protobuf-compiler software package provides compiler for protocol buffer definition files, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler
protobuf-compiler is installed in your system.
Make ensure the protobuf-compiler package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep protobuf-compiler *
You will get with protobuf-compiler package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr |
| Section | Development |
| Package | protobuf-compiler |
| Version | 2.5.0-9ubuntu1 |
| Description | compiler for protocol buffer definition files |
| Sub Section | devel |