Time for Ubuntu

First job is to install MeshLab, a visualization software.
Compiling MeshLab
Note:
Some plugins of MeshLab invokes functions exported by external libraries. You have to compile these libraries before attempting to compile the whole MeshLab's code. 

To compile MeshLab and all MeshLab plugins:
First compile the needed external libraries

cd MESHLAB_DIRECTORY/src/external
qmake -recursive external.pro
make

then compile MeshLab and its plugins
cd MESHLAB_DIRECTORY/src/
qmake -recursive meshlab_full.pro
make

Alternatively you can directly compile only a subset of the whole meshlab by using the meshlab_mini.pro. This minimal subset does not require any external library (give a look at the .pro itself for more info).

Ended up getting with some errors:
Compiling MeshLab
Note:
Some plugins of MeshLab invokes functions exported by external libraries. You have to compile these libraries before attempting to compile the whole MeshLab's code. 

To compile MeshLab and all MeshLab plugins:
First compile the needed external libraries

cd MESHLAB_DIRECTORY/src/external
qmake -recursive external.pro
make

then compile MeshLab and its plugins
cd MESHLAB_DIRECTORY/src/
qmake -recursive meshlab_full.pro
make

Alternatively you can directly compile only a subset of the whole meshlab by using the meshlab_mini.pro. This minimal subset does not require any external library (give a look at the .pro itself for more info).



Then install it from the Ubuntu Software Center. This is easy few click installation.