Capacitor installation keeps getting error

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1

Hello,
Could you please check this installation errors in able to install correctly?

Checking NodeJS installation and version…

v20.2.0

NodeJS is correctly installed.

Checking Capacitor installation and version…

C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\cli.js:35
throw err
^

TypeError: Class extends value undefined is not a constructor or null
at Object. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fs-minipass\lib\index.js:136:4)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1255:14)
at Module._extensions…js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1309:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1113:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:960:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1137:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:121:18)
at Object. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\cacache\lib\content\read.js:4:13)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1255:14)
at Module._extensions…js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1309:10)

Node.js v20.2.0
C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\cli.js:35
throw err
^

TypeError: Class extends value undefined is not a constructor or null
C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\cli.js:35
throw err
^

TypeError: Class extends value undefined is not a constructor or null
at Object. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fs-minipass\lib\index.js:136:4)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1255:14)
at Module._extensions…js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1309:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1113:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:960:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1137:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:121:18)
at Object. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\cacache\lib\content\read.js:4:13)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1255:14)
at Module._extensions…js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1309:10)

Node.js v20.2.0
C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\cli.js:35
throw err
^

TypeError: Class extends value undefined is not a constructor or null
at Object. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fs-minipass\lib\index.js:136:4)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1255:14)
at Module._extensions…js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1309:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1113:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:960:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1137:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:121:18)
at Object. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\cacache\lib\content\read.js:4:13)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1255:14)
at Module._extensions…js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1309:10)

Node.js v20.2.0
Capacitor installation failed!

2

The solution for this error is:

1- Uninstall node from Programs & Features with the uninstaller.

2- Remove all the shortcuts like on task managers/ desktop etc

3-Reboot your system

4-Remove all the folder given below

C:\Program Files (x86)\Nodejs
C:\Program Files\Nodejs
C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Roaming\npm (or %appdata%\npm)
C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache (or %appdata%\npm-cache)
C:\Users\{User}\.npmrc (and possibly check for that without the . prefix too)

5-Reboot your system

6-Go to the node js side download or directly install the node from there.