will show you how to install MeshLab 1.3.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.
Because it is available via PPA, installing MeshLab 1.3.3 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the meshlab package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:zarquon42/meshlab
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install meshlab
Optional, to remove meshlab, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove meshlab
Or, if you want to uninstall meshlab, disable the recently added PPA and downgrade all the packages that got updated via the PPA, do:
$ sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
$ sudu ppa-purge ppa:zarquon42/meshlab
**source: http://linuxg.net/how-to-install-meshlab-1-3-3-on-ubuntu-linux-mint-and-elementary-os-via-ppa/