relative to apt-1.2.17-1.fc24.x86_64:
apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found.
W: No sandbox user '_apt' on the system, can not drop privileges
E: Failed to fetch xxxxxxx
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
after run ln -s /usr/lib64/apt/ /usr/lib/apt apt-get update starts to work