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Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS install build-essential / g++(>=4.8) / update error

When you type: sudo apt-get update you get the error info:

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Fetched 32.6 MB in 11s (2,824 kB/s)                                            
W: Failed to fetch http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/universe/binary-amd64/Packages  Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages  Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages  Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages  Hash Sum mismatch

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

Solution

Type this command and then type: (sudo apt-get update)

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sudo sed -i -re 's/\w+\.archive\.ubuntu\.com/archive.ubuntu.com/g' /etc/apt/sources.list

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