It looks to me the ports.ubuntu.com endpoint is receiving updates for security fixes for non-amd64 architectures: http://ports.ubuntu.com /ubuntu-ports/dists/trusty-security/multiverse/
As a workaround until this problem is fixed, I've changed the apt repo definition to ports.ubuntu.com: $ sed -i 's|security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu|ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports|' /etc/apt/sources.list And then `apt-get update` work for me on trusty: $apt-get update ... Get:1 http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Sources [76.3 kB] Get:2 http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main armhf Packages [688 kB] Get:3 http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted armhf Packages [10.3 kB] Get:4 http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe armhf Packages [239 kB] Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse armhf Packages Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Sources Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty/main armhf Packages Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted armhf Packages Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty/universe armhf Packages Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse armhf Packages Fetched 1013 kB in 17s (56.5 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1711735 Title: source.list for armhf includes trusty-security which does not exist for arm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/+bug/1711735/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs