Remove a software version

To remove a software version, you need to delete a target in the Targets metadata file. Target is a term from Uptane. Each Target corresponds to a software version available in your OTA Connect software repository.

Once you delete a target, you can no longer install it on devices.

To delete a target:

Make sure you have the latest version of the garage-sign tool.
Get the .zip file with your provisioning credentials.

For instructions, see the related section in this guide.
Initialize a local repository.

For safety reasons, we recommend keeping your local repository on an external storage device.
```
garage-sign init \
  --repo <localreponame> \
  --credentials </path/to/credentials.zip>
```

Pull the latest version of the targets.json file.

garage-sign targets pull \
  --repo <localreponame>

To delete the target, depending on the type of image, specify the target name and version in one of the following forms:
- For OSTree images, <name>_<version>
- For binary images, <name>-<version>
  garage-sign targets delete \ --filename <name>-<version>

Sign the new targets.json file with your Targets key.

garage-sign targets sign \
  --repo <localreponame> \
  --key-name mytargets

Push the new targets.json file to OTA Connect.

garage-sign targets push \
  --repo <localreponame>

You can no longer see the deleted software version in your portal software repository.

To learn more about the garage-sign commands and options, see its reference documentation.