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title: Install protobuf on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of protobuf for Linux - Protocol Buffers compiler
url: https://snapcraft.io/protobuf
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# protobuf

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latest/stable 3.14.0

Install latest/stable of protobuf

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install protobuf --classic
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* protobuf

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### License

* BSD-3-Clause

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### Last updated

* 15 February 2021 - latest/stable
* 10 February 2021 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/stub42/protobuf-snap](https://github.com/stub42/protobuf-snap "https://github.com/stub42/protobuf-snap")

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### Contact

* [stuart.bishop@canonical.com](mailto:stuart.bishop@canonical.com "mailto:stuart.bishop@canonical.com")

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### Command › Alias

* protobuf.protoc-gen-go › protoc-gen-go
* protobuf.protoc › protoc

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/protobuf#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/protobuf#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/protobuf#tab-security)

#### Protocol Buffers compiler

Protocol Buffers (a.k.a., protobuf) are Google's language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible mechanism for serializing structured data. You can find protobuf's documentation at <https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/>

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## Install protobuf on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/protobuf/raspbian)