[lxc-users] Error downloading image on a fresh install of latest stable LXC on a Trusty host

[Dun Peal]

I'm trying to follow the "Getting Started" guide, and the creation of my
first image fails due to inability to download a necessary file from
linuxcontainers.org.

This issue occurs on a fully up-to-date Trusty host, running both the
default release from the Ubuntu repositories (1.0.8), as well as the latest
stable from the PPA (1.1.5). It happens when I try to download the default
image recommended by the guide (Ubuntu Trusty i386), as well as other
images (such as CentOS 6 i386/amd64).

I'm not sure how to proceed at this point, and trying to wget/curl/browse
directly the URL mentioned in the error message below returns 403 Forbidden.

Full error message follows:

$ lxc-create -t download -n my-container
Setting up the GPG keyring
Downloading the image index

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DIST    RELEASE ARCH    VARIANT BUILD
---
centos  6       amd64   default 20151227_02:16
centos  6       i386    default 20151227_02:16
debian  wheezy  amd64   default 20151226_22:42
debian  wheezy  armel   default 20151227_14:15
debian  wheezy  armhf   default 20151227_14:15
debian  wheezy  i386    default 20151227_14:15
gentoo  current amd64   default 20151227_14:12
gentoo  current armhf   default 20151227_14:12
gentoo  current i386    default 20151227_14:12
oracle  6.5     amd64   default 20151227_11:40
oracle  6.5     i386    default 20151227_11:40
plamo   5.x     amd64   default 20151227_14:15
plamo   5.x     i386    default 20151226_21:36
ubuntu  precise amd64   default 20151227_03:49
ubuntu  precise armel   default 20151227_03:49
ubuntu  precise armhf   default 20151227_03:49
ubuntu  precise i386    default 20151227_03:49
ubuntu  trusty  amd64   default 20151227_03:49
ubuntu  trusty  arm64   default 20150604_03:49
ubuntu  trusty  armhf   default 20151227_03:49
ubuntu  trusty  i386    default 20151227_03:49
ubuntu  trusty  ppc64el default 20151227_14:20
---

Distribution: ubuntu
Release: trusty
Architecture: i386

Downloading the image index
Downloading the rootfs
ERROR: Failed to download
http://images.linuxcontainers.org//images/ubuntu/trusty/i386/default/20151227_03:49//rootfs.tar.xz
lxc-create: lxccontainer.c: create_run_template: 1201 container creation
template for my-container failed
lxc-create: lxc_create.c: main: 274 Error creating container my-container
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