install fails on windows with `git dep preparation failed` node 16.13.2

[piascikj]

I get the following error on windows 10 when installing a github package.

I've tried the following...

• npx npminstall imdone/imdone-sample-plugin
• npx npminstall github:imdone/imdone-sample-plugin

Any idea what's going on?

$ npx npminstall imdone-sample-plugin@imdone/imdone-sample-plugin -d
[imdone-sample-plugin@imdone/imdone-sample-plugin] install imdone-sample-plugin from git imdone-sample-plugin@imdone/imdone-sample-plugin, may be very slow, please keep patience
Install fail! Error: [imdone-sample-plugin@imdone/imdone-sample-plugin] git dep preparation failed
Error: [imdone-sample-plugin@imdone/imdone-sample-plugin] git dep preparation failed
    at module.exports (C:\Users\jesse\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\156fb7f78f397137\node_modules\npminstall\lib\download\git.js:36:11)
    at async module.exports (C:\Users\jesse\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\156fb7f78f397137\node_modules\npminstall\lib\download\index.js:17:12)   
    at async _install (C:\Users\jesse\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\156fb7f78f397137\node_modules\npminstall\lib\install.js:125:16)
    at async install (C:\Users\jesse\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\156fb7f78f397137\node_modules\npminstall\lib\install.js:26:12)
    at async installOne (C:\Users\jesse\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\156fb7f78f397137\node_modules\npminstall\lib\local_install.js:210:15)       
    at async mapper (C:\Users\jesse\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\156fb7f78f397137\node_modules\npminstall\lib\local_install.js:149:5)
npminstall version: 5.4.1
npminstall args: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\jesse\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\156fb7f78f397137\node_modules\npminstall\bin\install.js imdone-sample-plugin@imdone/imdone-sample-plugin -d