diff -Nur meshlab.orig/src/meshlab/meshlab.pro meshlab/src/meshlab/meshlab.pro
--- meshlab.orig/src/meshlab/meshlab.pro	2012-05-31 00:32:44.000000000 +1000
+++ meshlab/src/meshlab/meshlab.pro	2012-08-06 21:26:01.405784190 +1000
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@
 #}
 
 linux-g++:LIBS += -L../external/lib/linux-g++ -ljhead -L../distrib -lcommon -lGLU
-linux-g++:QMAKE_RPATHDIR += ../distrib
+linux-g++:QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/meshlab
 linux-g++-32:LIBS += -L../external/lib/linux-g++-32 -ljhead -L../distrib -lcommon -lGLU
-linux-g++-32:QMAKE_RPATHDIR += ../distrib
+linux-g++-32:QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/meshlab
 linux-g++-64:LIBS += -L../external/lib/linux-g++-64 -ljhead -L../distrib -lcommon -lGLU
-linux-g++-64:QMAKE_RPATHDIR += ../distrib
+linux-g++-64:QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/meshlab
 
 # uncomment in your local copy only in emergency cases.
 # We should never be too permissive
diff -Nur meshlab.orig/src/meshlabserver/meshlabserver.pro meshlab/src/meshlabserver/meshlabserver.pro
--- meshlab.orig/src/meshlabserver/meshlabserver.pro	2011-10-15 03:34:48.000000000 +1100
+++ meshlab/src/meshlabserver/meshlabserver.pro	2012-08-06 21:26:34.609557938 +1000
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 win32-msvc2010:  LIBS += -L../distrib -lcommon
 win32-g++:  LIBS += -L../distrib -lcommon
 linux-g++:  LIBS += -L../distrib -lcommon
-linux-g++:QMAKE_RPATHDIR += ../distrib
+linux-g++:QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/meshlab
 linux-g++-32:  LIBS += -L../distrib -lcommon
-linux-g++-32:QMAKE_RPATHDIR += ../distrib
+linux-g++-32:QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/meshlab
 linux-g++-64:  LIBS += -L../distrib -lcommon
-linux-g++-64:QMAKE_RPATHDIR += ../distrib
+linux-g++-64:QMAKE_LFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/meshlab
 #CONFIG (release,debug | release) {
 #	win32-msvc2005:release:  LIBS += -L../common/release -lcommon
 #	win32-msvc2008:release:  LIBS += -L../common/release -lcommon