How to delete docker image with dependent child images

Today, I can’t delete docker images with dependent child images. How to delete docker image with dependent child images.

I want to delete image e16184e8dd39

[vagrant@localhost docker-flask-app]$ docker images
REPOSITORY             TAG       IMAGE ID       CREATED        SIZE
python                 3.6       e16184e8dd39   9 days ago     902MB
mysql                  5.7       938b57d64674   2 weeks ago    448MB
docker-flask-app_app   latest    44ae2f35ec29   3 weeks ago    915MB
<none>                 <none>    0e0359a5ec25   3 weeks ago    908MB
<none>                 <none>    3a59efe32b9c   3 weeks ago    908MB
postgres               latest    6ce504119cc8   5 weeks ago    374MB
odoo                   14        4f53998176ca   5 weeks ago    1.41GB
postgres               <none>    346c7820a8fb   2 months ago   315MB

I am trying with command as below

sudo docker rmi e16184e8dd39

Error delete docker image with dependent child images

[vagrant@localhost docker-flask-app]$ sudo docker rmi e16184e8dd39
Error response from daemon: conflict: unable to delete e16184e8dd39 (cannot be forced) - image has dependent child images
[vagrant@localhost docker-flask-app]$

I can not delete an image with the -f flag.

How to Fixed it

You should try to remove unnecessary images before removing the image:

[vagrant@localhost docker-flask-app]$ docker rmi $(docker images -q) -f

The output terminal as below

Note: This command above will remove images all.

After you remove the image.

docker rmi -f e16184e8dd39

Conclusion

You have to delete the docker image with dependent child images I hope will this your helpful. Thank you for reading the DevopsRoles page!