Chao An

I also encountered the same problem when I installed version 3.8.7. what I downloaded is: `[Source code (tar.gz)](https://github.com/apptainer/singularity/archive/refs/tags/v3.8.7.tar.gz)` however, the problem fixed when I download: `[singularity-3.8.7.tar.gz](https://github.com/apptainer/singularity/releases/download/v3.8.7/singularity-3.8.7.tar.gz)`

Hi, @csmarchbanks . I think this pr is a possible solution to solve this issue(#916 ). When it is necessary to call .remove() and .clear(), just call .delete() first. Is...