1.zip
+    rm CGAL-5.2.1.zip
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/Linux/2_deploy_and_appimage.sh b/scripts/Linux/2_deploy_and_appimage.sh
index 5c96c7ff8..de588e4d4 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/2_deploy_and_appimage.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/2_deploy_and_appimage.sh
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ chmod +x $INSTALL_PATH/usr/bin/meshlab
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$INSTALL_PATH/usr/lib/meshlab
 $SCRIPTS_PATH/resources/linuxdeploy --appdir=$INSTALL_PATH \
   --plugin qt --output appimage \
-  --library=$INSTALL_PATH/usr/lib/meshlab/plugins/libio_e57.so \
-  --library=$INSTALL_PATH/usr/lib/meshlab/plugins/libfilter_mesh_booleans.so
+  --library=$INSTALL_PATH/usr/lib/meshlab/plugins/libio_e57.so
 
 #get version
 IFS=' ' #space delimiter