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This is very generic error it could be anything, missing dependency or wrong configuration. Better to ask this on
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add '--force' to the end without the single quotes. – Dale Commented
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cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules

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rm -R @angular

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npm install -g @angular/cli

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became clear what my problem was. I was using yarn heavily in the past, and all the old angular cli packages were also
installed globally in the yarn cache location. I deleted my yarn cache for good measure, but probably could have just
updated the global angular cli via yarn. In any case, I hope this helps remind some of you that if you use yarn, then global
commands like ng can also live in another path than where npm puts them.
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npm uninstall -g @angular/cli

Verify installation status with ng --version

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Try creating new app with ng new my-app now to see if the above helps.
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This helped me a lot after one hour of desperate search, because I forgot, that I installed the CLI via yarn.
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It looks like you have wrong configuragion file for the angular-cli version you are using.

In angular-cli.json file, try to change the following:

from:

"environmentSource": "environments/environment.ts",
"environments": {
"dev": "environments/environment.ts",
"prod": "environments/environment.prod.ts"
}

to:

"environments": {
"source": "environments/environment.ts",
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npm install -g npm@6

If we need to uninstall or upgrade cli, we can use these commands

npm uninstall -g @angular/cli

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npm install -g @angular/cli

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I used the following steps and it worked:

#### uninstalling globally installed libs

sudo npm uninstall -g @angular/cli
#### uninstall other libs
sudo npm uninstall -g

#### uninstalling node

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/{npm*,node*,man1/node*}
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// Version.assertPostWebpackVersion();

Until it is fixed properly.

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