14.04 LTS, 32-bit, Software Updater error "Failed to download repository information: Check your internet connection"

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Published on 2014-06-06T08:29:32Z Indexed on 2014/06/06 21:53 UTC
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There isn't much to say about this one: when I run Software Updater, I get the above error message. That can't be good.

Interestingly, when I click on "Settings..." and then close the settings dialogue that pops up, all of a sudden Software Updater successfully finds updates and installs them.

I thought I should bring this to the attention of the Ubuntu community.

sudo apt-get update returns the following:

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/deluge-team/ppa/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found

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

I have screen captures, but I don't have enough reputation points to post them.

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