How to fix a "Failed to fetch binary-armhf/Packages" error during apt-get update?

Question

When I run sudo apt-get update I get the following error:

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.15 80]

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I've tried looking in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ to see if anything in that directory can be removed but all that is in there is

nodesource.list
nodesource.list.save

In my sources.list file I have:

deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty main
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty main
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty-updates main
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty-updates main
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty-security main
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty-security main
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main

Can anyone recommend a way of fixing this error?

Looks like there is a malformed line in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. You may want to post it for review. — mikewhatever, Dec 04 '15 at 15:09
Thanks @mikewhatever I've edited my question with the contents of sources.list — henrywright, Dec 04 '15 at 15:10
The last two lines don't belong there. They are for x86 packages, and don't have armf versions. — mikewhatever, Dec 04 '15 at 15:11
@mikewhatever removing those two seems to have fixed the error. If you want to add an answer I can give you some credit? — henrywright, Dec 04 '15 at 15:13

score 24 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 04 '15 at 15:15

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You might install the armhf cross tools which add armhf as foreign architecture (your architecture maybe i386 or amd64). You can launch this command to verify:

dpkg --print-foreign-architectures

If the output includes armhf, you can simply remove it by running the command:

sudo dpkg --remove-architecture armhf

Finally, launch your sudo apt-get update again.

answered Dec 04 '15 at 15:15

Tung Tran

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armhf is my architecture actually so dpkg --print-foreign-architectures outputs nothing. – henrywright Dec 04 '15 at 15:17
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OK, your question didn't mention that :) – Tung Tran Dec 04 '15 at 15:19
Sorry, thanks for the answer though, it's certainly useful. +1 from me! – henrywright Dec 04 '15 at 15:25
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Woh!! Bravo. This is the solution to my problem. Update is running fine now. Thank you very much – GilbertS Nov 03 '20 at 08:19
You are welcome. Feel free to upvote my answer. Thanks :) – Tung Tran Nov 03 '20 at 08:32
Sorry I don't understand this answer. I have the same problem and running the first line shows i386. So what do I do to fix it in that case? – Kvothe Nov 16 '20 at 17:52

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 04 '15 at 16:42

The offending line was from the x86 source list. Removing it eliminated the error. The following is the correct list for armf architecture.

deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty main
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty main
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty-updates main
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty-updates main
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty-security main
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ trusty-security main

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