diff -NurdB glabels-2.0.3/configure.in glabels-2.0.3-patched/configure.in
--- glabels-2.0.3/configure.in	2005-06-19 19:25:27.000000000 -0500
+++ glabels-2.0.3-patched/configure.in	2005-07-02 21:28:24.000000000 -0500
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(LIBGNOMEPRINTUI_REQUIRED)
 AC_SUBST(LIBGNOMECANVAS_REQUIRED)
 AC_SUBST(LIBGLADE_REQUIRED)
-               
+
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl - GLABELS prerequisites
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@
 AC_PATH_PROG(UPDATE_DESKTOP_DATABASE, update-desktop-database, no)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_NEWER_MIME, test x$UPDATE_DESKTOP_DATABASE != xno)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(update-mimedb, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-update-mimedb],
+              [disable the update-mime-database after install [default=no]]),,
+              enable_update_mimedb=yes)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_UPDATE_MIMEDB, test x$enable_update_mimedb = xyes)
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(update-desktopdb, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-update-desktopdb],
+              [disable the update-desktop-database after install [default=no]]),,
+              enable_update_desktopdb=yes)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_UPDATE_DESKTOPDB, test x$enable_update_desktopdb = xyes)
+
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl - Supported languages
diff -NurdB glabels-2.0.3/data/mime/Makefile.am glabels-2.0.3-patched/data/mime/Makefile.am
--- glabels-2.0.3/data/mime/Makefile.am	2004-08-09 09:46:23.000000000 -0500
+++ glabels-2.0.3-patched/data/mime/Makefile.am	2005-07-02 21:28:17.000000000 -0500
@@ -28,18 +28,26 @@
 
 
 install-data-hook:
+if ENABLE_UPDATE_MIMEDB
 if HAVE_NEW_MIME
 	$(UPDATE_MIME_DATABASE) "$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/mime"
 endif
+endif
+if ENABLE_UPDATE_DESKTOPDB
 if HAVE_NEWER_MIME
 	$(UPDATE_DESKTOP_DATABASE) 
 endif
+endif
 
 uninstall-hook:
+if ENABLE_UPDATE_MIMEDB
 if HAVE_NEW_MIME
 	$(UPDATE_MIME_DATABASE) "$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/mime"
 endif
+endif
+if ENABLE_UPDATE_DESKTOPDB
 if HAVE_NEWER_MIME
 	$(UPDATE_DESKTOP_DATABASE) 
 endif
+endif