diff --git a/install/linux/linux_appimages.sh b/install/linux/linux_appimages.sh
index 6ba5c5064..3c2d18ac3 100644
--- a/install/linux/linux_appimages.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_appimages.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ mv meshlabserver usr/bin
 mv LICENSE.txt usr/share/doc/meshlab/
 mv privacy.txt usr/share/doc/meshlab/
 mv readme.txt usr/share/doc/meshlab/
-mv lib/libcommon* usr/lib/
+mv lib/libmeshlab-common* usr/lib/
 mv plugins/ usr/lib/meshlab/
 mv shaders/ usr/share/meshlab/
 
diff --git a/install/linux/linux_deploy.sh b/install/linux/linux_deploy.sh
index 611c259ab..302e33e1f 100644
--- a/install/linux/linux_deploy.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_deploy.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ mv meshlabserver usr/bin
 mv LICENSE.txt usr/share/doc/meshlab/
 mv privacy.txt usr/share/doc/meshlab/
 mv readme.txt usr/share/doc/meshlab/
-mv lib/libcommon* usr/lib/
+mv lib/libmeshlab-common* usr/lib/
 mv plugins/ usr/lib/meshlab/
 mv shaders/ usr/share/meshlab/
 
diff --git a/src/external/external.pro b/src/external/external.pro
index 2d4dc69c4..6c33e029f 100644
--- a/src/external/external.pro
+++ b/src/external/external.pro
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ config += debug_and_release
 
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
+#just jhead needs to be compiled if the config is meshlab_mini
 SUBDIRS	= \
+    jhead-3.04/jhead-3.04.pro
+
+!meshlab_mini {
+SUBDIRS	+= \
     levmar-2.3/levmar-2.3.pro \
     structuresynth-1.5/structuresynth.pro \
-    jhead-3.04/jhead-3.04.pro
 #   openkinect/openkinect.pro
 
 include(../find_system_libs.pri)
@@ -14,5 +18,8 @@ include(../find_system_libs.pri)
 !CONFIG(system_muparser) SUBDIRS += muparser_v225/muParser.pro
 !CONFIG(system_openctm)  SUBDIRS += OpenCTM-1.0.3/openctm.pro
 !CONFIG(system_lib3ds)   SUBDIRS += lib3ds-1.3.0/lib3ds.pro
+}
+
+
 
 # Can't easily make muparser conditional because of the fact it relies on the _UNICODE define