Docs seem to include old information on how to delete docker images from package registry.

[simonholzapfel]

regarding https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/packages/managing-container-images-with-github-container-registry/deleting-a-container-image

What is the current behavior?

how the actual manage versions page looks like:

how the docs look like:

What changes are you suggesting?

I suggest either fixing the docs, or fixing the manage versions page.

Additional information

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[Botfacke]

Cool

[janiceilene]

Thanks for opening an issue @simonholzapfel! I'll triage this for someone on the team to take a look at. Do you have admin privileges for the package you're trying to delete?

[simonholzapfel]

Yes, since I am the owner of the repository and the publisher of the container image.

[lucascosti]

🤔 I'm seeing the same thing for my docker images...

@jmarlena Do you know who to ping about this procedure? Maybe @jcansdale knows?

[jmarlena]

I'd ping @github/support-package-registry-ombuds, which includes @jcansdale.

[jmarlena]

👋🏽 @simonholzapfel

Looking closer at this issue and not just the last immediate question, here's two thoughts on this:

1. Is your package public or private? Because public packages will not show the delete button option.

2. Also, just for your information, I think the UI here could be a bit different if you have container registry enabled but I suspect the main issue here is that your package is public.

[lucascosti]

Is your package public or private? Because public packages will not show the delete button option.

🤔 I don't see this mentioned in the article. The article says:

When deleting public packages, be aware that you may break projects that depend on your package.

If public packages can't be deleted, we should probably update this and mention it. 🙂

[jcansdale]

regarding https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/packages/managing-container-images-with-github-container-registry/deleting-a-container-image

They're referencing docs for the GitHub Container Registry, where deleting public container images is possible,

I notice one of the screenshots is for the npm registry:

You can delete a version of a private container image using GraphQL or on GitHub.

We don't have a GraphQL API for deleting container images from the GitHub Container Registry. I think there are plans for a REST API, but not a GraphQL API like GitHub Packages has.