# Make sure you grab the latest version curl -OL https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v3.2.0/protoc-3.2.0-linux-x86_64.zip # Unzip unzip protoc-3.2.0-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc3 # Move protoc to /usr/local/bin/ sudo mv protoc3/bin/* /usr/local/bin/ # Move protoc3/include to /usr/local/include/ sudo mv protoc3/include/* /usr/local/include/ # Optional change owner sudo chwon [user] /usr/local/bin/protoc sudo chwon -R [user] /usr/local/include/google