E670002: Unable to connect to a repository at URL

[webhandler]

Trying to get a new install up and running as a noob in Ubuntu on Virtualbox.

I am following a tutorial, which directs me to install 

sudo svn export --force http://svn.magentocommerce.com/source/ branches/1.9 public_html/

However running the command generates a couple of errors.

svn: E000104: Unable to connect to a repository at URL 'http://svn.magentocommerce.com/source/branches/1.9'

svn: E000104: Error running context: Connection reset by peer

Any advice appreciated.

[Arjen Miedema]

For as far as I know, direct downloads of the Magento source code are no longer available. You might want to just download it via your browser or you could clone it from Github via https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-mirror.