execute the lxc-create command with download parameter, an error happens due to the script typo: lxc-create -n deb -t download – -r buster /usr/share/lxc/templates/lxc-download: line 82: syntax error near unexpected token `}' lxc-create: deb: lxccontainer.c: create_run_template: 1627 Failed to create container from template lxc-create: deb: lxc_create.c: main: 317 Failed to create container deb after fixing the typo in the script, a new error happens: Downloading the image index ERROR: Failed to download [https://images.linuxcontainers.org//meta/1.0/index-system] lxc-create: test00: lxccontainer.c: create_run_template: 1627 Failed to create container from template lxc-create: test00: lxc_create.c: main: 317 Failed to create container test00