Unable to remove docker image

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Issue

Attempting to remove an image results in a container conflict error:

$ docker rmi fbe51255ac15                 
Error: Conflict, cannot delete fbe51255ac15 because the container a0a8d8de4744 is using it, use -f to force

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Docker 0.11.1

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