diff --git a/install/linux/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/install/linux/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index a0bcea1d1..32211463f 100644
--- a/install/linux/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/install/linux/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Known to build in Ubuntu 17.04
+# Known to build in Ubuntu 18.04
 name: meshlab
-version: '2017.03-1'
+version: '2020.04'
 summary: MeshLab
 description: |
   The open source system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ confinement: strict
 apps:
   meshlab:
     command: desktop-launch meshlab
-    plugs: [home, x11, mir, opengl, unity7]
+    plugs: [home, x11, mir, opengl]
   meshlabserver:
     command: desktop-launch meshlabserver
     plugs: [home, x11, opengl]
@@ -24,44 +24,30 @@ apps:
 
 parts:
   meshlab:
-    after: [desktop-qt5,vcglib]
+    after: [desktop-qt5]
     plugin: qmake
     qt-version: qt5
     source: https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/meshlab.git
-#    source-tag: v2017.03
     build-packages:
-      - libqt5opengl5-dev
-      - libqt5xmlpatterns5-dev
       - qt5-default
+      - qttools5-dev-tools
       - qtscript5-dev
-    prepare: |
-      ln -sf ../vcglib/install ../vcglib 
-      sed -i '/filter_csg/d' src/meshlab_full.pro
-      sed -i -e '2ilinux:QMAKE_LFLAGS += -fopenmp -lgomp\' src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/filter_screened_poisson.pro
-      sed -i 's|PR_XXXXXX|/tmp/PR_XXXXXX|' src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/Src/Geometry.cpp
+      - libqt5xmlpatterns5-dev
+      - mesa-common-dev
+      - libglu1-mesa-dev
+      - lib3ds-dev
+      - libglew-dev
+      - libeigen3-dev 
+      - libopenctm-dev 
+      - libgmp-dev 
+      - libqhull-dev
     build: |
-      cd src/external
-      qmake external.pro
-      make -j4
-      cd ..
-      qmake meshlab_full.pro
+      qmake src/meshlab.pro "CONFIG+= system_eigen3 system_glew system_bzip2 system_openctm system_lib3ds"
       make -j4
     install: |
-      cp src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/filter_screened_poisson.xml \
-          src/meshlabplugins/filter_mutualinfoxml/filter_mutualinfo.xml \
-          src/meshlabplugins/filter_measure/filter_measure.xml \
-          src/distrib/plugins/
-      cd src/distrib
+      cd distrib
       mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin
       cp -a meshlab* plugins shaders textures $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin
       mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/lib
       cp -a lib* $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/lib
-  vcglib:
-    plugin: dump
-#    source: https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/vcglib.git
-#    source-tag: v1.0.2
-    source: https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/vcglib.git
-    source-branch: devel
-    - -vcglib/apps  
-    prime: [ -* ]
 
diff --git a/install/linux/snap_old/README.md b/install/linux/snap_old/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89f224f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/linux/snap_old/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Snap is a cross-distribution packaging format for Linux. See
+https://snapcraft.io for more information.
+
+How to build
+------------
+Just type
+```
+snapcraft
+```
+from the *parent* directory: that is, not from the directory containing this
+README file, but from its parent directory. This snap has been successfully
+built in Ubuntu 17.04; Ubuntu 16.10 will not work because MeshLab needs Qt 5.7,
+which is not available there. It should be possible to build MeshLab as a snap
+in older Ubuntu distributions by using the [qt57
+part](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/snapcraft/parts), but no efforts have been taken
+in this direction since anyway the generated snap package will work on older
+distributions too.
+
+How to test the snap
+--------------------
+The generated snap can be installed by typing
+```
+snap install --dangerous ./meshlab*.snap
+```
+The `--dangerous` flag is needed because the snap has not been verified by the
+store.
+
+How to upload the snap to the store
+-----------------------------------
+A thorough guide can be found at the [snapcraft.io
+site](https://snapcraft.io/docs/build-snaps/publish).
+
diff --git a/install/linux/snap_old/gui/meshlab.desktop b/install/linux/snap_old/gui/meshlab.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e18ba811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/linux/snap_old/gui/meshlab.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=MeshLab
+Comment=Processor and editor of large 3D triangular meshes
+Exec=meshlab.meshlab
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Graphics;
+Icon=${SNAP}/meta/gui/meshlab.png
+
diff --git a/install/linux/snap_old/gui/meshlab.png b/install/linux/snap_old/gui/meshlab.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9a9885e2
Binary files /dev/null and b/install/linux/snap_old/gui/meshlab.png differ
diff --git a/install/linux/snap_old/snapcraft.yaml b/install/linux/snap_old/snapcraft.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0bcea1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/linux/snap_old/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Known to build in Ubuntu 17.04
+name: meshlab
+version: '2017.03-1'
+summary: MeshLab
+description: |
+  The open source system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes.
+  It provides a set of tools for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting,
+  rendering, texturing and converting meshes. It offers features for processing
+  raw data produced by 3D digitization tools/devices and for preparing models
+  for 3D printing.
+icon: snap/gui/meshlab.png
+
+grade: stable
+confinement: strict
+
+apps:
+  meshlab:
+    command: desktop-launch meshlab
+    plugs: [home, x11, mir, opengl, unity7]
+  meshlabserver:
+    command: desktop-launch meshlabserver
+    plugs: [home, x11, opengl]
+
+
+parts:
+  meshlab:
+    after: [desktop-qt5,vcglib]
+    plugin: qmake
+    qt-version: qt5
+    source: https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/meshlab.git
+#    source-tag: v2017.03
+    build-packages:
+      - libqt5opengl5-dev
+      - libqt5xmlpatterns5-dev
+      - qt5-default
+      - qtscript5-dev
+    prepare: |
+      ln -sf ../vcglib/install ../vcglib 
+      sed -i '/filter_csg/d' src/meshlab_full.pro
+      sed -i -e '2ilinux:QMAKE_LFLAGS += -fopenmp -lgomp\' src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/filter_screened_poisson.pro
+      sed -i 's|PR_XXXXXX|/tmp/PR_XXXXXX|' src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/Src/Geometry.cpp
+    build: |
+      cd src/external
+      qmake external.pro
+      make -j4
+      cd ..
+      qmake meshlab_full.pro
+      make -j4
+    install: |
+      cp src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/filter_screened_poisson.xml \
+          src/meshlabplugins/filter_mutualinfoxml/filter_mutualinfo.xml \
+          src/meshlabplugins/filter_measure/filter_measure.xml \
+          src/distrib/plugins/
+      cd src/distrib
+      mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin
+      cp -a meshlab* plugins shaders textures $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin
+      mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/lib
+      cp -a lib* $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/lib
+  vcglib:
+    plugin: dump
+#    source: https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/vcglib.git
+#    source-tag: v1.0.2
+    source: https://github.com/cnr-isti-vclab/vcglib.git
+    source-branch: devel
+    - -vcglib/apps  
+    prime: [ -* ]
+