Install protobuf 3.6.0 on Ubuntu x86_64

# Make sure you grab the latest version for your OS and arch from the releases page
# at https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases
curl -OL https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v3.6.0/protoc-3.6.0-linux-x86_64.zip

# Unzip
unzip protoc-3.6.0-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 chown $USER /usr/local/bin/protoc
sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/include/google